Chris, Dave & Tony catch up after a week off fresh from a WIN in that bloody London! Plus more Nathan Jones game action and a check in on our 2021 Christmas Appeal for Stoke-on-Trent Food Bank!

253: Capital Gains

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Chris, Dave, Tom and Matt chat Stoke 4-1 Rotherham, Vidi-goal, this wonderful feeling called positivity, and the Championship weekend as a whole, as well as your wonderful voice messages!

Wizards: Alex Neil’s Bucket Hat Potters

We're back!

The Wizards of Drivel podcast returns for another season and what better way to kick things off with an interview with a modern day Stoke City hero?

We obviously covered Higgy's Stoke career - from helping bring Ric to the Britannia (we could have had Dexter Blackstock!), to THAT Quarter final free-kick and the horrible injury that cut short his time at The Potters and the effect it had on him. Seriously, listen to the way he talks about the club and try not to smile, it's superb.
We also talk modern-day Stoke, including fans' expectations, how to get better at the back and the Darren Fletcher signing.

In addition, there's plenty of chat on playing for Gibraltar, his punditry career, the state of TV analysis and what he thinks about some of the game's big talking points like modern tactics, youth development and VAR.

He was a great guest, and we thank him for generously giving up his time!

57: Wizards meet… Danny Higginbotham

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As Stoke unveil a new corner at the bet365, have Mark Hughes’ men turned one? A new improved stadium claims its first scalp of the season, as Arsene Wenger’s men fall to the sweetest Jese release since his 2015 single ‘Yo Sabia’.

With The Potters in the unusual position of having points on the board in August, Dave and Chris ask if this could be the start of something really exciting for Stoke this season. We’ll also talk about how Arsenal were robbed by the officials’ insistence on making correct decisions, and about our ambitions for the season ahead. 

In addition, we also have a round-up of our academy from Jason Martin.

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65: AMBITION

Dun dun der-der-dun-dun der-der-dun-dun

Dave and Tom quickly gloss over the Middlesbrough defeat and continue to discuss Stoke's future under Nathan Jones (Azor Ahai).

There's a new beer52 crate out! beer52.com/wizards to claim a free case of craft beer.

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Game of Jones: Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder.

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The Wizards of Drivel is an independent podcast devoted to Stoke City FC.

Every week, we look at everything that's happening at the club with a mix of regular hosts and special guests. We also produce regular special episodes on the weird and wonderful history of The Potters.

Game of Jones: Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder.

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