New Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is determined to silence his critics from his time at QPR.
In his unveiling on Thursday morning, Hughes insisted there were no regrets at his tenure at Loftus Road and was now fired up to restore his reputation.
"It was a very difficult time at QPR and mistakes were made," the Welshman said. "I made mistakes which I have learned from. I had the task of keeping them up in the Premier League and I did that but 12 games later I lost my job.
"That was understandable and was a regret. If I had been given more time I think I would have turned it around. We tried to run before we could walk and I hold my hands up. But this is about the here and now and moving Stoke forward as a team and getting the success we all want.
"I've had around 270 games managing at Premier League level and in recent months people have wanted to define my managerial career based on 12 games at the start of last season.
"I've kept my counsel for six months but now is not the time to speak about it. Maybe this gives me more motivation to prove people wrong. I've listened to what people have said about me and I can assure everybody I will use that as motivation to do well at Stoke City."
