Since the end of the 2008/09 Premier League season, a lot of people, from supporters of other teams to supposedly well informed media pundits, have been warning Stoke against the perils of second season syndrome. While I feel that many of these comments are coming from those embittered people, who still cannot accept Stoke as a top flight side, the sort that seek to ban the long throw, a technique which of course provided 37 of our 38 league Dale Hawerchuk Jersey goals last season, I also believe that there is a grain of truth to the...
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