**ntinel *ossers Hooligan shame complain!

[redandwhiterob]

I see that the local arsewipe paper has again sensationalised an incident with some Stoke "fans" and Sheff. Weds fans.
How can they be Stoke Fans when Stoke's true fans were supporting their team 200 miles away at Millwall?
A large SCFC Crest dominates the column of the article which is bordered by the following headlines:-

"police act in soccer violence probe"

"Fans arrested in Dawn Raids"

These ARE NOT Stoke FANS, they are THUGS.

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I wonder if this story had the same profile?

ID SCHEME TRANSFORMS STOKE CITY'S REPUTATION


12:00 - 11 January 2004

Stoke City's reputation for having some of the country's worst hooligans as fans has been transformed by an identity card scheme launched to stamp out violence. Staffordshire's Deputy Chief Constable has revealed police chiefs all over the UK saw the Potters as among the most notorious for causing trouble on match days. But David Swift claims the club's bad reputation has been turned around by a series of police and club initiatives to make the terraces safer, including the True Supporters Membership Scheme, under which fans must have ID cards to buy tickets. "Stories are coming back that Stoke supporters are well behaved and that actions taken by the club and officials have been beneficial," Mr Swift said. Back in November, Sentinel Sunday revealed that this season had been the quietest the police had ever seen, with a small number of arrests at both home and away games. See page 13

[clintonbaptiste]

Totally agree.Why does our club crest head this article? ,alittle irresponsible of The Sentinel I think

[Davef]

Kind of defeats one of the reasons I gave as to being in support of the cards intially.

If Stoke supporters (and the club) are prepared to go through this then the least that should happen is that our name (and our club crest) isn't associated with these retards, especially when the only people "supporting Stoke" that day were 200 miles away in London.

Fucking shameful from the local rag (but then what do you really expect) and Signal can hang their heads as well. Jonathan Fuller should protest in the strongest possible terms about this.

While they're at it why don't the local media just associate Stoke City FC with the mugging of that poor blind lady in Longton as well?

[Olgrligm]

There's a reason its often called the SentiFail...

[A-teen_six_T3]

correct me if im wrong but havent stoke only had 1 person arrested at a game home and away this season, and that was because some WBA twat chucked a brick at his car window, and he got pissed of by it.

and vale have had 20 or so,

whats that say, stoke are on the up and sorting the problem out, slowly but surly, fair play 2 them