THE REASON I'M AVOIDING STOKE

Lot's of links with Stoke, it was my first away game as a 12 yo in 1967, we lost 4-1 in the cup and the great Gordon Banks was in goals for Stoke. The atmosphere in and outside the ground was electric and even though I had been to many home games after this away game I was hooked on away games. A couple of weeks later I left home telling my parents I was off to watch Cardiff and Charlton, but forgot to tell them it was in Charlton, so whilst they were quite used to me leaving the house early on a Saturday, when I walked in at around 11pm they were a bit miffed .

Anyway;- In the years between then and now somewhere along the way I have now wound up with two ex wives from Stoke (plus a few from down here, don't ask) both of the Stoke wives I met down here but I am convinced they were plants to rob and destroy me

I now have a 12yo son who lives with his mum in Stoke but I have him every other weekend and school holidays, which means I spend a big part of my time up and down to the God forsaken place, so call me plastic or a part timer but I'm sure some will understand, besides for that the F.A. Cup in my view at the moment is a distraction we can do with out, I want to see us playing Prem teams every week not occasionally in cup games.

So to those that are travelling, good on you please give a shout from me, keep safe and keep out of trouble.

good reason gywn boy

anywhere that has a ex should be well avoided

Feck me that could restrict my travelling quite a bit.

Gwyn,

I have two ex's too so understand fully where you are coming from

staying away from the ex's is good enough reason

Lot's of links with Stoke, it was my first away game as a 12 yo in 1967, we lost 4-1 in the cup and the great Gordon Banks was in goals for Stoke. The atmosphere in and outside the ground was electric and even though I had been to many home games after this away game I was hooked on away games. A couple of weeks later I left home telling my parents I was off to watch Cardiff and Charlton, but forgot to tell them it was in Charlton, so whilst they were quite used to me leaving the house early on a Saturday, when I walked in at around 11pm they were a bit miffed .

Anyway;- In the years between then and now somewhere along the way I have now wound up with two ex wives from Stoke (plus a few from down here, don't ask) both of the Stoke wives I met down here but I am convinced they were plants to rob and destroy me

I now have a 12yo son who lives with his mum in Stoke but I have him every other weekend and school holidays, which means I spend a big part of my time up and down to the God forsaken place, so call me plastic or a part timer but I'm sure some will understand, besides for that the F.A. Cup in my view at the moment is a distraction we can do with out, I want to see us playing Prem teams every week not occasionally in cup games.

So to those that are travelling, good on you please give a shout from me, keep safe and keep out of trouble.

your a plastic,go and watch liverpool

Totally understand Gwyn.

I'm wearing the T-shirt.