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Dear Sentinel readers, Over the last few years we have been impressed but not surprised by your loyalty to Stoke City. It has been an exhausting time in the wrong half of the wrong division, with a conveyor belt of managers and far too many forgettable players and matches but season ticket sales have still gone up, away days still sell out. We should extend that thanks to reading about Stoke City too. We know that your interest in the club never wanes, no matter if they are winning or losing in the Premier League, Championship or Isle of Man Trophy. We have had a change in how we cover the club this summer to make sure we can carry on covering them in the future. We don’t take your support through this for granted and I will endeavour to take you close to the heart of everything that goes on at Clayton Wood and the bet365 Stadium in 2026/27. By signing up to our Premium subscription offer you will get comprehensive coverage that you can trust, including an unrivalled transfer news service, exclusive insight and analysis, strong opinion and unique access to our journalists. You will also benefit from: · Unlimited access to The Sentinel · Cleaner, faster reading online with fewer adverts* Subscribe and become part of The Sentinel community. Membership starts at £4.99 a month, with the first month just £1, or £39.99 for the year. Here’s what you can expect from me as part of your Premium subscription. · Behind the scenes access with my weekly Reporter’s Notebook, with the latest from the boardroom, training ground, transfer gossip and insight · The Academy Notebook: Stay up to date with the future of Stoke with updates, scouting reports, interviews, profiles and deep dives into our brightest young prospects · Q&As: Send over your questions and each week I’ll answer the best of them · Deeper analysis: We’ll take you beyond the final score and the headlines, explaining the "why" and “how” behind the match or the news agenda. · Opinion: When the big talking points hit, we will provide an authoritative voice on what it means for Stoke. We will celebrate or suffer with you. · Premium newsletters: We’ll be launching a new newsletter for Premium subscribers written by me, with the best interviews, insight and breaking news from Stoke. Whether you are reading my live match day blogs or feeling nostalgic over photos on social media, it is a massive privilege to cover this club for you. Thank you again. Pete Smith Stoke City reporter *Fewer ads indicates that you will be shown far fewer standard advertising display formats within the article pages that you read, selected articles may contain commercial messages/affiliate links where contractually required.