Stoke City look for quick manager appointment after sacking Mark Hughes following FA Cup humiliation and fall into Premier League drop zone

Daily Mail | January 6, 2018

Stoke are ready to name a new manager this week after sacking Mark Hughes following the FA Cup defeat to League Two Coventry City.

Hughes was given the news by chief executive Tony Scholes at the club’s training ground after the team arrived back from the upset at the Ricoh Arena. Hughes is said to have reacted in a dignified manner.

Defeat to Newcastle last Monday had left the Welshman on borrowed time and his dismissal was expected, but the shock upset hastened Stoke’s thinking.

Stoke have sacked manager Mark Hughes after they were beaten by League Two side Coventry

Banners and chants against Hughes were seen during the 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Coventry City

Hughes was sacked by chief executive Tony Scholes at Stokeu2019s training ground on Saturday — Hughes was sacked by chief executive Tony Scholes at Stoke’s training ground on Saturday

Chairman Peter Coates was in the stands as Stoke crashed out of the FA Cup at the third round to a team ranked 53 places lower in the football pyramid.