I have always found Bastian Schweinsteiger (which translates as pig climber) funny.
some sunames derive from ancestors trades, what the **** were his ancestors up to!
Sorry if this has already been covered on here before.
My brother has told me that Jimmy Tarbuck was once on our books in the fifties.
Is this true and did he ever play in the first team?
It was my first season aged 9.
I seem to remember song sheets were handed out at the turnstiles.
Jonny Goodchild running up the wing.
Halcyon days indeed.
When he signed I read some comments about him on the Stoke fans forum who said he was the best player on the field when he played there last season, now I know what they were on about!