The Wizards of Drivel - Stoke City Podcast

Stoke return from London with a well-earned point leaving Dave, Chris and Zach pick apart a pretty dull game. There's praise for one Charles Adam, we have another debate about the midfield and we have a big guffaw at Karen Brady's celebration of a lack of crowd trouble. Mark Holmes from @planetfutebol joins the gang in the second half to try and put our season into context, and we learn how to des...

It's a good old fashioned knees up for the Wizards. Ben and Dave lead the Drivel firm as they prepare to have a right old tear up with West 'Aaaam. Their mob is on the run though, with available West Ham fans harder to get hold of than a jellied eel. There's chat on our favourite Stoke v West Ham games, our chances at the London stadium, John Lewis Stoke adverts, and there's a montage of West Ham'...

It's a delayed podcast due to Monday Night Football, but Wizards are never late nor are they early. They record podcasts precisely when they mean to. Rob Doolan, Oatcake contributor and the man with all the conclusions (chiefdelilah3.wordpress.com) joins Dave, Ben and Chris about Stoke's third win in a row. There's gushing praise for Allen (again), Sobhi and Bony. There's also a few moans - but it...

Dave, Chris and Ben are back, and spend their Friday night nattering about the battle of the SCFC's. We talk about our favourite Stoke v Swansea fixtures and appeal to Stoke fans not to underestimate the visiting team from South Wales. In the second half, Dave speaks to Steven from The JackCast to get a Swansea perspective ahead of Monday night. Oh, and Ben grabbed a very quick word with an Olympi...

Watch out for the Shaq attack. The Wizards are in a very happy mood after the Potters stroll to victory in Yorkshire. We rave about Shaqiri, praise the Potters’ quality and look ahead to some very winnable games. We start things off though, with a nostalgia fest as we trawl through our 100 Premier League wins to find our favourites. In addition there’s chat about Hull’s awful situation (and their...

A short and sweet episode from the Wizards as we release our first ever pre-game preview show. Ben and Dave discuss team selection and our favourite Hull-Stoke encounters, Then Dmitri from Hull City Fans TV joins us, and he's less than optimistic. @wizardsofdrivel for your Twitter stuff, or email wizardsofdrivelpodcast@gmail.com

We've only gone and won a game! So you'd expect a podcast gushing with positives right? Wrong. The Wizards stick to format and pick some holes in the 2-0 win over Sunderland. Don't worry though, it isn't doom and gloom, as Joe Allen is praised, and there is a surprising confidence in the current defensive partnership. David is away, so Chris is on hosting duty, and is joined by Jason Martin and To...

With it being the international break and no Stoke game to talk about, we present to you a special podcast, looking back at Stoke's 2011/12 Europa League campaign. Dave and Chris have a natter about Stoke's run through the group stages. We reminisce about crazy Hajduk Split fans, Ryan Shotton's amazing games, and of course, Yoav Ziv's spectacular red card for Tel Aviv. In the second half, Anthony...

Football, bloody hell. It's a positive podcast for a change as Jason Martin, David Cowlishaw and Ben Rowley look back on a mighty fine point at Old Trafford. We celebrate Lee Grant, Geoff Cameron, Joe Allen, and even Glen Whelan (a little bit). There's also gushing praise for Shaqiri's nutmeg, despair at a lack of a red card for Mourinho's men, and you-know-who scores a brace for the U23s. Onwards...

Another week, and 2 win-less matches, but at least we haven't conceded 4 goals! Dave and Chris are joined by Ben Cartwright to discuss Stoke's 2-1 loss to Hull in the League Cup, and the agonising 1-1 draw with West Brom. We've also entered the Football Blogs! You can vote for the Wizards of Drivel on Twitter, just following the instructions on the pinned tweet! @davidcowlishaw, @Brammered, @bajca...

The Wizards are back to review the thrashing at Selhurst Park, after yet another 4 goals conceded. There's discussions on the future of Mark Hughes, David has brought a managerial name game with him, and Chris's 9 month old Daughter makes a cameo to tell us what she thinks of Jon Walters. We've also entered the Football Blogs! You can vote for the Wizards of Drivel on Twitter, just following the i...

It's back to usual form this week after the positivity of the Transfer Special, as Stoke lose 4-0 at home to Spurs. Dave, Jason and Chris are soul searching as we ask is it time for "Hughes Out"? Is a certain No.6 now past it? And will we ever score a goal again? We've also entered the Football Blogs! You can vote for the Wizards of Drivel on Twitter, just following the instructions on the pinned...

It's midweek action for the Wizards this week, as deadline day smashes all previous expectation, and Stoke sign 3 (4 if you count the young lad)players! We talk Bony and his potential 20 goals a season, Martins Indi's move from Porto, and the most shocking transfer of the day, Lee Grant on a 4 month loan, alongside our despair at saying farewell (for now) to Big Phil and Jos. Jason is away, so gue...

It's a return to the original three Wizards for this tenth edition of the podcast. The Everton game sees Dave, Jase and Chris all rather exasperated. There's some vintage moaning about the Goodison Park defeat, our hearts break for Shay Given, we worry if we'll make any signings, we discuss the near-deployment of N'Goy (#DeployNGoy), we talk about Soviet football manager saves and we reveal the id...

*Long sigh* After a 4-1 home defeat, the pod scramble around for the positives and look ahead to two guaranteed victories over Stevenage and Everton. David Cowlishaw, Ben Cartwright and Tom Thrower discuss Joe Allen's debut, odd penalty decisions, Ryan Shawcross' future and where Joselu has gone. @davidcowlishaw @bajcartwright and @sussexstokie for your correspondence with them. @wizardsofdrivel f...

The season is underway and there's a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough to dissect. Jason is in the presenter's chair, David is back and it's a Wizards of Drivel debut for Ben Cartwright. The Boro game is discussed, as is Marc Wilson's departure and all the goings-on with the youth team. The Wizards also look ahead to the Man City game with a fairly optimistic outlook. On Twitter we're @wizardsofdrivel for...

Preseason is over, and the Wizards are preparing for a new campaign. There’s a lot to discuss with new faces at the club, old faces signing contracts, friendlies being lost and won, and a certain versatile defender speaking a little bit too much on social media. With David away, we recruit Bear Pit blogger Tom Thrower, who joins with regulars Jason Martin, and this week’s host Chris Brammer. To jo...

The Wizards are back once again, and there's a change in formation after last week's farce, with Jason in the presenter's chair. David reports back from Stoke's 1-1 draw at Preston, there's discussion on Stoke's academy, Mark Hughes' beard, 5-3-2, Fantasy Football, Joe Allen, Saido Berahino and much more. To join our Fantasy League, the code is: 31673-11634 We'll return in a couple of weeks for ou...