The only thing foreign players are arsed about mate are English pounds.
If Stoke can attract quality players offering them Mark Hughes and a stadium full of BNP members I'm guessing we can match that for glamour.
With the new sky and bt deals virtually all premier league clubs are, in cash terms, now rich enough to afford most players even if other restrictions put limits on spending.
Stoke (and others) have surprised many with the type and quality of player they've been able to bring in. Although currently struggling badly, they have enjoyed two realtively strong premiership finishes by their standards and together with Europe and cup runs have given the impression of being a club with much better prospects than they've had in a long time.
From being a basement club they have recently looked a club on the up by a sustained improvement in their premiership results with two successive top half finishes and this as much as their cup runs has made them attractive. The cash is crucial but these days teams at the bottom have cash too, its Stoke's better prospects that have helped.
We're starting from a much higher base with all the advantages of a strong history, large supporter base and wealthier backers, we have all Stoke can offer but a lot more too.
Recently however foreign players would have just seen a club who are under performing with very mediocre finishes in the league and obviously on the slide with possibly years of struggle ahead. I wouldn't have blamed them if taking only a cursory look to have even thought Stoke a better prospect.
Moshiri has changed all this and brought the cash, new manager and improved prospects. We're not a City, Utd or Chelsea yet by any means but we have moved up significantly. We have a limited time to match this ambition with a vastly improved league position as, as we have seen this summer cash alone is not enough to attract the type of players who are a step above the likes of Bojan, good player that he can be.
