Former Queens Park Rangers boss Mark Hughes is expected to be appointed as the new manager of Stoke City by the end of the week.
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Talks between Hughes and the Potters have gone well, and the 49-year-old is believed to be the Premier League club's first choice.
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Leading figures at the club are of the view that Hughes would be a "good fit".
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Tony Pulis left Stoke last week and suggested the board wanted "to take the club in a different direction".
Stoke City would really need a coach like him to take them to the next level. I support this move for the youngman.