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18th April 2015
03:48pm BST

'Apparently we get knocked down because the fans have a Tom Jones song.'
'If the crowd are a little bit intimidating we lose marks due to the behaviour of supporters. It's unbelievable.
'But it's not just the song, it's when it gets a bit heated here, plus it's four of five criteria and small margins, it's officials, players, crowd.
'If nothing happens you get six points. But if someone sings Delilah, you get four. Over the course of the year, if you're consistently marked down, you're going to be at the bottom end of the table.
'I don't think there's a problem with them singing it. It's crazy from my point of view.'
In terms of excuses it's going to be hard to top that one for originality but Hughes feels the idea that a team can quaify for Europe by being nice all the time is a nonsense,
'The Fair Play table is a waste of time.'
'I was always historically at the bottom when I was Blackburn, but then I went to Fulham and we qualified. It's the perception of the club here that sometimes goes before us.'
'We also have a high amount of yellow cards. Whether Fair Play merits a European place is open to discussion. But it's a good prize. We're not going to win it any time soon though are we?'
Maybe its the fact that Stoke have been penalised as well for a seeming lack of 'positive play' as well as their large amount of red and yellow cards this season could be the reason they're 17th in the table. But don't let that get in the way of a good soundbite eh Sparky?!
H/T DailyMail
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