The Day a Dream Came True for Boyhood Fan... ; Denis Smith Grew Up a Stoke City Supporter. In the League Cup Final. Minute...

Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › May 10, 2011

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DENIS Smith did not feel nerves as he stood in the tunnel at Wembley ready to fulfil his boyhood dream.

The Queensbury School student had graduated from the Victoria Ground "boys' pen" to the Boothen End as a supporter before joining Stoke City as a hard-as-nails centre-half. Now he was running out at the world's most famous stadium, 90 minutes away from helping claim the club's first major silverware in their 109-year existence.

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The Day a Dream Came True for Boyhood Fan... ; Denis Smith Grew Up a Stoke City Supporter. In the League Cup Final. Minute...

And the 6ft 2in defender could not care less that Chelsea had been tipped as pre-match favourites for the League Cup. He knew the Potter...

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