Distance from Coventry Building Society Arena to Bet 365 Stadium- 62 miles (99km). Travel time 1hr 15 mins

So we missed the away game at Plymouth on Wednesday, but it was Valentines Day, so I thought I ought to stay at home and not make the 300 mile round trip to the south coast. And then I remembered I was single, because some years ago she ran off with my best mate. God I miss him. Anyway, it’s Stoke on a cold and blustery day. Can we still do it?? Let’s find out.

After the loss to Norwich, we beat Millwall and drew with Plymouth, so we’ve bounced back a little. Stoke however, has always been a difficult away game, because it always rains in Stoke and the stadium is on a hill, so it’s always windy too. It doesn’t suit our slick passing game.

Stoke isn’t far, just a quick jaunt up the M6. But even though it’s only 60 miles, they speak funny up there. In between Cov and Stoke, there’s an invisible Northern line. And we’ve crossed it. People become a bit more thick and thick-set. They have toilets in the garden. Not in the house. They call you ‘duck’. ‘Alright, me duck’. That means ‘Hello. How are you’? It’s a bit weird. A bit 70’s. But they also say that travel is the best education, so let’s delve into Stoke. Or to give it its full title, Stoke-Upon-Trent. The city is polycentric, formed from the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district are located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns which form the city are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton and Fenton. It takes it name from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘stoc’ meaning ‘place’. As in, here we are in a place. They weren’t too imaginative in Anglo-Saxon times. That’s because the Anglo Saxons were mainly German. And name something imaginative from Germany. You can’t. But I tell you what is imaginative. Pottery. Yes, you heard. Pottery. Stoke is world famous for pottery because that’s where Isaiah Wedgwood is from. And he’s the don of pottery. If you’ve got any Wedgwood pottery in your house, you ain’t got a toilet in the garden. And you also get out of the bath to use it. And get this. Wedgwood Pottery is one of the most exclusive types of pottery in the world. But so is Brown Betty And tea made in Brown Betty teapots immediately makes your pinky finger raise and at this point you are close to Royalty. And if you want to get closer to Royalty, get down to The Queens Pantry and get your hands on a Brown Betty teapot.

For the more rock n roll of you out there, sit down and be ready to have your mind blown. Lemmy from Motorhead is from Stoke on Trent. The quiet pottery town gave birth to one of the worlds biggest hellraisers. And I mean ‘one of’. And if you like to gamble, I'll tell you I'm your man. I bet you can’t believe which other legendary hellraiser is from Stoke on Trent. That’s right. Saul Hudson. You might know him as Slash from Guns N Roses. Mind blown.

So welcome to the jungle. Or the Bet 365 Stadium. It’s windy. It’s wet. And it’s wild, with 3,000 noisy City fans. After a cagey first half, City take the lead through Elis Simms, and hold on to record another victory.

We jump on the coach, in the cold November Rain (I know, it’s February, but I’m getting song titles in) and leave Paradise City. We see Stoke fans, miserably leaving the stadium. ‘Don’t Cry’ we sing. And with that, we Live and Let Die, before there’s a Civil War.

And yes, we can still do it on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon in Stoke