Stoke City have moved quickly to replace outgoing manager Gary Rowett, swooping for Luton Town manager Nathan Jones.

The Potters lost patience with Rowett after a tepid start to life in the Championship, but have turned to Welshman Jones after his heroics with the Hatters.

He's taken them from the middle of the League Two table to the cusp of Championship football. They're currently second in the League One table and on course to push both Sunderland and Portsmouth all the way in the title race.

The Stoke hierarchy will now be hoping that success in transferable as they look to turn around their own season. They're currently 14th in the table, but just eight points outside the top six.

If Jones can hit the ground running and look to balance the squad with some fresh faces, there's no reason why he can't see them challenge for a play-off spot. If he struggles to settle though, he could find himself in trouble.

There's a couple of good reasons he will succeed, but similarly there's reasons why he might struggle too. We look at two pros and two cons to today's new.

Pro - His Past Record

Jones has been incredible for Luton, taking them from a struggling League Two side to the upper echelons of League One.

He's built a free-flowing footballing side, packed full of talented players and promise. If he can replicate that at Stoke, he could be a Premier League manager as early as August.

Con - His lack of Championship experience

Jones hasn't managed as high as the Championship before and whilst succeeding at Luton Town is one thing, his new role represents a serious step up in terms of the challenge.

His impeccable preparation and knowledge might have been stand out in League One and League Two, but when he's up against big teams like Aston Villa and Leeds it will be a bare minimum.

Pro - That talented Luton squad

Players thrive under certain managers and not others and it seems at Luton Town, Jones had a set of players willing to perform mini miracles for him when he needed them.

He's bound to look at the likes of Sonny Bradley and want to test them at the higher level. With the plethora of talent available to him in his previous role, he'd be mad not to take the odd general with him to the bet365 Stadium.

Con - Paul Hurst's failure

There's surely a feeling that we've been here before; relatively big Championship team name an up and coming League One manager, giving him the chance to thrive in a richer, more competitive environment.

It didn't work for Hurst and one fear for Stoke could be that the same happens again. Jones might have had success beating Southend, Gillingham and Accrington, but what will he be like against Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa?

It's a big step up and there's a chance he could flop just like yesterday's man, Paul Hurst.