RECORD SIGNING Peter Crouch wants to do all he can to repay the Stoke City faithful for their 'remarkable support' . . . if he is selected to make his debut against Liverpool on Saturday.
The £10 million striker was touched by the large group of fans who chanted his name until the early hours at the Club's Clayton Wood Training Ground after he put pen-to-paper on a four year deal on deadline day.
"It was crazy really, and I don't think I've seen anything quite like it before," he revealed exclusively to this weekend's edition of Potters Matchday Magazine for the game against one of his former clubs.
"It was like half one in the morning and there were still 800 to 1000 fans out there singing my name and that was really flattering to be honest.
"I'm very thankful for the welcome they gave me, and hopefully I can repay them out on the pitch now with performances, and goals. I will give absolutely everything I have got in every game I play in, that is for sure."
The England ace scored 40 goals for the Anfield side during his three year association with the Club, and whilst he knows they will provide the Potters with an incredibly stern test at the weekend, he admits he has already seen the potential in the dressing room to suggest the side can take all three points from the encounter.
"There have been a lot of changes there, but they have settled in very well and they have started the season extremely well. The players all seem to have fitted in to the system Kenny wants to play there and they look very dangerous going forward," he added.
"Suarez has been on fire, they have Andy Carroll there who is very talented, Craig Bellamy has just arrived from Manchester City, and I know Stewart Downing from England so they have some very good options. They have strengthened, but so have we.
"I mean, I look around our dressing room and we have some fantastic players in there as well. I know from being an opposing player that nobody enjoys coming here and playing against Stoke. It's always an incredibly hard game to play in, so we have the belief that we can win the game."
To read the full and exclusive interview with Crouch, make sure you pick up your copy of Potters Matchday Magazine which is priced at £3.00.
As well as hearing from our new signing, we speak to Manager Tony Pulis, skipper Ryan Shawcross, defender Jonathan Woodgate, former Potter Mike Pejic and ex-Liverpool ace John Aldridge.
As well as that we take a look at all five of our summer signings and reveal how they have all crossed paths with other members of the City squad in the past, whilst we also include the regular thoughts of Chief Executive Tony Scholes, Nigel 'The Voice' Johnson and Mickey Thomas.
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