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  1. Robins tells his Stoke players they let fans downpublished at 22:46 GMT

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    Robins: ‘We've let the supporters down’

    Stoke manager Mark Robins accused his players of letting down their 3,000 travelling fans in their 3-1 loss to Preston at Deepdale.

    Preston were on a miserable run and Robins felt "they were there for the taking" when Stoke took the lead after four minutes through Sorba Thomas.

    But Stoke failed to press home their advantage, allowing Preston to come back and win for the first time in eight Championship games.

    Robins told BBC Radio Stoke: "We let the supporters down and we had 3,000 supporters here tonight, we've really let them down. That's miles away from where I expect the performance to be.

    "We didn't start particularly well, you know, inexplicable. We certainly didn't win enough duels in the first half.

    "But we got the first breakaway and we score from it, and they're on the back foot. They've been on the back foot for some weeks now and they looked like that. They were there for the taking and whatever happened in this game, the pitch, whatever, I have no clue.

    "There were too many players with off days and I think we've let everybody down. We've not competed well enough in the game and that's inexplicable to me. It's just unacceptable. That isn't a performance that's associated with our team."

  2. 🎧 The Sam Gallagher conundrumpublished at 16:58 GMT

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    Owen on Gallagher injury conundrum at Stoke

    "Physically, ability wise, technically, tactically, he would be a Premier League player.

    "It's to do with robustness as to why not and we all know that.

    "I'd certainly give a magic pill to make Sam fit for 30-plus games a season because there is a Premier League player in there and he's a difference-maker in games."

    Matt Sandoz and former Stoke City academy director Gareth Owen discuss the "conundrum" of Potters forward Sam Gallagher's struggle for fitness, after he marked his return with a goal during their 3-1 victory over Watford.

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  3. Stoke will take 'confidence' from scoring run - Moultpublished at 15:12 GMT 19 March

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    Crewe Alexandra striker and Stoke City academy graduate Louis Moult has said the Potters will take "confidence" from an impressive scoring spell at the bet365 Stadium.

    Stoke have scored three times in each of their past two matches on home soil, including a double from striker Milan Smit in their 3-3 draw with Ipswich Town - his first goals for the club since joining on loan in January.

    "You score six goals at home, you've got to believe that next chance is coming," Moult told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "The talk before the Ipswich game was about Smit getting onto the scoresheet for the first time and I was so delighted to see him get these two goals."

    As for whether the recent run of goalscoring form will prompt more goalmouth action from his team-mates, Moult can only draw from his own experiences - but those will have Stoke fans feeling optimistic.

    "I've been at clubs where I've gone 16 without a goal and then I've scored and then I didn't stop scoring after that," the 33-year-old added.

    "It's believing in your own abilities and always making those runs believing you're going to get that chance."

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