Stoke City FC – Various Ramblings of a Middle Aged Man

Goodbye Jack Butland

Post author:Ian
Post published:October 17, 2020
Post category:Stoke City FC

There was a time, not so long ago when I thought nobody would replace Thomas Sorensen, then Asmir Begovich came along. There was nobody I wanted in goal more than…

Gordon Banks

Post author:Ian
Post published:March 12, 2019
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A Hero Who Could Fly Eulogy by Don Mullan Stoke Minister Church, Stoke-on-Trent, England4 March 2019 Distinguished guests, dignitaries and friends, I must begin by thanking Mrs. Ursula Banks, and…

Gordon Banks OBE

Post author:Ian
Post published:February 24, 2019
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1937 - 2019 I've been struggling with what to write about Gordon Banks, but I feel that I should. I never met him, I only ever saw him play at…

Rowett, Bojan and Delap

Post author:Ian
Post published:December 31, 2018
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I find myself quite conflicted with the current situation at Stoke City Football Club. On the one hand I really don’t like the football we are playing, on the other…

Loud and Proud in The Bear Pit

Post author:Ian
Post published:November 25, 2018
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I went to my first Stoke match sometime back on the 1970’s, I don’t have vivid memories of it like some report to have, in fact I don’t have many…

James Mclean, Poppies and Stoke

Post author:Ian
Post published:November 4, 2018
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A lot has been posted and discussed about James McClean and his ongoing and long held choice NOT to wear a poppy and I was disgusted by the behaviour of…