Stoke Boss Robins Signs Brand-new Contract

ByDan Wheeler
BBC Sport, West Midlands


21 November 2025


Stoke City supervisor Mark Robins has signed a brand-new three-and-a-half year agreement with the Championship club.


Robins, 55, took over at the bet365 Stadium on New Year's Day and, after securing the Potters' second-tier survival last season, has actually changed them into candidates for a return to the Premier League this term.


The former Coventry City employer has actually guided Stoke to third place in the Championship, two points off the automatic promo areas after 15 games.


The Potters had been 2nd going into their last match before the international break however were beaten by Robins' old club as the Sky Blues, now under Frank Lampard, won 1-0 to extend their lead at the top.


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"It has actually been clear throughout his brief time with the club to date that Mark is the best fit as supervisor of Stoke City," Potters chairman John Coates said., external


"The progress we have actually made on the field has been incredibly encouraging. Our players are reacting wonderfully to our training group and the way our brilliant advocates have galvanised even further behind the club during the previous year has actually been an enjoyment to see."


Robins, who is intending to take the club back to the top flight for the first time since 2018, stated he was "extremely happy" to be in charge and is "fully devoted to the long-lasting procedure of bringing an effective future to this club".


"We understand it's going to take some time which there will be hard along with pleasurable periods along the way, but we are in it for the long haul," Robins included.