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When it's difficult to take

Sometimes it’s really difficult to take a defeat.

There are times when you lose and you leave the stadium thinking that your team genuinely deserved nothing from the match.

On the other hand there are some occasions when you leave the stadium and feel that the defeat was unfair. For me, today is one of those occasions.

The cavalry arrives (just in time)

Yet again it was the late, late, late, show at Stoke City!

It was a method that suited Manchester United and City quite well, so to be honest, I don't think I'd have it any other way...

What a difference a week makes

A week is a long time in politics. The same must apply to sport, too. Having reached nearly rock bottom after our first week in the Premier League, we’re now sitting pretty above the relegation zone. I have a feeling that this could be the story of our season...

Potteries Podcast

In today's world, the buzzwords are 'Midori' and 'Podcast' rather than 'DOS' or 'Fanzine' (with the exception of this blog). Over the past few years in particular we've seen a gradual shift in where we get our football news from - it used to be the newspaper on the way home from work on a Friday night, or a copy of your club fanzine just outside the stadium on a matchday afternoon. Now it's the internet or by "official SMS".

A challenge for Fanzone writers

Attention all Fanzine Fanzone writers! Here's a challenge from The Potteries. It's good to hear what you have to say all season, but it's even better when you get an introduction to the people behind the usernames. So, here are fifteen questions about you and your expectations for the coming season. Looking good? Maybe not? Be bold, be brave, say what you really think will happen this season. Copy the questions below and answer them for you and your team. Oh, and no editing! We'll see how everyone fared next May. So, to kick us off, it's me, the Stoke City writer...

Welcome to the world of Stoke City FC

After 23 years, we've made it. We're back to the top-flight of English football and for the very first time, into the Barclays Premier League. Watch out Wigan, Fulham and Blackburn, Stoke City are coming!

If you were to walk the streets of The Potteries and approach any Stoke City supporter, you would be forgiven for thinking that they had just won the National Lottery. The city has been in a party mood since full-time on that fateful day in May. It is a mood which has been personified by the now-famous gentleman caught dressed as a rabbit and dancing upon the dugout after the full-time whistle, gleefully waving up to our chairman, bet365 owner Peter Coates.