Sitting rock bottom of the league with just two points from their opening nine games, Stoke supporters have had reasonable cause for concern over the future of their manager Nathan Jones.

Reports from the Mail Online are hinting at a Tony Pulis return has cast serious doubt over the future of Nathan Jones.

Pulis isn't the only one either, with a few managers already being put touted for Jones' position.

One of which is David Moyes, according to Teamtalk. What would be two pros and two cons to to the ex-Man United man's appointment?

We take a look....

Pros

Looking to prove something

Moyes is, currently, most remembered for his failure to takeover Sir Alex Fergusson as the Manchester United manager. That stint at the club tainted his name in the industry after he had worked so hard to get there with Everton.

After failing to save a seemingly unsalvageable Sunderland side from relegation in 2017, Moyes was then appointed the manager of West Ham United who he got to a 13th place finish.

Now, though, the manager will be looking to prove himself to everyone. Taking Stoke from a struggling Championship side back to the Premier League would be the perfect way to reinstate his name.

Excellent when given time

With stints at Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham United since leaving the Red Devils, Moyes hasn’t managed to endure a full two seasons at a single club since Everton where he did the most tremendous job.

After continuing to keep Jones for longer than many had expected - after constant calls from the supporters to get rid – it seems that the Stoke City board are prepared to give their managers time.

If given more than a single season, you can imagine Moyes will do a good job. If Stoke are able to get out of the Championship in two seasons time, there is no better-experienced manager to then establish a team in that division.

Cons

Lack of Championship experience

The closest Moyes has come to Championship experience is when he took charge of Preston North End in 1998 in Division 2. In 2001, he took the side to the Football League First Division play-off Final which is the equivalent of the, now, Championship play-off Final. Stoke would be thrilled with anything similar to that.

That was nearly 20 years ago. England’s second tier has changed a lot since then and it certainly isn’t a division to take likely.

A, somewhat, successful Premier League manager might not make a successful Championship one. Very few managers can take to the Championship so easily in their debut season there.

Recent form

Ultimately, though, you have to judge managers on how they’ve performed in their recent season. Moyes has not proved to be successful in his last four managerial appointments. He was sacked by United before the end of the season resulting in a seventh-place finish – after they had won the league in the previous season.

He has since been sacked from Sociedad, relegated Sunderland in last place and, rather underwhelmingly, managed West Ham to 13th place finish.

It would be easy to concluded that Moyes actually hasn’t done anything in the last six years to warrant this change in position.