The Stoke City Courier
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Stoke City
Ben Wilmot was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match12 Sep 2026
Tomáš Rigo the difference as Stoke City beat Birmingham
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Tomáš Rigo. 1‑0 against Birmingham, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Stoke City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Million Manhoef is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Maksym Talovierov gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Million Manhoef runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Loan watch14 Sep 2026
Adriel Walker wants to come home
“I did not go to Fulham to sit and watch. I want to come back to Stoke City and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
In brief
- Player ratings Tomáš Rigo takes the honours
- Squad The manager has not finished forgetting Lewis Baker's mistake