Social

[Grogan_Avfc]

Anyone know where's decent for a drink before kick off, first time travelling to Stoke, should be arriving about 6, cheers

[Undesirable]

I don't think that there are any pubs where you'd go for a pre-match pint in stoke and post it under the heading "social"! Last season we were directed to the student union for a drink, it might be a bit busier on a monday night so i've no idea where the police will be telling people to go for a pint.

[SoccerHQ]

Most of the pubs in Stoke, Hanley (actual town centre), Heron Cross are strictly home fans only although castle-under-lyme has a nice selection of boozers and is a bit calmer.

May be best to drink in Stafford or Stone and get the train up.

[wedge]

From memory there is one pub (Harvester?) that seemed a mixture of Stoke and Villa fans...but thats the only one near the ground I can recall and I have no idea where it is, your best bet as mentioned above is to grab a drink in Stafford, Stone or Stoke city centre depending on where you are travelling from before the game.