There is no such thing as a 'friendly bully'. A bully is a bully.
Meanwhile - in a vain attempt to get this back on thread - Lubos is a smashing lad, I know him from when he rode for the Diamonds, but, in my opinion, he isn't and probably never will be a 9 point PL rider.
Once he gets a true average, Stoke can then re-assess the situation and re-build from there.
The same might be said of the re-signing of Claus Vissing, but only time will tell on all issues.