For years, the acid test for any player new to the Premier League was simple.
'Can they do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?'
Eleven words that perfectly encapsulate some of the bias, a large majority of it unfair, surrounding one of the top flight's most fascinating clubs in recent years. Stoke City were promoted to the Premier League in 2008, ending a 23-year absence from the top table of English football.