Stoke had fun with a towel during the days of Rory Delap and his throw-in bombardments, to the extent that Arsene Wenger tried to ban throw-ins and Stoke stitched a sneaky towel into Delap's vest.

Stoke City FC have announced that its retail outlet in the city centre will be closing for commercial reasons. The club's store in the Potteries Centre, Hanley, will cease trading in March after ...