Following the signing of defender Danny Batth, we spoke to Stoke fan Will who had very high praise for the defender...
Was it the right time for Batth to leave Stoke?
Danny has been a brilliant servant for Stoke, you’ve only got to look at the universal thanks and gratitude sent to him on social media from Stoke fans to see how loved he’s been. When he joined us from Wolves, their fans were exactly the same. Stoke have reached a crossroads now whereby nearly all of the Premier League era, or “parachute payment players” who have been such a let down on the whole have been moved on. Michael O’Neill has worked tirelessly to replace them with younger players on less money as we try to work within the FFP restraints and rebuild. Very few of these players have had the impact Danny did but he will undoubtedly have been on big wages, and that combined with his age and contract coming to an end, it makes perfect sense for everyone.