Continuity remains the key for Stoke and Hughes


FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - Premier League - Stoke City vs AFC Bournemouth - bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Britain - October 21, 2017 Stoke City manager Mark Hughes gestures . REUTERS/David Klein

(Reuters) - Sacking manager Mark Hughes would definitely be a last resort for Stoke City's hierarchy despite seeing the side slip to five defeats in their last six games in all competitions.

The 53-year-old's managerial career has followed a similar trajectory to that of many of his counterparts.

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