It's a weird situation; Chris Hughton would be a great choice for the Irish job however he's only likely to be in the mix if he's sacked from Norwich and him being one of footballs nice guys no one wants that to happen.

The former Spurs defender was under real pressure heading into yesterdays meeting with Stoke which they won 1-0, that victory lifts them to fourteenth.

In a game with plenty of Irish interest Anthony Pilkington played 83 minutes for the Canaries while Stephen Ireland came off the bench late on for Stoke while Jon Waltera started.

Hughton spoke to reporters after yesterday’s game.