Nathan Jones has quoted popstar Miley Cyrus as he aims to turn around Stoke’s fortunes.
The former Luton boss has lost his opening two games in charge of the Potters.
Stoke are languishing in 15th place in the Championship and were dumped out of the FA Cup by League One strugglers Shrewsbury on Tuesday.
And Jones cited Cyrus’ “The Climb” song as inspiration to get supporters onside.
He said: “We will get there but there are a few things in between. I want fans to be relatively patient.
“If they buy into everything from the beginning, how good will it feel when we’re in the place we want to be?
“In the words of Miley Cyrus, it’s the climb.”
It doesn’t get any easier for Jones and Stoke, who host league leaders Leeds on Saturday.