And She Laughed No More: Stoke City's Premiership Adventure
By Stephen Foster
Stoke City were universally tipped to go straight back down the Championship upon their promotion to the Premier League last season. Yet, the unfashionable club proved pundits up and down the country wrong, made their ground the Britannia Stadium a fortress, and thrived in the top flight. In And She Laughed No More, Stephen Foster analyses their season.
Led by boss Tony Pulis, disaster was expected, even from some of the Stoke faithful themselves, but the side triumphed and Foster charts their road to success throughout the campaign. The author knows his subject and this shines through in every chapter. The reader is guided through the season, through what seemed unthinkable to many, mid-table respectability in the world's biggest league. Foster gets to the bottom of why Stoke have defied the odds and produces a thoroughly worthwhile read.
