GeneralRam Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 John Percy has tweeted it. If he tweets stuff it's usually true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Please Nigel, don't lose your job or walk away from it while Pulis is out of work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Gone to Pot: Stoke boss Tony Pulis to leave the club by mutual consent Stoke City will part company with manager Tony Pulis after a total of ten years at the Britannia Stadium. Pulis first took the Potters' top job in 2002, and despite spending a season at Plymouth Argyle in 2005, he returned to the club and got them promoted to the Premier League for the first time. The Welshman, 55, established the club in the top flight playing a unique brand of football, taking them to an FA Cup final in 2011 and into Europe. The Potters were narrowly eliminated in the knockout stages by Valencia, but a disappointing season this year and an unpopular style of play has led to increasing supporter unrest. Pulis last week dismissed speculation about his future and maintainted he wants to carry on as boss, despite the flak. "Ten years ago, I stood in front of 300-400 people in the Waddington Suite," he said "And told everyone I was very, very proud to be Stoke City manager and I'm still very proud to be Stoke City manager today," revealed the Welshman but he is now set to depart the Staffordshire club.http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tony-pulis-leaves-stoke-city-1902582 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 This is good for Stoke though. Pulis did get them in a good position and now, with the right appointment they can kick on. Pulis wouldn't take them any further would he? They are established enough now to be able to attract a decent manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Unique is one word to describe their football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
networker1884 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Ei ei ei o up the longest serving managers list we go. 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Makes Clough second longest in top two divisions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Di Matteo the bookies favourite to replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivateDerby Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 "Ten years ago, I stood in front of 300-400 people in the Waddington Suite," he said Which was about their average attendance back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 They might actually start playing football now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22614097 Tony Pulis is set to leave as manager of Stoke City following talks with chairman Peter Coates on Tuesday. Pulis's future has been in doubt for some time and he has been told the club feel the time is right to part ways after seven years in charge. The 55-year-old was appointed Potters boss for a second time in 2006, and two years later he guided the club to the top flight after a 23-year absence. Stoke finished 13th in 2012-13 to secure a sixth Premier League campaign. More to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 the odd thing is, they have players suited to a better brand of football than they currently play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivateDerby Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 "Listen, are you sure he's gone mate?" "http://i40.tinypic.com/9jmwdu" alt="9jmwdu"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 the odd thing is, they have players suited to a better brand of football than they currently play. Which is why this change is perfect for them. No manager has to come in and make drastic changes. Pulis has set basic foundations and made them quite a decent job to take on. I hate them even more now. They'll probably land a decent manager who likes good football. He'll slowly introduce more control and better players.... Oh ffs. Still wouldn't want Pulis and his foundations here. I hate watching hoofball. Blokes paid a fortune to kick the ball and people as hard as possible. Plus he talks like a tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 If true the third longest serving manager would have been appointed in November 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abertawe_ram Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think we know who was responsible for the pig's head prank now haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Say what you will about Stoke's football...it worked. Having said that, he's taken them as far as they can go. They'll never be proper European material under him. Although they were quite good in the Cup. Can't say I'm sorry to see him go. Now's definitely the right time to act. So many clubs are appointing managers around them far better suited to the modern game. Southampton, for example, will probably leave Stoke behind in the next few seasons if they get the stability under their current manager. Hard to see them finishing above Swansea any time soon as well, even if they do lose Laudrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Hindge Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 If Nige gave us what Pulis gave them and left us in that posistion I would be more than happy!!! There I said it............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Teale Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think he has done a great job to be fair, like any manager you can pick good and bad signings but from where they were when he took over and where they are now you can't complain. I wouldn't be suprised if they did a charlton who hounded curbs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 They didn't realise what they'd got. Forget the style, they got results. It only started to go wrong when he split from his principles and started trying to sign players who could play a bit instead of his usual brick outhouse crew. Michael Owen? At Stoke? Behave. They ended up neither one thing or another. I don't think it matters who they get in, I reckon they'll go down next term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think Pulis did a wonderful work to get Stoke stabilised in the Premier. But now they need someone new to take the team to the next level. They have a good financial situation and with the right guy in charge they can move forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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