TONY PULIS today challenged Stoke City's supporters to make their Europa League tie this week a particularly noisy occasion . . . to match the atmosphere they are likely to face when they travel to Istanbul for the final Group E encounter.
Pulis is hoping that his side will be roared on by a big crowd when they take on Turkish Cup winners Besiktas at the Britannia Stadium on Thursday evening, with a significant number of tickets still available to see the Europa League tie.
City's manager sampled the electrifying atmosphere which City will step into when they play the return match just before Christmas, having travelled out to watch Besiktas beat Antalyaspor in their Super League game on Sunday evening.
"The challenge is for our supporters to generate as much, if not more noise as their fans are sure to make out there," he commented.
"The atmosphere here at the Britannia Stadium was incredible on Saturday and we need the place to be rocking again come Thursday night."
He added: "It will be a fantastic night, our first major European tie for almost 40 years and I am excited about the chances of us doing well in Europe. A chance like this doesn't come along too often, so we need to make the most of it."
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