Bob Bradley has only been in English football a few short weeks, but the Swansea manager is fully braced for a 'cold, wet, windy night in Stoke'.
Ever since it was suggested in 2010 that Lionel Messi might not fancy a blustery night in the Potteries, the testing conditions at the bet365 Stadium have regularly been used as a yardstick to determine whether foreign arrivals can hack it in the Premier League.
Be it a Tuesday or Wednesday night - or in Swansea's case a Monday - the micro-climate at Stoke is supposed to send shivers down the spine of any individual who might not be familiar with the vagaries of English football.