The Stoke City Courier
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Million Manhoef
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stoke City say no — this time
The offer from Triestina for Nathan Lowe was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Stoke City
Róbert Boženík 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Stoke City
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match15 Aug 2026
Stoke City come up short against Coventry City
Coventry City left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stoke City promote George Jackson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. George Jackson has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stoke City promote Christopher Davies from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Christopher Davies has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Oliver Morgan joins the Stoke City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oliver Morgan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Bae Jun-Ho falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Squad The manager has not finished forgetting Lewis Baker's mistake
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Stoke City
- Squad Tatsuki Seko gets it from the manager