I'd imagine the fans of all the teams who stayed up last year are all hoping to 'kick on'
Sunderland will be thinking they must improve with Advocaat staying,Villa fans probably thinking the same, though be no surprise if Sherwood is gone by November. Newcastle, who knows.
No real axe to grind with Stoke,respect what they have done and how they have done it, their owner is not short of cash either.They have never struggled since coming up and you can't see them struggling with Hughes in charge. Like the vast majority of teams in the PL, us included, they are always one crap manager away from relegation. Who will be their Peter Taylor!