Gordon Brown paid tribute to the Potters yesterday and also gave his thumbs up to the upcoming unveiling of City and England great Gordon Banks.

The Prime Minister, speaking during this weeks 'Prime Minister's Question Time', was asked about the event by Stoke-On-Trent MP Robert Flello.

Brown said: "First of all may I congratulate Stoke City on their promotion to the Premier League.

"Gordon Banks made 73 appearances for England and I am looking forward to meeting Gordon Banks.

"It is absolutely right that we unveil a statue to him at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke."