With less than 36 hours until the end of the current transfer window, Tony Pulis will doubtless be looking to add several new faces, and maybe the odd familiar one, to his squad. Many players in various positions have been linked with a move to Stoke in the press this morning, so a lowdown on [...]

 
  A brave Stoke side eventually lost 2-1 to Middlesbrough, after playing over an hour with ten men, following Amdy Faye’s sending off.
  Tony Pulis’ starting line-up was the same as the one for Stoke’s 3-2 win over Aston Villa last Saturday, despite Pulis making ten changes for Stoke’s Carling Cup victory in midweek. [...]

  Stoke’s huge striker Jon Parkin has joined Championship club Preston North End on loan with a view to a permanent move.
  The 26 year old only joined Stoke from Hull last June, after impressing on loan towards the end of the 2006/07 season, scoring three times. He found chances in the first team hard [...]

  Stoke will host Championship Reading in the third round of the Carling Cup after the draw was made this lunchtime. The tie with the Berkshire club, from which Stoke have bought Dave Kitson and Ibrihima Sonko this summer, for a total fee of £7.5 million will be played either on Tuesday the 23rd or [...]

  In recent weeks, Senegalese international players have been joining Stoke at a rate of one every 4.67 days, with Reading’s Ibrihima Sonko today completing a move to the Potteries. The 27 year old has signed a three year contract for a fee of £2 million, that could potentially rise by a further £250,000.
  The [...]

  Manager’s son Anthony pulis Jnr has, as expected, completed his move to Southampton on a free transfer. He joins the South coast club on a two year deal with an option of a third.
  The 24 year old has always found first team opportunities hard to come by at Stoke, since joining from Portsmouth [...]

  Stoke’s young centre back Ryan Shotton has moved to League One play-off hopefuls Tranmere Rovers on a month long loan deal.
  The nineteen year old spent last season on loan at Blue Square Premier side Altrincham, where he made 36 appearances, including a handful in the centre forward position, and scored five goals. He [...]

  It has emerged that Stoke’s loan target, Ghanaian winger Haminu Dramani has agreed terms to join Stoke, however, the deal has hit a potential snag.
  His current club, Lokomotiv Moscow are yet to decide whether to allow the 22 year old to join The Potters, where he has trained recently now, or force the [...]

  Stoke’s England Under 21 defender, and one time record signing Ryan Shawcross has hinted that he is not happy with hiscurrent situation at the club and may be tempted to leave if another player in his position is signed, with former captain Danny Higginbotham being linked.
  20 year old Shawcross, pictured looking remarkably like a [...]

  Stoke will reportedly know tomorrow whether their attempts to sign Ghanaian winger Haminu Dramani on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow has been successful.
  The Potters are keen to complete the signing of the 22 year old, who has trained with Stoke recently, but a decision is still awaited from the Russian club and a work [...]