From the Editor:

Welcome to TEAMtalk's Stoke City Your Say forum - a place for all POSITIVE Potters.

The season is already a distant memory and, in all in all honesty, that's probably not a bad thing.

Europe aside, I think we can all agree that this has been our most disappointing season for a few years, but we're still in the Premier League and in a strong position to continue our progress. In other words, don't panic!

We do, however, need to get things right in the transfer market this summer if we're to see an improvement next season.

Our first priority must be to move on as many of our unwanted fringe players as quickly as possible to free up wages for players that improve the first XI.

It's crucial we sign at least one winger and at least one striker, and I sincerely hope we'll be in the market for a proper left-back, too. Sign the right players and we could push for the top seven but fail to strengthen where its needed and we'll struggle to get out of mid-table.

We must remember that being mid-table in the Premier League isn't exactly the end of the world, but we're well within our rights to expect more after the money spent and I hope we're treated to our best season yet in 2012-13.

In other news, one of our own is climbing Kilimanjaro this September to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

Long-time readers will be aware of Chris Price, whose son Joe was diagnosed with a serious heart condition in 2008. He had an emergency life saving operation aged 11, and the Price family have received and continue to receive a great deal of help from the British Heart Foundation.

If you want to read more about Joe and would like to sponsor Chris for his climb, check out his Just Giving page.

Homzy