Jon Walters insists Stoke City remains an attractive proposition to a manager or head coach who believes in themselves to get it right

The Lads are on their travels again today, so how do you see this one going after two valuable points slipped from our grasp at Ewood Park?

Stoke City are reportedly looking at former Swansea City and Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper following the sacking of Narcis Pelac. Pelac took control of 19 games but his disappointing spell has left Stoke looking for a third manager of the season and eighth permanent boss in six years.

Eight bosses have left Stoke since the start of 2018 – Mark Hughes, Paul Lambert, Gary Rowett, Nathan Jones, Michael O’Neill, Alex Neil, Steven Schumacher and Pelach – as the club has tried to arrest then tackle a slide into the bottom half of the Championship.

Stoke City have parted ways with manager Narcís Pelach, the club announced Friday evening. The Potters currently sit 19th in the Championship after picking up just five wins from their opening 23 games. “Narcís is a talented coach with huge potential," Sporting Director Jon Walters said.

Stoke City will hope to have a great beginning after the departure of Narcis Pelach when they welcome Sunderland to the Bet365 Stadium on Sunday. The hosts are winless in their last nine games. Can they return to winning ways?

Narcis Pelach has been sacked as Stoke City head coach. The 36-year-old only took over in September but a run of nine matches without a win has sealed his fate before the end of December, capped by last night's home defeat to Leeds United.