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We are now taking bookings for the game at Port Vale

Date: 05/11/2011

£17 Adults
£15 Junior

£2 Discount for Supporters Club Members on production of membership card

Departs County Ground at 9.30am

All seats must be paid for at time of booking
Please note that credit/debit card payment will be taken at time of booking
Proof of age may be required when booking Junior seats

I'm hoping for fireworks at this match...

Probably be a damp squib....

Maybe this game will provide the spark to set the season alight!

Is it best to drink in Stoke and then bus it to the ground or are there any decent pubs near Vale Park? I saw the Vine was mentioned on the football guide. Are Town fans meeting there?

PM me if it's best not to advertise it to the Vale yoof!  :)

Looks like it's home fans only now.

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Burslem-pub-changes-allegiance-Port-Vale-20-000/story-13230342-detail/story.html

Cheers. Will stick to the centre and then bus it near kick off.

Anyone know what the city centre is like? Good pubs and those best to avoid?

All I know is that Burslem is a fucking shithole.

Hope that helps.

Always good for info: http://footballgroundguide.com/port_vale/

Buzzin' for Sat #STFC

Maj x

I'm sure our coach got bricked in Burslem back in the early 90s.

Had some good nights out in Stoke and Newcastle under Lyme over the years, never had a good one in Burslem though, best to avoid If you have a choice

Hanley is the City Centre, standard city centre boozers there or Stoke centre, which is further south but has some more studenty places.

Burslem is indeed a shit hole.

Stoke is a complete dump full of neanderthals

When I went to the last match of the season way back at Stoke (we lost 4-1, O'Halloran scored) we got lost and were heading in the wrong direction. Some local punter spotted my town shirt and gave us a lift to the ground. Apparently we weren't safe the way we were going!

Any idea how many we will be taking up to this just seen vale took over 800 to oxford Saturday so hopefully we could take as many as that?

The area around the ground in Burslem is indeed a fucking shitehole.

We usually take nearing that amount up there so I would be a bit disappointed if we didnt take that many if not nearer 1,000 in all honesty.

They do have a Bargain Booze though. We stopped in for some tinnies on the way back, Fred bought a bottle of red wine and necked the lot straight from the bottle on the drive back.

thats a very accurate summing up

Be great to see 800+ town fans there....big time of the season coming up, so lets show the lads our support!

We've already sold AFC Dons out 700 tix, rovers should sell out as 300+ gone already...good numbers and good support!

The Best in the League IMO  :D

I think we'll take 600 to Vale.

We took 922 to Plymouth and thats 40 miles further away than Stoke.

Agree, however the general consensus on here is not many going, I for one am though!

There is no Spanish Rose there!

I am sure there are plenty of ladies there who would be your Spanish Rose for the right price

We shall see.

Port vale is a much worse away day though. I think 700 tops.

Plymouth is easy to get to from Swindon.
I reckon we will take 582 (I'd say 583 but I will deduct one because I expect Crispy will be thrown out again)

We got a boozer lined up for Saturday yet where everyone is heading?

I get the feeling that we will not take up more than 500. It's a shit to get to on the train from Swindon and there isn't much in way of decent pubs near the ground now.

The train station is in Shelton by the Uni, which is an even bigger dump than Berslam. There used to be some alright uni pubs there back in the day. When you've got to include taxis around the city from the train station to boozers and the ground it all becomes a bit expensive, so I'm just going to drive up.

I think to call Stokies neanderthals is a bit harsh, especially as we're not exactly from the most cosmopolitan of towns. Actually I'd go as far as to say Swindon is full of mongs and is completely soulless, but I'm still proud to support the team, but I'm not proud to be from the town though.
Stoke struggles with high unemployment rates, which were never helped by the closing of a lot of the potteries. Which has always made it an easy target for right wing parties to win votes with frustrated locals.

But at least they're a passionate bunch. Can't say there is a louder ground to go to than the Britannia these days.

Myself and friends will be heading to the vine i think major. It's not to far walk from the ground and is a decent little pub only thing is with the trip to port vale is that vales finest youth fans have seen green street and like to think their hard so be prepared for alot of young chavs walking around In large groups starring at the pub from the outside because their too young to get in! See you there major and anyone else who's going!

O and as for numbers travelling anything less than 750 will be disappointing as over 500 of us went to Macclesfield on a Friday.

Sound Bobby, catch you there mate!

Off subject but I'm liking this, Leeds 0 Blackpool 5, Leeds had 24% possession and an impressive 2 shots on Target.

Only 216 advance tickets sold so far.

Most people will pay on the day I would imagine.

Reckon it'll be a fairly poor turnout though. 500 or so.