"Seriously, though, it doesn't sound too kosher to me, but there's no doubting Steve's form of late."
"The very fact he is keeping a goalkeeper of Ed's quality out of the side says it all, especially when Ed had been playing as well as at any time during his 18 months at Stoke. But Ed got injured and Steve has grabbed his chance with both hands.
"That's exactly the kind of competition you want in every position, ideally, but sadly we haven't had that in other areas this season."