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16:50, 27 May 2024Updated 11:46, 18 Nov 2025
Stoke City are third in the Championship with 11 games to fit into 44 days coming up that could go a long way to shaping the season.
Mark Robins has had a terrific start to his first full campaign as manager, surpassing expectations from the outside world and sparking growing unity with supporters, as well as rising confidence. He had spoken about making incremental improvements but it feels like there might be a chance to do even more than that in such an open division.
Stoke can head into an intense winter with a near-full squad and a spring in their step. There will be tests followed by tests and a January transfer window thrown in for good measure, with a chance to bolster the group in areas that could make a big difference for the second half of term.
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