I know hughs had a a pretty terrible run but overall he was fairly consistant and after they let him go they continued to slip in the table also some poor management of players. Shaquiri was the only bright spark in that team, they let Bojan, Affelay and Anutovic go and had an ageing central midfield in Adam, Fetcher and Ireland
Big money signings like Berihino, Imbula and Wimmer didn't work out and it all culminated in playing 37 year old crouch upfront and failing miserably in trying to stay up
Stoke was built on a rock-solid defence and its something they don't have anymore and will need to relook their style of football since they dont have that hard man core anymore
I think the team will get picked apart soon with Imbula, Butland, Wimmer, Berahino, Choupa-Moting, Indi, Shaqiri and Shawcross will leave in the summer if offers come in
Good point, mister! Big changes are inevitable that's for sure. We believe Stoke should return to their basics, build tough-guy squad and get themselves new Rory Delap asap, of course :)
Also we got a feeling that Shawcross will stay at the club but who knows..