Peter Coates

“he was the first footballer to be recognized all over the world I think I don't know I don't know whoo-hoo-hoo predates him I don't think anybody does and that's quite something in the attendance he would go up simply because Stanley Matthew to play no telly REM he didn't see him under television so they got to go and...”

— From Peter Coates in praise of 'The Great Man' Sir Stanley Matthews, Keith Wales (July 12, 2016)

“he was a man before his time he was into diet and you never he didn't drink he was into all sorts of stretching in things that are now commonplace oh he was a very intelligent guy you wanted to look after himself and wanted to play for a long time he achieved that but he he was clearly a man who thought a lot about the...”

— From Peter Coates in praise of 'The Great Man' Sir Stanley Matthews, Keith Wales (July 12, 2016)

“I've long held the view that the critical appointment at any football club is the football manager. If you can get that right you've always got a chance.”

— From Peter Coates On Mark Hughes Agreeing New Contract, Stoke City FC (March 30, 2015)

“We thought he was a very talented and effective manager. He's very ambitious and he said to us after agreeing his new contract that he feels the club are perhaps a year ahead of schedule.”

— From Peter Coates On Mark Hughes Agreeing New Contract, Stoke City FC (March 30, 2015)

“I was chatting with him in the boardroom because he was the president of the club and I used to see him a bit and I've taken him out for dinner and so I got to know him very well and we think we became good friends and he did say and he said one of the mistakes I made I retired too early I'd worked I've got two more ye...”

— From Peter Coates - Memories of Sir Stanley Matthews, The Sentinel (January 29, 2015)

“Well he he he was very modest he was a very modest man given given that his position in football as certainly no one's had a more a more prominent position in football going than Stanley did in his day we've got to remember it wasn't things were different but he was what I call the first truly international player i.e...”

— From Peter Coates - Memories of Sir Stanley Matthews, The Sentinel (January 29, 2015)

“well that's our objective yes how many nothing suppose that's every club's objective because that's what you should be and we can get there but we need to stay in the Premier League that's critical obviously that's that's self-evident to anybody and that's what we've got to do and you know we need to we need to win a g...”

— From Stoke City chairman Peter Coates on Tony Pulis, thisisstaffordshire (March 01, 2013)

“it's always been vitally important in my view but you can add you can add something on to it because there's more money coming in and you want to be the into that new new-money because if you're not it's that much harder when you're out of it to get back”

— From Stoke City chairman Peter Coates on Tony Pulis, thisisstaffordshire (March 01, 2013)

“We've talked about it and we will be improving the squad yes... we want to improve the depth of the squad and we will be looking to bring in you know one or two good players and you're always trying to improve.”

— From Peter Coates promises funds for Pulis, Staffslive (May 11, 2009)

“I'm sure he's going to stay with what he believes will work well for the football club and I don't think we get enough credit for the football we play as we tend to be associated with Rory Delap's throw which is a very useful tool but he himself is a fine player and he doesn't get enough credit for what a good player h...”

— From Peter Coates promises funds for Pulis, Staffslive (May 11, 2009)