Poyet is no football purist. He refuses to condemn Stoke's deployment of Rory Delap's long throws - much derided by some critics.
'It's fair,' says Poyet. 'It's a way of getting some advantage. If I had the lad with me, I would use him, but not all the time.
'If you use it at the right time, it's great. Roberto Carlos had a long throw but did you see him sending every throw into the box? No.'
Interesting comments just before we play them hopefully gus has got a plan to deal with Rory delap if he plays