LAST

month Mark Hughes brushed aside criticism that Stoke were in free-fall with the words: “I don’t do relegation.” It was pointed out in this column that he probably wouldn’t be doing it again because soon he’d be nowhere near relegation. Just the Jobcentre.

Looking at Monday’s Stoke Sentinel, its editor was clearly thinking on the same lines as two stories dominated the front page: Hughes’s sacking and the news that there are 1,000 new jobs up for grabs at Alton Towers for people who “like the sound of bringing the fun to life every single day”.

Go for it, Sparky.