This is the 4th BIRTHDAYYY Special, a compilation episode celebrating the Files created in the fourth year of The YYY-Files, along with new series My First Game, MASTERMYYYND and The AWAY-Files!

Create your file at theyyyfiles.com, follow the social media @theyyyfiles or email theyyyfiles@mail.com for more information.

Thank you to Matt Lum, Andy Blinston, Dana Malt, Joe Barbieri, Anthony Bunn, Daniel Buxton, and George Weaver for their contributions this year.

Theme music: Merrym'n - Onwards & Upwards

The YYY-Files

4th BIRTHDAYYY Special

Chris, Dave, Tom and Matt return to preseason to discuss signings, staff additions, friendlies, and a live completion of the Fan Consultation Survey!

Wizards: Preseason and Fan Consultation

Chris, Dave, Tom, Matt and George chat about the million new signings, make bold predictions for the season, and Dave gets in trouble with the Turkish journalist establishment.

Wizards: It's a Thing

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

Chris, Dave and Matt review Norwich 1-0 Stoke. Why is each season a constant time loop? Why can we not score away from home? And Dave brings about a new method of "good luck" to the pod.

Wizards: Up The Spitfires

Hey baby, I hear the blues a-callin', Tossed salads and scrambled eggs, and maybe I seem a bit confused, yeah maybe, but not as confused as we are over Alex Neil's tactical choices.

Chris, Dave & Matt rant for 30 minutes.

Wizards: Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs

Chris, Dave, Matt and a returning Tony chat Bristol City 2-3 Stoke City. Should we get over excited? No, though Tony thinks yes. Do we have a new hero in Nathan Lowe who will inevitably now overhyped by fans? Yes.

Wizards: CyberJags

Chris and a solitary Matt go over what seems like old ground. What next for Alex Neil's Bucket Hat Potters? What next for Alex Neil who now sits at a worse point than Michael O'Neil did when he was sacked? 

All that and more and that.

Wizards: 52% of Our Goals are Against Rotherham

It is fairwell to Alex Neil, but we've been here before haven't we? Do Chris, Matt, Tom, George & Dave have faith that the board will make the next appointment the right one?

Wizards: The Malaise is Deep

Tony, Dave, George and Chris return in the first episode of 2024, and it is a silly one. Attempts at chatting about the new manager and how Stoke have played are tried...but it just all goes a bit wrong.

Wizards: The Duality of Man

Chris, Dave, George and Matt chat Stoke 0-5 Leicester, and the issues surrounding the club this transfer deadline day. Why can Stoke not master the Freman Walk? Why must we be swallowed by Sandworms?

Wizards: Freman Walk

In a plea for something to change the constant cycle of bad that has been Stoke City the past 6 years, Chris, George and Dave ask Taylor Swift to buy the club.

Wizards: Stoke City (Taylor's Version)

Chris & Dave chat Cardiff 2-1 Stoke, and the plummit towards League One. Are Stoke just like the Italian Navy?

Wizards: Disassociation or Dissociation?

Chris, Dave, Matt & George chat Stoke 3-0 Plymouth. Are the Potters now safe?

Wizards: The Tortured Potters Department

Chris, Dave, Tony & Tom discuss Stoke achieving safety, a 1-0 win away in the South, and players of the season.

Wizards: Tony Pulis' Cat

Dave, Tom & Chris sit around a cauldron, and chat about the month that was August.

Wizards: J.K.Trolling

It's Chris, Tom and Matt (Swift not Smith) being thrown into Podding to discuss yet ANOTHER win for those slippy hippos at Stoke.

DRIVEL: Vibe Podding

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.

Stoke City stories, told by you. The YYY-Files are discussions with fans of all ages, locations and backgrounds about their journey, experiences and relationship with the club. Create your file today at theyyyfiles.com, follow the social media pages @theyyyfiles or email at theyyyfiles@mail.com for more information.

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