Notable arrivals: Michael Tonge (Sheffield United), Tom Soares (Crystal Palace), Danny Higginbotham (Sunderland), Ibrahima Sonko (Reading), Amdy Faye (Charlton), Abdoulaye Faye (Newcastle United), Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading) Notable departures: Jon Parkin (Preston), Anthony Pulis. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Ibrahima Sonko (Reading), Amdy Faye (Charlton), Abdoulaye Faye (Newcastle United), Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading) Notable departures: Anthony Pulis (Southampton), Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Potters ready to pry winger away from Liverpool Pulis has. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Ibrahima Sonko (Reading), Amdy Faye (Charlton), Abdoulaye Faye (Newcastle United), Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading) Notable departures: Anthony Pulis (Southampton), Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Potters ready to pry winger away from Liverpool Pulis has. Click to continue reading...

Tuncay's winner five minutes from time is all the difference as Middlesbrough win at the Riverside 2-1. First off it must be said that Middlesbrough were pushed to the limit. Despite being a man down for seventy minutes (if you add both first and second half stoppage time), Stoke City were resolute at the back, but [. Click to continue reading...

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Tuncay's winner five minutes from time is all the difference as Middlesbrough win at the Riverside 2-1.

First off it must be said that Middlesbrough were pushed to the limit. Despite being a man down for seventy minutes (if you add both first and second half stoppage time), Stoke City were resolute at the back, but two breakdowns proved to be all the difference in this one.

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Fair play to the Potters, they're spending plenty of cash to make sure that they're not playing Championship football next season. They have already raided Reading once to bring in Dave Kitson for £5.5 million, and now they have boosted the coffers at the Madejski Stadium further by signing this ... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Amdy Faye (Charlton), Abdoulaye Faye (Newcastle United), Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading) Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Dramani not coming until Russia's season end Click to continue reading...

Dave Kitson and Nicky Shorey have already flown the Madejski Stadium nest for the Premier League, and Steve Coppell doesn't need any more of his key players doing one out of the exit door in Berkshire. It appears as though he's taken a step nearer to retaining the services of ... Click to continue reading...

Part 8 of Premiership Talk's season preview features Stoke City and Sunderland.

Stoke City
Best Case: 16th place. Stoke finished in second place in the Championship last year, ensuring automatic promotion to the big time. Their squad, however, is full of Premiership rejects. Their main addition of the summer is former Reading striker Dave Kitson, who surely doesn't have enough to single-handedly keep the club in the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

It's not much fun losing your best players. Nevertheless, it's a fact of life for any football club, unless you're a Manchester United, a Chelsea or a Barcelona. Reading manager Steve Coppell has seen the likes of Steven Sidwell, Dave Kitson and Nicky Shorey leave the club since he's been at the helm, and it [. Click to continue reading...

Are the Potters starting to get a tiny bit desperate with the days counting down until the start of the new season? The sum total of their signings to date have been Dave Kitson and Seyi Olofinjana, a pairing which might not be enough to stop Stoke City being relegated back to the Championship. However, [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's increasingly impressive unbeaten pre-season run was stretched to seven games against Valerenga in Oslo - but they suffered the worrying loss of skipper Steven Gerrard.

The midfielder limped off in the first half of this comfortable 4-1 victory with what looked like a recurrence of a groin problem that has dogged him in recent weeks. Click to continue reading...

I apologize up front at this being late. As you saw on the blog Monday, the internet was down until this afternoon.

So I begin my previews for the upcoming Barclay's Premier League season. Naturally I'm starting with taking a look at those teams I see being stuck in for the fight for survival, and not going down.

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STOKE CITY Notable arrivals: Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading). Pending: Rudolph Austin (Portmore) Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Rudolph Austin won't be coming to the Potters after the Jamaican had his work permit turned down. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading). Pending: Rudolph Austin (Portmore) Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Thomas Sorensen is joining Tony Pulis' side on a free transfer after a successful trial. Hull City and the... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading). Pending: Rudolph Austin (Portmore) Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Thomas Sorensen is joining Tony Pulis' side on a free transfer after a successful trial. Hull City and the... Click to continue reading...

August is finally here, and with it comes the final run-in to the start of the 2008-2009 Premiership season. You all know my preview plans by now -- I'll cover all 20 teams in the next 10 days -- and it all starts today. Without further ado, let's light this candle.

20. Finishing 2nd in the Coca-Cola Championship last season was a great accomplishment for Stoke City, the second-oldest club in the Football League after Notts County. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Thomas Sorensen (Aston Villa), Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading). Pending: Rudolph Austin (Portmore) Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Thomas Sorensen is joining Tony Pulis' side on a free transfer after a successful trial. Hull City and the... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves), Dave Kitson (Reading). Pending: Rudolph Austin (Portmore) Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) A fee has been agreed with Sunderland for goalkeeper Marton Fulop and now a move is in the 25-year-old's hands. Keane has also... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Dave Kitson (Reading). Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Greek striker coming to town Click to continue reading...

STOKE CITY Notable arrivals: Dave Kitson (Reading). Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Pulis wants Rovers midfielder New keeper in Potters' sights Click to continue reading...

STOKE CITY Notable arrivals: Dave Kitson (Reading). Notable departures: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool) Still brewing: Things are eerily quiet around the Brittania. Outlook: Potters set a club-record with the Kitson signing but missed out on bringing Premier League tested Scott Carson... Click to continue reading...

Reading striker Dave Kitson is going to return to the Premier League today when the 28-year-old striker signs a deal to play next season for Stoke City. The move is expected to be finalized with the 28-year-old being the first... Click to continue reading...

It looks like we have a signing ready to happen for the Potters as Dave Kitson is said to be ready to join the recently promoted club from Reading. The fee is reportedly £2m that could rise based on the... Click to continue reading...

Quality over quantity appears to be the motto for Tony Pulis, who is looking to add a pretty decent striker to his Stoke City squad. This guy could easily hit double figures for the Potters next season. Dave Kitson managed ten goals for Reading last season, who were unfortunately relegated on ... Click to continue reading...