Stoke City chairman Peter Coates to fight FA misconduct charge for bringing the game into disrepute Stoke's anger has only increased after Swansea manager Garry Monk escaped censure last month despite branding Victor Moses "a cheat." That will also form part of Stoke's defence. In an interview published in the Stoke Sentinel, Coates had said: "We feel we don't always get fair treatment and that is all we are asking for. There does seem to be a bias towards other teams. You always feel that because we have a good crowd that gets behind the team, referees seem to think "I will show them who's in charge here." Perhaps it's a macho thing. You do get a bit fed up getting fouls against us and decisions having an effect on games, such as a two-footed challenge that doesn't even get a booking or a foul. I do feel that we get treated more harshly than the opposition.