This in the Mirror online just now.... ballbags
Steven Schumacher is in pole position to land the vacant managerās job at Stoke City.
The Plymouth Argyle chief is the frontrunner to succeed Alex Neil in north Staffordshire as the Potters narrowed down their search to two leading candidates.
Schumacher, 39, who is in his first full-time post with the Devon club, has beaten off John Eustace to the post.
The former Birmingham boss was on the shortlist but the former Everton trainee is the prefered choice of Stokeās technical director Ricky Martin.
Schumacher has been in frontline management for less than two years, having been promoted from assistant to the post at Home Park when Ryan Lowe left for Preston North End.
It is understood that Martin has made his choice with Schumacher getting the nod ahead of former QPR assistant Eustace.