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Stretch him, Tone The frequently chuckle-worthy Guardian Gallery has had a field day with Rory Delap as its theme. This is one of our favourites, featuring Rory Delap as a Stretch Armstrong toy (old school) and Tony Pulis giving him his pre-match warm-up. Click Read More to see what Steve Bruce is up to at Wigan [. Click to continue reading...

Dirk Kuyt is convinced Fernando Torres and Robbie Keane will soon start scoring for Liverpool despite drawing a blank against relegation favourites Stoke.

Tony Pulis' well-organised, defiant Potters forced an unlikely goalless draw and celebrated as if they had won the Barclays Premier League title. Click to continue reading...

An unbeaten start to the season sees Liverpool tied at the top of the table with Chelsea and they are 1/5 to secure another three points against the Potters.

It has been an excellent week for Rafa Benitez's side - backing up a 2-1 win over bitter rivals Manchester United with a successful start to the Champions League in Marseille. Click to continue reading...

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The Apparent Return of Gerry Francis to Football is being noted:

Gerry Francis who made his QPR debut forty years ago (coming on as a sixteen year-old sub against Liverpool at Loftus Road); spent two periods as a player at QPR and two periods as manager at QPR, is poised to return to football coaching, at Stoke City. Click to continue reading...

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Stoke/Dave Knapper - Francis trains with City
FORMER Tottenham manager Gerry Francis is hopeful of joining Stoke as a part-time coach.
Francis, who helped out with training sessions at the club's Michelin ground this week, says the arrangement could become more formal. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are keen to offload midfielder Jermaine Pennant before the transfer window closes tomorrow night. The former England under-21 international has been linked with a possible £4 million move to Premier League new boys Stoke City in recent days. (News of the World)

The former Arsenal youngster has found it hard to nail down a first team place at Anfield in ever since signing for the club back in 2006. Click to continue reading...

West Ham striker Carlton Cole has emerged as a £4million target for Premier League newboys Stoke City. Potters boss Tony Pulis is desperate to add more firepower to his squad and believes he can tempt the 24-year-old into moving to the Brittania Stadium. Despite being a key member of Alan Curbishley's squad at Upton Park, Cole is [. Click to continue reading...

Picture from The Telegraph via Getty Images. Maybe Tony Pulis was right. Mamady Sidibe's header gives Stoke City a shock 3-2 win at the Britannia Stadium. If you heard me this week on The Third Half, I pretty much mocked the fact I pulled this game out of the hat to do as one of my two full [...] Click to continue reading...

Picture from The Telegraph via Getty Images.

Maybe Tony Pulis was right.

Mamady Sidibe's header gives Stoke City a shock 3-2 win at the Britannia Stadium.

If you heard me this week on The Third Half, I pretty much mocked the fact I pulled this game out of the hat to do as one of my two full match reviews.

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Liverpool have reportedly rejected a £2.5million offer from newly promoted Stoke City for Finnish defender Sami Hyypia.

Premier League newcomers Stoke have had a bid for Liverpool's veteran centre-back Sami Hyypia turned down by the Anfield club.

The Liverpool Echo reports that Potters manager Tony Pulis - who has already signed two other defenders during the past week in Abdoulaye Faye from Newcastle and Southampton's Andrew Davies - wanted to bring in Hyypia to shore up a suspect back-four that Bolton ripped apart last Saturday. Click to continue reading...

The Potters are working extremely hard to try and sign new players in their bid to stay in the Premier League. Tony Pulis has said time and again that they will only acquire footballers of a high standard in order to tread water in the English top flight this season, ... Click to continue reading...

The beginning of the Premiership season is upon us, and that means a few things: i. If you root for someone outside the Big Four, start dreaming of the UEFA Cup. ii. Referees will be forced into hiding again. iii. Get your hair gel now, ladies, because England is going to be depleted by November. iv. Click to continue reading...

Are the Potters starting to get a tiny bit desperate with the days counting down until the start of the new season? The sum total of their signings to date have been Dave Kitson and Seyi Olofinjana, a pairing which might not be enough to stop Stoke City being relegated back to the Championship. However, [. Click to continue reading...

Please, please, let this story from the Mail be true. Stoke are close to sealing a £1m deal for Charlton midfielder Amdy Faye. City boss Tony Pulis is desperate to add top-flight experience to his promoted squad and Faye, 31, has played in the Premier League at Portsmouth and Newcastle as well as Charlton. Click to continue reading...

August is finally here, and with it comes the final run-in to the start of the 2008-2009 Premiership season. You all know my preview plans by now -- I'll cover all 20 teams in the next 10 days -- and it all starts today. Without further ado, let's light this candle.

20. Finishing 2nd in the Coca-Cola Championship last season was a great accomplishment for Stoke City, the second-oldest club in the Football League after Notts County. Click to continue reading...

After missing out on Scott Carson, Stoke City have turned their attention to Sunderland keeper Marton Fulop. Stoke manager Tony Pulis has had his eye on the Black Cats back-up keeper for most of the summer and are ready to... Click to continue reading...

Quality over quantity appears to be the motto for Tony Pulis, who is looking to add a pretty decent striker to his Stoke City squad. This guy could easily hit double figures for the Potters next season. Dave Kitson managed ten goals for Reading last season, who were unfortunately relegated on ... Click to continue reading...

Another long-awaited departure set to be confirmed as Benitez lets this England man leave for pastures new, which could mean a move to either Stoke City or West Brom. Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson could become Stoke's first summer signing after travelling to the Britannia for talks over a £4million move. Click to continue reading...

Scott Carson is holding talks with Stoke City after Liverpool accepted a £3.5million bid for the goalkeeper, according to Sky Sports News.

Carson moved to Anfield from Leeds in January 2005, but has been unable to force his way into Rafa Benitez's first-team plans.

He spent all of last season on loan at Aston Villa, after a similar arrangement with Charlton Athletic for the duration of the previous campaign. Click to continue reading...

Stoke City secured automatic promotion last season but since that moment, Tony Pulis hasn't added anybody to his squad through signings. They've been linked with plenty, including Liverpool keeper Scott Carson, but have not finalized any deals to this point.... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are in further negotiations with Aston Villa in an attempt to finally seal the transfer of Gareth Barry.

The Midlanders have sent their Anfield counterparts a letter outlining their demands for the England international midfielder.

It is understood the asking price remains at £18m, with Villa manager O'Neill prepared to lower that to £17m if Steve Finnan heads to Villa Park in part-exchange. Click to continue reading...

Newly-promoted Premiership outfit Stoke City is reportedly interested in Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson, who had spent the last season on loan at Aston Villa.

The England international returned to the Merseyside at the end of the last season as Villa did not take the option of a permanent move. Click to continue reading...

They'll be dancing in the streets of Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme after Stoke City bagged themselves the second automatic promotion spot on Sunday. The Potters have done magnificently this season, coming from behind on several occasions to land wins or draws against Championship opponents and it's hard to argue that they don't deserve their place in [. Click to continue reading...

It's looking increasingly likely that David Nugent's future lies outside of the Premier League. Earlier this week, the Portsmouth striker was linked with a loan move to Ipswich Town, before discussions broke down. Now, it appears that promotion challengers Stoke City are interested in acquiring his services, according to the BBC website. Click to continue reading...