Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: The team with the lowest transfer outlay this season rose unassumingly into eighth place on Wednesday night. Stoke City beat Everton, to nobody’s great surprise, and look on course for their best Premier League finish yet – a year after their last. Mark Hughes really should be in the running for those annual accolades saluting success amid all this. Manager of the Year? Quite possibly. Mark Hughes looks on with a smile as his Stoke City side cruise to a 2-0 win over Everton on Wednesday He has signed with remarkable shrewdness, shaped his players into a cohesive style, and overcome the set-backs of regular injuries to key players to guide Stoke to 42 points after 28 games.Stoke City beat Everton 2-0 to move up to eighth in the Premier LeagueStoke on course to better their highest ever Premier League finish (9th)Stoke spent just £1.2m on players last summer, less than any other clubMark Hughes in contention to be named Manager of the YearCLICK HERE for all the latest Stoke City news 
 Question:But when _ have suffered injuries it has not provoked a sudden splurge.

Stoke City