Liam Lawrence: Last News

Stoke City's stint in the Premier League. The Potters stormed to promotion in the 2007/08 campaign and - despite being favourites to drop straight back into the Championship - thrived in the top-flight for a decade against the odds.Delap was a key part of that Stoke squad - but even he would have been envious of this attempt, with the non-leaguer launching the ball miles into the opposition's penalty area without even taking a run-up.And fans have flocked to social media after being left dumbfounded by the clip.

footballers to be ruled out of matches, but perhaps the strangest dog-related problem happened to Liam Lawrence.Travelling back to October 2008, Lawrence was playing a starring role for Stoke City as they embarked upon their first Premier League season.Tony Pulis’ men had been promoted from the Championship the season before but had experienced a challenging start to life in the top-flight.The Potters had won just one of their opening six games leading up to a visit to Portsmouth at the start of October, but were hit by a bizarre injury blow on the Monday before the match.Before heading to training, Lawrence somehow managed to trip over his dog and suffer ankle damage, which ruled him out of the match at Pompey.Boss Pulis was left far from