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14 July A day to go before the traditional pre season opener at
Newcastle town.. possible the only game I don't look forward to. Poor view
and been there so many times, it lost it's appeal years ago.
The proposed Charter flight already announced to be a non starter
..club now advising supporters to book via Thomas Cooke.. the club's
partnered travel agent.
13 July Stoke on the BBC website and the star newspaper as
contemplating chartering a plane to Austria for the Real Madrid game...
Nice idea.. but... Short notice , likely
cost to fans , the cost and difficulty of chartering a plane or finding
the free airport space on traditionally one on the busiest weekends of the
year for air travel - can't see it happening...besides the 30-60 hardcore
who'd be needed to make such a flight viable tend to travel independently
and made their arrangements ages ago.
Finally, Stoke have 'history' at
that ground when we played Roma...inviting another 150-180 extra fans on a
one day jolly to a non policed tiny ground with no security arrangements
..a none starter.
PS see the Bad Ausee game has been
official announced as being played on Monday 23rd 6:00pm ( the original
date)
10 July 2nd game of Austrian tour announced.. Real Madrid on 27th
July 18:30 at Irdning - same place that we played Roma in 2004
07 July Would appear from comments on the official site that the
1st game v Bad Aussee has been moved to Tuesday 24th July
05 July Stoke are being linked with Trevor Sinclair - who's been
released by Man City and who Stoke should have bought years ago when he
first emerged at Blackpool.
04 July Martin Paterson , a product of Stoke's academy has signs for
championship rival Scunthorpe - the fee to be decided by tribunal.