"They have been magnificent at this stadium. Against Manchester City, I couldn't believe how loud they were. I was tempted to ask the bench for some ear plugs because they were deafening me.
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"They have been magnificent at this stadium. Against Manchester City, I couldn't believe how loud they were. I was tempted to ask the bench for some ear plugs because they were deafening me.
"They carried us through. It is quite a compact ground and must be intimidating for away players. That is absolutely brilliant for us. They are our fans and we love playing in front of them."
The 31-year-old won his only England cap six years ago under Sven Goran Eriksson when he played the first half of England's 3-1 defeat to Australia at Upton Park.
James Beattie: "It is nice for people to talk about that and, if it ever happened, it would be a massive bonus.
"This is going to sound quite boring, but I have a job to do here and that is what I came to do. I came to help Stoke stay in the Premier League."