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Stoke legend Banks spoke to players before FA Cup triumph

Stoke City legend Gordon Banks helped inspire their FA Cup victory over West Ham United.

Banks was invited to the Potters dressing room half-an-hour before Sunday's kick-off at the Britannia by manager Tony Pulis.

"He asked me if I'd go down and have a chat," Banks told The Sentinel, "and of course I was delighted to do so.

"I just wished them well really. All I said was that the crowd was really fantastic here and would get behind them.

"I told them that if they gave the match 100 per cent and really had a go, then we would all get behind them, and that I was sure they had a great chance of walking out at Wembley. They were listening to what I said because after playing there a few times myself, I could tell them what a thrill it is to play at Wembley."

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