The Wizards of Drivel - Stoke City Podcast

Chris, Dave, Tony & Tom discuss Stoke achieving safety, a 1-0 win away in the South, and players of the season.

Chris, Dave, Matt & George chat Stoke 3-0 Plymouth. Are the Potters now safe?

Canaries are in our coal mine, jeers for campbell, fears for Stoke, beers for hippos

Chris & Dave chat Cardiff 2-1 Stoke, and the plummit towards League One. Are Stoke just like the Italian Navy?

Dave, Tom and George discuss another very Stoke week

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In a plea for something to change the constant cycle of bad that has been Stoke City the past 6 years, Chris, George and Dave ask Taylor Swift to buy the club.

Chris, Dave, George and Matt chat Stoke 0-5 Leicester, and the issues surrounding the club this transfer deadline day. Why can Stoke not master the Freman Walk? Why must we be swallowed by Sandworms?

Tony, Dave, George and Chris return in the first episode of 2024, and it is a silly one. Attempts at chatting about the new manager and how Stoke have played are tried...but it just all goes a bit wro...

It is fairwell to Alex Neil, but we've been here before haven't we? Do Chris, Matt, Tom, George & Dave have faith that the board will make the next appointment the right one?

3 in a row for the tricked hippos. What is happening?

3 in a row for the tricky hippos. What the hell is happening?

Stoke beat the Mackems again, and we get to turn up the lights ahead of a tough week.

Chris and a solitary Matt go over what seems like old ground. What next for Alex Neil's Bucket Hat Potters? What next for Alex Neil who now sits at a worse point than Michael O'Neil did when he was sa...

Chris, Dave, Matt and a returning Tony chat Bristol City 2-3 Stoke City. Should we get over excited? No, though Tony thinks yes. Do we have a new hero in Nathan Lowe who will inevitably now overhyped ...

Hey baby, I hear the blues a-callin', Tossed salads and scrambled eggs, and maybe I seem a bit confused, yeah maybe, but not as confused as we are over Alex Neil's tactical choices.

Chris, Dave & Mat...

Chris, Dave and Matt review Norwich 1-0 Stoke. Why is each season a constant time loop? Why can we not score away from home? And Dave brings about a new method of "good luck" to the pod.

We've got a lovely Korean boy! We're also sixteenth after a disappointing home defeat. The more things change...

There's a song, Plato, every transfer rated and appeals for calm.

George and Matt are your podders as they discuss Gary Rowett getting one over on us (again)

Outro by Nick Thorley.
Carl James from Watford pod Do Not Scratch Your Eyes talks about why Watford are so weird, what the future holds and stewarding at Stoke

Chris, Dave, Tom and Matt chat Stoke 4-1 Rotherham, Vidi-goal, this wonderful feeling called positivity, and the Championship weekend as a whole, as well as your wonderful voice messages!

Chris, Dave, Tom, Matt and George chat about the million new signings, make bold predictions for the season, and Dave gets in trouble with the Turkish journalist establishment.

Chris, Dave, Tom and Matt return to preseason to discuss signings, staff additions, friendlies, and a live completion of the Fan Consultation Survey!

Chris, Tony, George and Matt get together to discuss the season that was. 

Did we do as we expected? Where now for Alex Neil and the Potters? 

As always, thank you for your support this season!

On the menu today is West Brom beef, some spicy takes, slices of humble pie with a soupscon of snark.

George and Tom do their things and talk stats (obviously) and how great we are and how everything is absolutely brilliant and nothing at all can go wrong ever again

Stoke go four unbeaten against the league's big boys. Dave and Chris react, discuss loans and there's a musical reprise

Chris, Matt and George bask in the fun that was Sunderland 1-5 Stoke City. Has a corner been turned? Are we bothered when such a fun victory is there to be celebrated?

Tony gets to meet his hero, broadcaster, actor, face of the football VHS - and crucially Stoke fan - Nick Hancock.

Stoke memories are abound, but there's chat on climbing Kilimanjaro with Tony Pulis,...

George and Chris chat about the January Transfer Window.

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Matt and Chris return (with an epilogue from Tony) to chat Stoke 4-0 Reading, and why that is nice, but nothing to get too excited about.

So who's that club there?
I wonder what went wrong
So that they had to plummet down the leagues
Used to not do major credit cards
For transfers don't do receipts
It's all not quite legitimate

And wha...

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Dave, Tony and Tom try and make sense of the World Cup and Stoke.

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Chris, Matt and Tom return, and it is as if we have never been away. 

There is no sadness to be found here.

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George and Dave get Rotherham out of their system and there's hippo activity.

Chris, Tom and Matt get together to discuss the continuing good times (for now) of Stoke City, as Stoke run out 2-0 winners away to Preston. Featuring Campbell chat, and the return of Hippo Feeding.

Chris, Dave, Tom & Tony have a lovely chat about a nice four point week, our lovely players and wholesome charity stuff.

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Chris, Dave and Matt have a chat about Stoke's 3-0 midweek win over Hull, and what it means for Alex Neil's Potters, how good Lewis Baker is, and whether the midfield is good now.

Tony, Tom & Zach talk through gritted teeth about us losing to the Ince Family at the weekend.

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Tony, Tom & Zach talk through gritted teeth about us losing to the Ince Family at the weekend.

Nevertheless, go on Stoke!

#SCFC
#WODPOD

The gang attempt to look back on Alex Neil's first game in charge of the mighty potters while keeping an eye on the deadline day action. 

Honestly, this one descends in to silliness fairly early and ...

Running up that hill (A. Neil is God)
Neil Gone Kid

Dave reflects on a mad week of Stokeness with Tom Thrower before getting the lowdown on the bald Scottish promotion machine from Sunderland fan Ale...

Emergency pod alert! O'Neill is gone, and Dave, Chris and Tom now play the manager name game!!!

Matt and George are here. It's all gone Pete Tong.

Chris, Dave, Tony, Tom and George gather together to discuss the 2-2 with Boro, booing, and whether Liam Delap is the injection of joy we need.

Chris, Dave, Tony and Matt discuss the undiscussable

Tom and George talk about how brilliant we are now we've won a game

Dave and Tom look ahead to Blackpool, discuss Simon King's comments at the Q&A and make some Championship predictions

Dave, George and Matt deliver some very typical Drivel.

The first of more serious football chat from WODPOD. A clutch of Wizards talk transfers and tactics, as well as previewing and predicting the upcoming Championship season.

Dave, Tom, Matt and George reflect on a busy if divisive summer in The Potteries. Discussed are signings, tactics, Dave's trip to Scotland and an unexpected figure gets fed to the hippos....

Chris, Tony are joined by the lovely George & Matt begin preparations for the new season, including some administrative pod updates, transfer chat, kits, hippos, all the good stuff.

Chris, Dave & Tony round off the season and bring hope, light, optimism and hippos for the future.

Tom, Dave and Chris are feeling a little bit low when it comes to Stoke City.

Chris, Dave, Tom & Tony have all definitely watched this weeks game and prove it by staying fully on topic for the best part of an hour. 

100%

Sorry about Dave's tinny audio

But Stoke won!

Dave and Chris natter about Potters prevailing, financial fiddling, tactical tinkering and hungry, hungry hippos

Chris, Dave and Tom talk Stoke's absolute slump in form, what has gone wrong for Michael O'Neill, and mismanagement at Stoke City. There is also a healthy chat about curses.

Chris, Dave & Tony lament Stoke's unremitting Stokeness, ponder the future, and Dave's 5 point plan to save the club. Also the Nathan Jones game is back!

Dave and Tom discuss why bad things happen to bad football clubs. A lot of moaning ensues.

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Chris, Dave and Tom come back to chat Stoke 2-2 Birmingham City feat. A sad fan base, expectations, and Cryptocurrency. 

INVEST IN WODCOIN NOW!

Dave, Tom & Chris chat Stoke 2-0 Wigan, the new look team, what the future holds for this Stoke team now, Improvements to the ground, and of course a rendition of the new Nathan Jones game.

Dave, Tom & Tony muse on refereeing, Stoke being ok, the transfer window, life in general...

Dave, Tom & Tony enthuse about losing to Fulham, get excited about #fun football and play a brand new 100% original concept Nathan Jones game v2.0.

Dave and Chris return after a Covid inspired Christmas Break to chat about Stoke's new year, the FA Cup game against Leyton Orient, and local government.

Chris & Tom manage to somehow to make a podcast out of a very forgettable game. Featuring reflections on whether Campbell is Okay, the festive fixtures, the Food Bank appeal, and Spiderman.

Chris, Dave & Tony catch up after a week off fresh from a WIN in that bloody London! Plus more Nathan Jones game action and a check in on our 2021 Christmas Appeal for Stoke-on-Trent Food Bank!

Hey everyone, Chris here!

I had the pleasure of catching up with Caroline Wolfe (Stoke-on-Trent) Foodbank today, chatting about the vital work that the Foodbank does, and why we here at Wizards suppo...

Chris & Dave look back on Stoke's 2-0 win over Peterborough, chat midfield imbalances (what is new there), and launch the 2021 Christmas Appeal for Stoke-on-Trent Food Bank!

Chris, Dave & Tony look back on a 6 point week, featuring victory against two orange teams, one of them managed by former pod love-interest, Nathan Jones.

Halloween Special - OUR FIRST EVER EXORCISM 
Dave, Tom & Tony attempt actual magic to free Matty James of his curse and chat about our stupid team of idiots.

Dave and Tony talk absolute nonsense for about 40 minutes.

Chris, Dave & Tony reflect on a disappointing weekend for the potters, but also make very serious points about cheese and I cannot express enough how important they are.

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Our least self-indulgent podcast yet!

Chris, Dave, Tom & Tony get very excited about Stoke being actually good.

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Chris, Dave and Tom chat the week that featured Stoke murdering some Hornets and Tigers...so why isn't everyone happy?

Chris and Ben Rowley discuss the week that was, where Stoke drew with Barnsley, lost to Derby, but everything is alright?

Chris, Dave & Tony talk about a roasting for the Terriers. Plus Stoke players as students, teachers and tennis players, and the Nathan Jones game.

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Chris, Tom & Dave are joined by YYY Files very own Ben Rowley to talk about the successes of the transfer window. Who has been the smartest signings? Who are we happy has now left? 

Ben also brings a...

It was nice whilst it lasted wasn't it? Chris, Tom and Dave sit around to discuss the defeat to Fulham, hopes for the month of September, and whether a group of friends going for after work food is "o...

Stoke are good! No one knows what to do or how to cope, but Dave, Chris, Tom & Tony have a bash at making sense of a lovely week of wins.

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The long-awaited return of American Zach and it's a scorcher at St Andrew's as Birmingham and Stoke battle it out in a hectic 0-0.

Discussed are Guy Fieri, Blur vs Oasis and set pieces.

Dave, Tom & Tony get to talk about a competitive win! 

With Goals! And fans! And everything!

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Chris, Dave, Tom & Tony are ready for a new season. All new and season-y and new and stuff. So we talked about it for a bit. 

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In a new series looking at our favourite Stoke players, Dave and Tony discuss the wholesome delights of Bojan Krkic. The good, the bad and the injury.

Let us know which player you'd like to see us fe...

Bloody hell, it's been a while hasn't it? The Euros have been and gone and now club football is back on the agenda, meaning that it's time to crank out the old Wizards to chat all things Stoke. Player...

An end of season full house. The gang remember things about this season, not least Will Forrester's excellent debut yesterday, but also lots of silly things. 

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Chris, Dave, Tom & Tony are back after their April hiatus. Ft Josh Tymon assists, x-wings & Tie fighters, detective fiction, Spurs, Nick Powell, Kermit the frog. Strap in.

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Chris, Dave and Tom discuss our win over Bristol City, our loss to Millwall, Joe Allen stats, and the heat surrounding Bet365 Taxes...

Full squad! Chris, Dave, Tom & Tony have a natter about beating Derby, our general place in the world this season, and look out for some analytic gems about how we can improve.

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Chris, Dave & Tony are here to chat about an actual win, a little bit of referee grumbling, bad hair, live on-pod testing and some other nonsense. 

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In another week that was, Tom and Chris are here to chat the difference so evident between Barnsley, Brentford. and Stoke City. 

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Chris, Tom & Dave meet to chat about Stoke's 3-0 victory over Luton Town, as well as discussing the transfer of Ryan Shawcross, and who should be captain next? 

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Schoolnight WOD! 

Dave, Tom and Tony marvel at an actual win for Stoke City Football Club,  good football, systems, James McClean, and also end up talking about Bojan somehow. Weird.

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Tom, Dave and Chris try their best to talk about something, as Stoke continue to not provide us with a single talking point in the football. The impending departure of Ryan Shawcross is also lamented....

A full house! Chris, Dave, Tom & Tony come together to complain about football for 40 mins. 

Featuring - The Midfield. Manchester. Games. Desks. Calendars.

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