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28 March 2011

Stoke City ‘We’ll Be With You’ 2011 - CUP FEVER

Hi Everyone, this is Jackie.

I hear that Cup Fever is hitting the Potteries again!

It only seems like yesterday that Tony Waddington rang me to say: ‘Jackie, you have to come to Old Trafford to support the team. You’re our lucky Talisman.’ That was in 1972 – 39 years ago, when Tony Hatch and I wrote ‘We’ll Be With You’ to celebrate the Potters’ journey to Wembley, finally carrying off the League Cup.

The song was recorded at City’s Supporter Club, and what a party that was, with players, ground staff, supporters and family all joining in; because it was, and is, a family affair. Just for example the Whittaker family: in 1972 Ruth Whittaker was at the original recording; Mike, her son & his wife, never miss a Potters’ match; Josh, their son, is City’s ticket office manager and Zillah, their daughter, is flying in from New York, to be at Wembley on 17 April. That’s Stokies for you.........

But listen up: ‘We’ll Be With You’ has been ‘Stoked’ right up to date by Paul Fairclough at Radio Station Signal 2 and released via Amazon and iTunes in aid of the children of Stoke through their Help a Signal Child fund.

Listen to Jackie talking to Paul Fairclough & George Andrews on Signal 2 Sport with special guest Mike Pejic from the 1972 Stoke Cup side

Whether your a Potter or not, please buy a copy and help the kids in my home town