FA Cup away day guide: Stoke City
STOKE CITY v FULHAM
FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
Sunday 15 February, 2pm
TICKETING INFORMATION
The Trust would like to commend Stoke City for their commendable adoption of an affordable ticket pricing policy for this fixture. City are offering an ‘early bird price of £12 for adults, £10 for over 65s, £6 for under 18s, £5 for under 15s and under 11s on all tickets purchased prior to 23:59 on Thursday 12th February. Tickets then revert to a standard price of £16 for adults, £13 for over 65s, £8 for under 18s, £6 for under 15s and under 11s from Friday 13th February. You can buy tickets here
Stoke are also offering supporters who bought two tickets for either side’s FA Cup third round tie the chance to bring a friend for a fiver. To take your friend to the Bet 365 for a fiver you must redeem your offer by calling the Fulham Football Club ticket office before 23:59 on Thursday 12 February on 0203 871 0810.
Fulham fans purchasing tickets for this fixture will earn four loyalty points.
BY CAR
Exit the M6 at Junction 15 and head straight over to roundabout onto the A500 towards Stoke. Leave the A500 at the slip road following signs for the A50 towards Derby. Turn right at the roundabout and take the second from left lane, which is clearly signposted for the Bet365 Stadium, which should come into view on your right. Parking is available at the stadium for £5 – do not risk parking on the nearby wasteland, your car will be ticketed!
BY TRAIN
It is around a two mile walk from Stoke station to the stadium – so supporters are advised to either take a taxi or use the shuttle bus from Glebe Street (£4 adults, £2 concessions).
BY COACH
The official club coaches will leave Craven Cottage and Motspur at 8.15am. Tickets are priced at £23 for adults season ticket holders and members and £18 for juniors for season ticket holders. Non-members will have to pay £28 for adult tickets and £23 for junior tickets. Fulham are not producing coach tickets for travel to fixtures this season. Fulham’s fantastic coach stewards will have the names of passengers from your ticket purchases and will check you onto your relevant coach prior to departure. Please arrive at 8am – at the latest.
AWAY PUBS
There are two traditional offerings for away fans arriving by train. The Terrace Bar (185 Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2BW) is a five minute walk from the station with large television screens showing live sport and a good selection of food on offer. The Venue Bar (College Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DE), housed on the campus of nearby Staffordshire University, is also served by the shuttle bus from the station and has previously been popular with visiting Fulham fans.
Supporters waiting for the shuttle bus are highly recommended to try The Glebe (35 Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HG) which offers a warm welcome, a wide selection of ales and food, including pork pies and cheeseboards.
Next to the stadium itself is the Trentham Lakes Harvester (Sir Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4TL) that welcomes away fans and shows Sky Sports. Supporters can park at the Harvester for £3.
The nearby Power League (Trentham Lakes, Dennis Violet Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4TN) opens their bar to visiting supporters on matchdays and also shows televised sport and offers car parking from around £4.50.
The Longton Rugby Club (Sir Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4TL) has two bars in operation on matchdays, screens showing televised sport, and parking available for £5. It is about a twenty minute walk from the Rugby Club to the away entrance.
Supporters who fancy something different could venture down to the canal and drive the Boatcake – which predictably offers oatcakes – or Bargain Inn Booze that offers beer or lager priced around £2. Both home and away fans mingle without any issues. You can reach the canal by heading towards the bottom left of the car park outside the away end, heading towards the bridges and taking the pathway down from beneath the second bridge.
Alcohol is available within the away end, including Carlsberg (£4.20 pint), Marstons Pedigree (£4 pint), Cider (£4.20, 500ml bottle) and Smirnoff Ice (£4.20, 275ml bottle), plus small wine bottles and miniature spirits (all £4.30).#
