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STOKE City have only twice ever had to travel further over six consecutive domestic away matches than they are clocking up at the moment.
The Potters' run from Boxing Day at Newcastle United to Southampton on February 8 will see them guzzle their way through a whopping 2,128 miles.
An unkind fixture computer is to blame, throwing together long trips to Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland as well as today's game at Crystal Palace.
And Mark Hughes can also point the finger at Martin and Paul Allen, who drew Stoke out of the bag to play Chelsea away in the FA Cup fourth round.
Sure, there have been longer away trips when City have had dalliances with Europe, be it in the Europa League or Anglo-Italian Cup.
But for six simple back-to-back domestic away games it is up there with the worst ... or best if you like motorway service stations, coach journeys and traffic jams.
Taking top spot and unlikely to lose it anytime soon is the run-in to the 1962/63 promotion season.
Imagine the nerves of the travelling Stokies as they made their way to Norwich, then Plymouth, then Portsmouth, then Sunderland, Huddersfield and Newcastle.
It was no small feat that Tony Waddington guided his side from fifth to first during that run, although having Stanley Matthews on the wing will have helped.
In at number two comes Frank Taylor's travelling army from the autumn of 1959, which marched the 2,164 miles to and from Portsmouth, Lincoln, Swansea, Ipswich, Plymouth and Charlton.
That bad run actually stretched to seven games because the match before, away at Leyton Orient, was no short hop either.
STOKE could equal an unwanted record if they concede a penalty today.
Only Norwich City, in 2011, and Wimbledon, in 1999, have given away spot-kicks in five consecutive Premier League matches. The Potters are currently on four.
PETER Crouch has won more aerial duels than any other player in Europe's top five league this season.
The striker has beaten a defender to a header 146 times in his 18 appearances ... but his goal last weekend against Liverpool was still Stoke's first headed goal of the campaign. Reported by This is 19 hours ago.
STOKE City have only twice ever had to travel further over six consecutive domestic away matches than they are clocking up at the moment.
The Potters' run from Boxing Day at Newcastle United to Southampton on February 8 will see them guzzle their way through a whopping 2,128 miles.
An unkind fixture computer is to blame, throwing together long trips to Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland as well as today's game at Crystal Palace.
And Mark Hughes can also point the finger at Martin and Paul Allen, who drew Stoke out of the bag to play Chelsea away in the FA Cup fourth round.
Sure, there have been longer away trips when City have had dalliances with Europe, be it in the Europa League or Anglo-Italian Cup.
But for six simple back-to-back domestic away games it is up there with the worst ... or best if you like motorway service stations, coach journeys and traffic jams.
Taking top spot and unlikely to lose it anytime soon is the run-in to the 1962/63 promotion season.
Imagine the nerves of the travelling Stokies as they made their way to Norwich, then Plymouth, then Portsmouth, then Sunderland, Huddersfield and Newcastle.
It was no small feat that Tony Waddington guided his side from fifth to first during that run, although having Stanley Matthews on the wing will have helped.
In at number two comes Frank Taylor's travelling army from the autumn of 1959, which marched the 2,164 miles to and from Portsmouth, Lincoln, Swansea, Ipswich, Plymouth and Charlton.
That bad run actually stretched to seven games because the match before, away at Leyton Orient, was no short hop either.
STOKE could equal an unwanted record if they concede a penalty today.
Only Norwich City, in 2011, and Wimbledon, in 1999, have given away spot-kicks in five consecutive Premier League matches. The Potters are currently on four.
PETER Crouch has won more aerial duels than any other player in Europe's top five league this season.
The striker has beaten a defender to a header 146 times in his 18 appearances ... but his goal last weekend against Liverpool was still Stoke's first headed goal of the campaign. Reported by This is 19 hours ago.
