A failed Butlins Redcoat and potter, he is a drunk who refuses to accept that any of the many things that have ever gone wrong in his life could possibly be his fault.
The German club eventually agreed to let their striker move to Stoke in a reported £6m deal, but Ba failed a medical, according to the Potters, before eventually securing a move to West Ham later that month.
Yet, with Ozil's accuracy from set-pieces, the Potters failed to heed the warning of committing fouls around their own penalty area and the record £42.4m signing showed all of his quality to curl another delivery onto Sagna's head for the completion of a straightforward Arsenal win.
The Stoke stopper also gratefully gathered a shot from Aleksandar Tonev shot after the Potters had failed to clear a cross from Villa winger Marc Albrighton.
The Potters had failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 league matches but a resolute performance from Hughes's side saw them do just that and Diouf's second-half strike capped a perfect day for the disbelieving away support, although Hart should have done better with the goal.
MacDonald was a youngster Stoke City but failed to make a first-team appearance for the Potters.
On an average, a potter builds two cookstoves per day.
The 19-year-old failed to make a first-team appearance for the Potters but gained experience while on loan at Luton, Tranmere and Leyton Orient.
The 22-year-old joined Stoke after progressing through the Crewe youth system but failed to make a first-team appearance for the Potters.
In Jeremy Fisher, Potter tried to copy Caldecott but felt she had failed.
