Stoke City v Manchester City: Potters eye bumper crowd for FA Cup clash
STOKE are expecting a crowd of around 24,000 for Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round clash with Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium.
The game will be screened live on ITV at 12.45pm, but Stoke are anticipating the crowd to rival the 24,550 they pulled in for the FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham in their run to Wembley two years ago.
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Stoke City are hoping for a bumper crowd at the Britannia Stadium this weekend.
Tickets are on general sale, priced £20 adults, £10 for over-65s and £5 for under-17s.
The crowd will include 4,500 Manchester City supporters after they sold out their allocation for the South Stand.
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However, Stoke assistant boss Dave Kemp expects Stoke fans to raise the roof as they have done over the last few years against the Mancunians.
Kemp said: "The crowd play an enormous part in all our home games. Looking back to the 1-1 draw with Manchester City last season, when Peter Crouch scored THAT volley, the atmosphere was unbelievable.
"I would say it was the best-ever here in my experience.
"It lifts everyone. They are the champions of England and we'll need our fans' help.
"But I don't think of it in terms of whether we are underdogs or not. We know that when you play them you have to be at your best."
Kemp is expecting a major improvement in the display from Stoke's 3-1 defeat at Swansea on Saturday.
Boss Tony Pulis admitted Stoke were well beaten by the Swans, but Kemp says the Potters have proved their resilience over the years.
The 2-1 win over West Ham in the FA Cup quarter-finals in 2011 followed eight days after one of Stoke's worst performances of the season when they lost 3-0 at Upton Park in the Premier League.
Kemp added: "We have had setbacks in the past, but we have shown how well we can recover from them."
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9 Comments
by wheatear
Friday, January 25 2013, 8:45PM
“Pottersrule, what have you ever done to support our club? (I say our but we both know that does not include you)
You can shout all you want from your armchair, but it will make no difference to the result, where as we Stoke supporters will shout our socks off and put our hearts in to supporting the club actually at the match.
There is a reason why Citeh have never won at the Brit and you are nothing to do with it! We will be loud and proud tomorrow and should we win, those at the ground (thats the Brit) will have played our part.
99% will not read what you have to say and care even less.
Remember that next time you post something.
Oh sorry, forgot, you dont care what Stoke SUPPORTERS think!”
by deadlyscfc
Thursday, January 24 2013, 9:22PM
“Buzzing for it,lets get behind the boys and create some noise.”
by Stars-stripes
Thursday, January 24 2013, 6:56PM
“2 sleeps till Saturday”
by Pottersruleok
Thursday, January 24 2013, 6:56PM
“Holeinhole, oo that is about 100,000 other people who don't go week in and week out if you look at the number of tickets requested for our FA Cup final.”
by Holeinhole
Thursday, January 24 2013, 5:49PM
“Britannia Stadium holds 27.740 and with 24000 stoke fans plus 4500 Manchester city it could be fun finding your seat for them stoke fans that do not go week in week out ! Hint Hint”
by Pottersruleok
Thursday, January 24 2013, 2:32PM
“We need to put the Swansea, Chelsea, Man City, Southampton etc etc performances behind us , keep Pulis out of the the Brit and let our wonderful squad do what they do best. Play football, in their natural positions and score 1 more goal than they do!”
by hasod
Thursday, January 24 2013, 1:06PM
“Why has the ground capacity been cut ?”
by hasod
Thursday, January 24 2013, 1:05PM
“I thought The Brit holds 27,000 "STOKE are expecting a crowd of around 24,000" Have The Sentinel not got a clue ?”
by defjamrcs
Thursday, January 24 2013, 9:56AM
“If ever we needed a Fortress it is now. We need to put the Swansea performance behind us and go hell for leather. On the pitch and in the stands. It would be great to avenge that Wembley loss. we have shown we can break them down and stifle their attacks. If we can do that for 90 minutes we have a chance of beating these guys.
Go'arn you rip roarrrring Potterrrrrrs!!!”