Please don't let this be true.
I'd almost feel more annoyed than when Lowe left, at least that was (allegedly) in order to save his marriage. This would purely be about money - there is no other reason you would leave HP for Stoke City.
Grim northern poo hole tick.
Deluded and impatient supporters tick.
Likely to get the sack within 18 months tick.
Don't do this Schuey, you will regret it. I bet Lowey wishes he had not gone to Preston now, you will be in the same boat as without Messers Dewsnip and Hallett, you will not have the support and reassurances a young manager needs to succeed, especially at a club like Stoke where expectations far outstrip reality.