By Steven Sutcliffe & Tom Shingler: Stoke City Chairman Peter Coates and his daughter Denise have climbed into the top 100 list of the country’s wealthiest people.

Their estimated family fortune, much of which comes from their festival park gambling business Bet 365, now sits at close to £750 million.

By Francis Pitt: Stoke City’s Assistant Manager Dave Kemp has said that the club’s main focus is weekend’s Premier League tie against Arsenal and not the upcoming FA Cup Final against Manchester City on the 14th May.

By Jordan Sapler: Stoke City, Port Vale and Burton Albion are all in action this week facing important league matches.

Stoke City will be visiting a sold out Emirates Stadium tomorrow (Wednesday) to face Arsenal in their Premiership clash whilst Vale welcome 13th place Stevenage as they look to stay in the automatic promotion race.

By James Drakeford & Louise Bawden: Stoke City are expecting a “battle royal” when they face Birmingham City.

The Potters have struggled to find success on trips to St Andrew’s in the past and manager Tony Pulis has concerns about the condition of the pitch.

By Josh Hoare, James Hood & Martin O’Connor: A career as a footballer is fairly short. You may retire at 35-years-old and then comes the question – what next?

But Clarke Carlisle hopes to hang up the boots and pick up the microphone after his playing days are over.

By James Drakeford: Tony Pulis has admitted he does not take Stoke City’s Premier League status for granted – and believes his friendship with chairman Peter Coates would not save him from the axe if his side suffered a dramatic slump in form.

The Potters boss made his comments after West Bromwich Albion parted company with Roberto Di Matteo last weekend after he guided the club back into the top flight, and kept them out of the relegation zone during his 20 months in charge.

By James Drakeford and Elliot Richardson: Tony Pulis has defended his friend Ian Holloway following the Blackpool manager’s £25,000 fine.

The Tangerines boss was fined for fielding a ‘weakened team’ after making 10 changes for his sides’ trip to Aston Villa in November.

By Elliot Richardson and Natasha Kaur: Stoke City striker Tuncay has joined German side Wolfsburg for a fee of around £4.5. The Turkish International captain has joined the 2008/2009 Bundesliga champions on a three-and-a-half-year-deal.

by Jon McCormack: Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has defended Ryan Shawcross before the game against Arsenal at the weekend.

Pulis came out in support of his key central-defender after his challenge on Aaron Ramsey caused an horrific leg break for the Arsenal youngster.

By Ted Woodward and James Hood: Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has launched a fund to help local athletes hoping to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Mr Coates has pledged a £20,000 donation from the Premier League team towards the North Staffordshire 2012 Aspiring Athlete Fund.