Former Stoke winger Terry Conroy leaves intensive care

Former Stoke winger Terry Conroy has left intensive care after an improvement in his condition following emergency surgery on Sunday. The 64-year-old Irishman is now in the high dependency unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and is reportedly communicating with family members at his bedside. 'We are all wishing Terry well,' said Stoke chairman Peter Coates. Happier times: Terry Conroy (right) and Jimmy Greenhoff celebrate Stoke's League Cup victory over West Ham United 'Our thoughts are with his family and we just hope he gets better soon. 'We look forward to seeing him around the club again very soon.' Conroy,an integral part of the great Potters side of the 1970s and scorer in the 1972 League Cup final victory, suffered a suspected vascular aneurysm at the weekend.  Stoke legend Conroy in critical condition in hospital after surgeryStoke 4 Newcastle 0: Potters run riot to thrash sorry ToonStoke and Blackburn chase ?9m wantaway Wigan winger N'ZogbiaAll the latest Stoke news, features and opinion