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APRIL
An FA Cup Semi Final you say? Sounds fun.
Results
An action packed month as the season nears its end. A very good performance at home to Manchester City was followed by an even better one away in London as we stuck 4 past West Ham in the first half. Didn't really turn up in the second half, but who cam blame them? We couldn't repeat this feat against Chelsea but a last minute screamer from backup defender Quinn earned us a point against Spurs. We couldn't repeat the feat in the semi final at Wembley but we returned to form at the end of the month, beating Everton and Manchester United
Game of the month
Everton 2-3 Stoke City
Threw away a 2 goal lead before a last minute winner from former Toffee Hayes, lovely.
Player of the month
Darryl Petty
I don't get how he's doing so well
League Table
Solid
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MARCH
We're pushing back into the middle
Results
Another decent month if I say so myself. A goal from an unlikely source in defensive midfielder Boeve saw us overcome Portsmouth before a hard fought match at Anfield ended in defeat. We bounced back strong, sticking 4 past Norwich with youngster Encinas scoring on his debut. We then secured our passage to the semi finals of the FA Cup with a win over Blackburn
Game of the month
Stoke City 4-1 Norwich City
Goals goals goals as we dominate the Canaries
Player of the month
Wessel Boeve
He gets better and better
League Table
If only we hadn't had that horrendous start to the campaign
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FEBRUARY
We're really hitting form
Results
An unbeaten month! Been a while since one of those. A red card for James Wright saw us down to ten in the first half against Sheffield United but we showed our quality be putting 2 past them in spite of our weakened side. We then comfortably beat Derby away from home to continue our good form before fellow mid table dwellers Blackburn prevented a 100% month
Game of the month
Derby County 1-3 Stoke City
Neil Taylor scored a cross!
League Table
Solid.
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JANUARY
Transfer fun!
Transfers
Out
LAFC have a lot of money
In
Scott's back!
He's back from his American exile at a fraction of the price, they haven't ruined him too badly
Results
Another solid month as our form returns. The youth team got past Dagenham to progress in the Cup before the prodigal son returned with a last minute winner against Southampton. We fell to defeat at West Brom before we dispatched their Midlands rivals Wolves with aplomb. An early goal got us past Bristol before comfortable progression in the 4th Round against League 1 Forest Green. Shame to lose to Burnley mind.
Game of the month
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Stoke City
The dominance!
Player of the month
Scott Flint
The prodigal son!
League Table
Pushing our way into mid table
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DECEMBER
Can the festive season turn our form around?
Results
Well this is certainly looking a lot better. An away trip to the other side of the country brought us a worthwhile win with a late double salve from Castro and Maria bagging us all three points in East Anglia. We accepted defeat at home to Liverpool and but was disappointed by our away defeat to Blackburn with McKee picking up the late consolation. We licked our wounds by beating Derby with a late penalty but the late winner couldn't be repeated at Ashton Gate as we dropped 2 points to struggling Bristol before coming out of nowhere to beat Arsenal in 2 minutes
Game of the month
Stoke City 2-0 Arsenal
Over in 11 minutes through an inspired Daryl Petty show
Player of the month
Daryl Petty
He's coming back
League Table
Climbing up the table
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NOVEMBER
We've started to turn things around
Results
On the face of it, 2 points from 3 games is pretty bad, but I think its acceptable when you look at our opposition. A solid performance away at Manchester City saw youngster McKee bad another goal for the club coming in off the wing, we bored everyone in attendance against West Ham before being comfortably beaten by Spurs
League Table
Not out of the woods yet
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OCTOBER
We need to move on from that dreadful month
Results
Well that certainly is an improvement! Didn't look like much of an improvement initially as we found ourselves 4-0 down at St Mary;s but we mounted a small comeback to recover pride. We did something similar against Wolves but actually managed to grab a point at Maria pounced on a late opportunity to share the spoils. A good Arsenal side put us to the sword in London before we welcomed another Londoner, with a player who I gave a debut to in League 2 bagging he last minute winner!
Game of the month
Stoke City 2-1 Chelsea
Our late fightback saw Chelsea sack their manager
Player of the month
Thomas Maguire
A breakout month for the Irishman
League Table
That's better
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SEPTEMBER
A tough month ahead as we face some big clubs
Results
Not a great month. In fact a very bad month as we lost all games. A poor performance away in South Wales saw a resurgent Cardiff out us to the sword before a solitary goal saw us fall against last season's champions Notts County. We couldn't hold on in the League Cup and put in the worst excuse for a penalty shootout I've ever seen before wilting in the sun against a surprisingly decent West Brom side
Player of the month
Jesus Maria
At least he's trying
League Table
Not looking great
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AUGUST
Let's see if we can carry on last season's goodness
Results
Not the greatest start to the season as newly promoted Sheffield United broke away to grab an undeserved winner. We exorcised our demons by battering Burnley and came close away at Manchester United, falling by a solitary goal. We struggled to overcome Blackpool in the League Cup but id in the end but our poor form bled into the game against Everton
Game of the month
Stoke City 3-0 Burnley
Should have had more
Player of the month
Ed Baker-Harrop
A decent month
League Table
Not great
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SEASON PREVIEW
Our second season in the Premier League will be just as tough as first, we don't have much money to build with and the squad is pretty slim, we got lucky with injuries and suspensions last time around
Transfers
Out
First up, the traitors. Almost £20m for Thornton is incredible. 4 goals and 3 assists last season wasn't bad, but we were never getting more for him than £19m. Knight came through the youth intake and left us immediately, Warman also never payed for us and just netted us cash. We made some money on O'Kane and Carter by shipping them out. Great stuff.
In
Only 2 brought in for the first team, lets meet them
Wright can play well in both midfield and on the wing. He's immediately the best player at the club, very much worth the £29.5m
In on a free to replace O'Kane who went for £5m, good business
Expectations
Seems doable
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SEASON REVIEW
An excellent return to the top flight as we narrowly missed out on the top half, finishing in an impressive 11th in spite of dire pre season predictions! Let's see the aftermath of that
Awards and stats
Max Dean bagged himself Player of the Season with over a third of the vote, with our Hungarian wonderkid Hompot in second, newbie Baker-Harrop was third. Baker-Harrop also got himself signing of the season, with January arrival Castro netting Young Player of the Season
Jesus Maria banged in 16 goals in his debut top flight season, Max Dean is just amazing and was top on assists and average rating, sharing the most player of the match awards with Maria.
Pretty much the team every week
Former clubs
Merthyr Town
Finished 14th in the Vanarama South, back where they were before I took over
Wigan Athletic
Were somehow relegated to League 1, great job guys.
Around the leagues
Notts County won the Premier League, with Bournemouth, Leicester and Watford relegated. Sheffield United, Bristol City and Derby were promoted from the Championship, with Wigan, Wrexham and Charlton dropping to League 1. Barnsley, Bristol Rovers and Ipswich were promoted from League 1, with Peterborough, Burton Albion, Cambridge and Hartlepool suffering relegation. Plymourh, Shrewsbury, Blackpool and Maidenhead won promotion from League 2 with Fylde and Warrington going into the non league. Chester and Newport returned to the Football League with Farnborough, Wycombe, Gateshead and Solihull Moors dropping to the regionals, they were replaced by Scarborough, Spennymoor, Wealdstone and Eastleigh. Tottenham won the FA Cup while Notts County won the League Cup
Werder Bremen ended Hertha's dominance of the Bundesliga by winning the league, Baarcelona won their first La Liga in 6 years, PSG won their 12th consecutive Ligue 1 and their 18th of the last 20 while St Johnstone won the SPL. Tottenham won the Champions League, Liverpool won the Europa League and Notts County won the Europa Conference League
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MAY
Just 3 games left of the season
Results
Just 3 games to end the season and this is pretty much what I expected. A simple victory over Burnley followed by a pasting in Nottingham. The only surprise was the fantastic draw to end the campaign, which should have been better as we took the lead twice
Game of the month
Stoke City 2-2 Manchester United
Should have won, two odd scorers for us
Player of the month
Martin Hompot
He's just getting better and better
League Table
Our draw on the final day handed Notts County the title
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APRIL
Mid table mediocrity suits me when it nets us £50m
Results
A mixed bag of results to match the mixed bag of opposition! A huge performance saw us grab the win at home to Liverpool but Citeh were far to clinical for us as they finished both of their chances with aplomb. A solid home win against West Ham bagged another 3 points but a topsy tury performance saw us fall to relegation threatened Leicester in disappointing fashion
Game of the month
Stoke City 1-0 Liverpool
Could have had more!
Player of the month
Jesus Maria
After a slow start, Jesus really has come into his own
League Table
We ain't movin
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MARCH
We'll be fine
Results
Well then. Not a great month, humiliated at Chelsea, draw at Norwich and another defeat in London. Not great.
Player of the month
Neil Taylor
They were all pretty bad
League Table
Not moved despite a rubbish month
Other news
Some young lads turned up at the club, some of them were decent
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FEBRUARY
Looking on course for a mid table finish, I'd be happy with that
Results
An ok month I suppose although all 4 games were pretty winnable. Cardiff have impressed in the cups but been poor in the league so to lose at home was a shame. Castro put us ahead at Molineux only for them to peg us back and go on to grab a trio of goals for the win. We had a friendly and stuff turned around as we went to just north of London to beat Watford 2-1 with a solid first half performance whilst we welcomed Blackburn and had the game wrapped up in 13 minutes
Game of the month
Stoke City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Over in 13, it'll do
Player of the month
Nicolas Castro
He's not bad is he?
League Table
Looks like we're staying up
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JANUARY
Transfers!
Loans and a youngster sold
Not many came in, but a player for the future in Hutchinson and a first teamer in Castro
We somehow got this guy for just £5.5m. I don't now how.
Results
What a start to the month! A big win over West Brom looked like an early highlight but we certainly bettered that at home to Manchester United in the cup! A magnificent 5-0 set us on our way to... a winless run as back to back draws were followed by back to back defeats as another 5-0 dumped us out of the cup
Game of the month
Stoke City 5-0 Manchester United
Need I say more?
Player of the month
Nicolas Castro
What an opening month from the Argentine artist
League Table
Fine as long as we stay up
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DECEMBER
An action packed month with both league and cup action
Results
A shocking start and a pretty decent end. The festive season started horrifically with 3 consecutive league defeats, with two of them very disappointing. A 3-1 away defeat to Norwich is poor considered previous results this season. We kept it tight against Chelsea but threw away a lead at Blackburn. We almost got into the next round of the League Cup but just couldn't match them in the penalty lottery. This draw with County seemed to inspire an upturn in form, as right back Dan Ford of all people popped up to secure a win against Watford before a fantastic performance from our wingers saw them bag 4 goals against Bournemouth. The end of the month saw a lovely trip to the south coast to collect three lovely points
Game of the month
Stoke City 4-0 AFC Bournemouth
Our wingers converted as we put on a clinic
Player of the month
Martin Hompot
Our homegrown Hungarian is coming into his own
League Table
We're looking really good
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NOVEMBER
We've been incredibly solid thus far
Results
Well we've hit our first stumbling block, but to be fair 4 points from Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and West Ham. We took the lead twice against Citeh which made me proud and a draw against them is pretty good going for us. To go to Anfield and only lose 1-0 isn't bad either. A bit disappointing against Spurs as we didn't lay a glove on them but we righted that against West Ham, with academy product McKee bagging the late winner
Game of the month
West Ham United 1-2 Stoke City
Youngster Kyle McKee the hero
Player of the month
Max Dean
Really coming into his own after a poor start at Stoke
League Table
17th or above
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OCTOBER
A surprisingly decent start to our top flight campaign, can we keep it up?
Results
At least we didn't lose? Some games that I saw as winnable considering our good form so far but it was all for nothing as we settled for a bore draw with West Brom, our early lead at Arsenal was fun, but we lost it soon after before coming from behind at home to a Southampton side who we managed to embarrass at St Mary's
Game of the month
Southampton 1-4 Stoke City
Even red cards can't stop us!
Player of the month
Jesus Maria
He's getting better as we gel
League Table
Still looking good
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SEPTEMBER
An unbelievable start, it can go on like this, can it?
Results
Another solid month! We were on a hiding to nothing going to Old Trafford and I was happy to leave with a 1-0 defeat, we even had chances to draw! We then hosted Notts County and Daryl Petty went to town, proving he was worth the £10m we paid by bagging a hat trick to grab us a huge win. A good performance in Devon ensured progression in the League Cup before another trip north brought us a draw at Goodison
Game of the month
Stoke City 3-1 Notts County
Daryl Petty take a bow
Player of the month
Daryl Petty
Fantastic
League Table
European push?
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AUGUST
We're in the big league and I'm scared.
Results
What. A. Start! After a long absence from the top tier we returned with a bang, humiliating Wolves on Monday Night Football as we smashed 5 past them before going away to last season's Europa League finalists Cardiff, scoring 2 late on to grab maximum points from our first 2 games. We weren't quite as good at Turf Moor as despite grabbing 2 goals we slipped to our first defeat of the season as our defence fell to pieces to allow Burnley to score 4. We went to Wolves and proved how much better we were beating them twice in the opening month with Maria's first goal before Martyn Thornton's late winner saw us overcome Leicester in dramatic fashion
Game of the month
Stoke City 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Incredible. No other words.
Player of the month
Ed Baker-Harrop
A great opening month
League Table
Amazing
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SEASON PREVIEW
Its our first Premier League campaign for years, I've been given money and boy do we need to spend it
Transfers
Out
£40m brought in for our season in the big league to reinforce our budget. Patrick Colgan was overshadowed hugely by David Hayes last season only managing 7 goals. Eric Ashby is a youngster who complained so we let him go whilst Kabiru, Simons and Wilson just weren't good enough anyomore
In
There's a definite theme here with our signings as we targeted younger players from smaller clubs such as Wigan, St Mirren and Leeds
Wessel Boeve
Its Wessel! He's back! The best midfielder in the Championship is ours as I've brought the Wigan holy trinity back together at last here at Stoke. Straight into the first team with you Wessel
Ed Baker-Harrop
We met this guy's release clause and we're trusting him hugely with such a big fee, straight into the team in place of Kabiru
Callum Allan
Another player brought in from a relatively small club in Allan to partner Baker-Harrop at the back
Martyn Thornton
Brought in to replace Flint
Jesus Maria
TNS somehow reached the Champions League group stages and Maria was a huge part of that
Neil Taylor
A Welsh left back called Neil Taylor? Sounds familiar.
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SEASON REVIEW
A fantastic season as we won promotion back to the Premier League after a 5 season absence, just about managing to pip Blackburn to 2nd in the final few games of the season in spite of the board selling one of our best players in Scott Flint. Academy prospect Kyle McKee stepped up and showed he was good enough to help push us over the line, even scoring on the final day!
Awards and stats
Andrew Paterson was a surprising winner for Player of the Season, but he was key in getting promoted with 37 league appearances. Petty and Hayes deservedly came close and in my view Petty should have bagged the award with 11 goals and 11 assists. Hayes bagged signing of the season though
Hayes was top scorer, bagging 16 goals and Paterson did grab himself the best average rating. Petty was key, with most assists and most Player of the Match awards. He was a great signing.
Review
Budgets and expectations
Lovely
Attempt to stay up. Seems doable.
Former Clubs
Merthyr Town
Finished 9th in the Vanarama National League South, just 5 points off the playoffs
Wigan Athletic
Eddie Howe guided his side to a 19th placed finish in the Championship
Around the leagues
Manchester City won the Premier League, Brighton, Swansea and Sheffield United were relegated. West Ham, Stoke and Blackburn were promoted from the Championship with Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Aston Villa being relegated. Fulham, Boston and Nottingham Forest were promoted from League 1 with Tranmere, Fylde, Grimsby and Crewe going down. Bristol Rovers, Cambridge, Hartlepool and Stockport were promoted from League 2 with Exeter and Port Vale relegated. Telford and Sutton were promoted to the Football League with Guiseley, Basingstoke, Kidderminster and Chorley going down to the regionals. Harrogate, Bradford, Worthing and Hendon were promoted to the National League. Tottenham won both the FA Cup and the League Cup.
In Europe, Manchester City won the Champions League, Bayern Munich won the Europa League and Tottenham won the Europa Conference League. Hertha Berlin won yet another Bundesliga title, PSG won another Ligue 1, Rangers won the Scottish Premiership and Real Madrid won La Liga
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APRIL
6 games from the Premier League.
Results
A very good end to the season as we went unbeaten in our final six. We seemed to have lost against Hull when they took an 86th minute lead, but David Hayes struck even later to restore parity. A shaky 1-0 win at QPR gave way to a comfortable 3-1 win at home to playoff chasing Bristol City before everything ground to a halt away to Sheffield Wednesday. David Hayes continued his good form against Brentford and youngster Kyle McKee bagged his first goal away at Birmingham. But was it enough?
League Table
We're up! David Hayes' double against Brentford sent us up as Blackburn endured a poor end to the season, winning 3, drawing 1 and crucially losing 2 key games to send us up
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MAY
Last month of the season
Results
Just two games but with the same goalscorer as we close out the season with a defeat in Nottingham but a victory over League Cup winners Cardiff
League Table
Not bad