A look at what Stoke might expect from boss Robins...

STOKE City are about to step into the next chapter of their first summer under Mark Robins.

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The transfer window re-opens on Monday after a six-day pause, players will be back at Clayton Wood for the start of pre-season training in less than a fortnight and the Championship will kick off in eight weeks’ time. Deadline day is September 1.

There is a lot of work to do before then and, with Sorba Thomas having been welcomed as the first permanent signing of the Robins era, we turned to someone who has known the manager well to get an idea of what to expect from the next two or three months.

Andy Turner, from the Coventry Telegraph, was a first-hand witness as Robins pulled Coventry from League Two to the brink of the Premier League and he has offered insight into the consistently successful recruitment along the way.

THIS IS STOKE'S FIRST SUMMER UNDER MARK ROBINS. WHAT ARE THE HALLMARKS OF HIS BEST SIGNINGS?

The one thing that Coventry City got consistently right over Mark Robins’ seven and a half year tenure was recruiting good characters who helped forge a strong dressing room through several squad reincarnations moving up the divisions to eventually knocking on the door of the Premier League and an FA Cup final.