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Post by oatcakemate on Feb 20, 2008 9:50:00 GMT
Tony Pulis is tipping Stoke's loyal supporters to join their players at the top of the Championship by raising the roof during their promotion run-in at the Britannia Stadium.
Stoke are bracing themselves to see how many fans back their promotion-chasing cause when normal prices return for Saturday's visit of Ipswich.
But boss Pulis is confident fans will answer City's call to arms - and show themselves to be the noisiest fans in the Championship.
"Our crowd is as good as anything when they are up and running," he stated. "Nobody makes as much noise - and I think they can probably get even noisier over the next couple of months.
"We certainly need their help. I'm sure we wouldn't have got all six points from our last two home games if they hadn't been there for us when the going got tough. I'm not just saying it, they really are that important.
"I came out early for the second half of the Scunthorpe game last Friday and was so heartened to hear our fans cheering the players back on at 2-0 down. That can't have happened too often in the past."
Stoke recently employed a 'buy-one-get-one free' ticket offer to entice crowds of around 20,000 for their last two home games, while a cut-price season-ticket also went on sale today for the final five home games after this Saturday's clash with Ipswich.
"We now need our supporters more than ever," Pulis added, "even more than when we were struggling against relegation in my first season here five years ago.
"We are trying to create history for this club, so my message is simply to make sure that whatever else happens, none of us can walk away at the end of the season and say we didn't give it our best."
Andy Wilkinson, recently restored to training after a double hernia operation, is hoping to catch his manager's eye for a first return since limping out of the corresponding game against Ipswich six weeks ago.
STOKE chairman Peter Coates will meet fans tomorrow during a forum at Delilah's Bar organised by the official Supporters' Club, starting at 7pm.
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Post by miltonstokie on Feb 20, 2008 9:54:14 GMT
Lets create history ..... Goooaaaarrrrnnn STOKE ! ! !
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Post by Block 25 on Feb 20, 2008 11:27:57 GMT
everyone get down the brit on satdy n make it an crackin atmosphere  with brittania giving away over 2000 tickets there should be at least 19000/20,000 lets hope these free be getters join in with the atosphere and lets roar the lads on to another three points and put us well out of ipswichs' catching distance |
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Post by smithsplastercast on Feb 20, 2008 11:30:54 GMT
Good to hear TP 'bigging up' everything to do with the club. Positive vibes all round and i gonna wait for Satdee!!
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