Stoke City Were ‘Close’ To Manager But Wage Demands Scuppered Deal

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A manager that Stoke City looked at appointing and were ‘close’ to getting ultimately saw their salary demands too high for the Potters to stomach, according to journalist Alan Nixon.

Stoke have just handed the managerial job to former Coventry City boss Mark Robins following the disastrous appointment of Narcis Pelach.

The Potters gambled on Pelach being able to make the step up from Norwich City first team coach to the head man, however the gamble did not pay off.