Stoke the visitors for opening of Bristows Bench?

[Plymouth Gull]

A possibility, according to the Herald. Would be nice to see a full-strength Premiership side for a change, rather than their youth.

[AustrianAndyGull]

Stoke - oh the glamour!

I would have preferred Newcastle or Norwich but i't's a big draw non the less and will help us with some extra cash.

[gulltastic]

Sounds great better than the usual PSF's

[AustrianAndyGull]

Thinking more on this, Newcastle would be amazing. The Toon Army would follow their club to the ends of the earth and a 'prestige' friendly in summertime down by the riviera would see the Babbacombe End packed to the rafters with a sea of black and white. This would mean a massive revenue boost for the club as well as a very interesting encounter to look forward to. Stoke wouldn't even bring that many anyway and are quite a 'boring' proposition. I know beggars can't be choosers and we've probably been turned down by lots of other clubs but STOKE? Come on!

[Plymouth Gull]

I'd rather have Stoke than Chelsea under 12s, or Walsall or someone. We never have Premiership teams down here, the only ones I remember are Fulham & I think Blackburn several years ago.

[happytorq]

I'd rather have Stoke than Chelsea under 12s, or Walsall or someone. We never have Premiership teams down here, the only ones I remember are Fulham & I think Blackburn several years ago.

We had Portsmouth in 04, I think.

[AlexGulls]

We had Portsmouth in 04, I think.

Didnt we have Sunderland a few years back aswell?

[Plymouth Gull]

Ah that was it, Pompey instead of Blackburn.

Still, it's good to test ourselves against such opposition, and even though Stoke probably are the most boring Prem side, it is still a top side, and one who made the last 32 in one of Europes top competitions this season.

[cambgull]

Will be quite an interesting game, one of the most resiliant sides in the Prem vs one of the most resiliant sides in League 2. We could have a decent chance of sneaking a win.

[ferrarilover]

Surely they'll just do as all the Prem teams have done to us (understandably) and send their U12 reserve side?

Matt.

[cambgull]

I'm sure they usually throw in a few big name players, they just tend to book in loads of friendlies and mix them up. I think you'll see at least 5 decent players in the squad.