Stoke journey home no plane sailing as squad survive emergency landing

Nightmare: Things went from bad to worse for Liam Lawrence and his Stoke team-matesStoke were involved in flight drama on their return from Portsmouth on Tuesday night when their private plane had to make an emergency landing at Gatwick. Players raised the alert about a burning smell in the cabin, after take-off from Southampton, and rather than continue to the intended destination of East Midlands airport, the captain chose to land at the earliest opportunity.   According to Stoke, who detailed the incident on their website, the plane was a 50-seat aircraft which was met at Gatwick by fire engines.   Stoke lost their Carling Cup fourth-round clash 4-0 against Portsmouth and their miserable night was made worse when, after landing at Gatwick, they continued their journey home by coach at 1.35am.   Portsmouth 4 Stoke 0: Piqiounne leads rout as Pompey cruise into last eightTottenham 0 Stoke 1: Same old Spurs! Redknapp's men still flatter to deceiveTHE LIST: Top 50 football kits of all time - Nos 30-21STOKE CITY FC

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