Has there been a more emotive footballing question than ‘can he do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke?’, which became a part of the game’s lexicon in the early 2010s?
Even 15 years on, just hearing the words gives you a chill, as your mind is instantly transported back to the ground formerly known as the Britannia, where the wind whipped around and Tony Pulis’ team of man mountains where just a Rory Delap throw-in away from upsetting the Premier League’s percieved natural order.
