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Tony Pulis leaves Stoke after seven years as manager
Last Updated: May 21, 2013.

Tony Pulis: Guided Stoke to the Premier League in 2008, where they have remained since



Tony Pulis has left Stoke City after seven years in charge.

The Welshman guided Stoke to the Premier League during his second spell at the helm and later led them to an FA Cup final and into Europe.

But the Potters were dragged into relegation trouble last season and Pulis drew criticism from some sections of the Britannia Stadium support over his side's style of play.

Chairman Peter Coates had refused to discuss the 55-year-old's future while the club struggled in 2013 but it is understood a decision to part ways was made during an end-of-season debrief on Tuesday.

Pulis Leaves Stoke
Stoke winger Matt Etherington has warned fans to be careful what they wish for with confirmation of Pulis' departure imminent.

"I've spoken to a few of the other boys and they're shocked as well, it's hit us," he told talkSPORT.

"Fans were grumbling saying they wanted him out or wanted a change but it looks like they have got their wish.

"You have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimes. You look at Charlton under Alan Curbishley and look where they are now.

"You have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimes. You look at Charlton under Alan Curbishley and look where they are now."
Matt Etherington
"Hopefully it won't go that way for us, hopefully we'll get someone in who will push us on and make us into a top-10 team.

"If you look at where Stoke were when he first came in - mid-table in the Championship - you can't argue he's done a fantastic job."

Sky Bet swiftly installed former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo as the favourite to succeed him, with ex-QPR manager Mark Hughes also a frontrunner.

Pulis first took the Potters job in 2002 and returned in 2006 after a stint at Plymouth Argyle, overseeing promotion to the top flight two years later.

Behind Arsene Wenger, he was the second-longest serving manager in the country following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement and David Moyes's subsequent move to Old Trafford from Everton.

Solid

Within two years of taking over for his second spell in charge he won promotion to the Premier League, where they have never finished below 14th.

He also led them to their first FA Cup final against Manchester City in 2011, which they lost 1-0, and consequently into the Europa League.

However, a poor run in the second half of this season - during which the Potters won just three of their last 19 league matches and briefly raised relegation fears - saw them finish with their lowest Premier League points tally.

Also Pulis' style of football has often been criticised for being over-physical and relying too heavily on the 'long ball'.

But Etherington said there was reason to his methods and that the manager had tried to change his style as best he could.


Matt Etherington
"We have definitely got better players at the club than we had when I joined in the first season in the Premier League," he added.

"The manager has a way he wants to play. First and foremost he wants us to be defensively very sound.

"You have to be solid or there is a big chance you will get relegated. That was his main priority, which was fair enough.

"There were times when we weren't pretty to watch but he had us well-drilled and that shouldn't be taken away from the job the manager has done.

"You have to be solid or there is a big chance you will get relegated. That was his main priority, which was fair enough."
Matt Etherington
"The gaffer said in pre-season he wanted the way we played to evolve and we started off relatively well.

"When it went bad and we weren't picking up results we maybe went back to the old ways.

"You can say it worked because it kept us up but we went back to basics to grind out results.

"The way we finished this season was poor, we all know that and the fans weren't happy and rightly so.

"We had the quality in the squad to finish higher this year. The players need to look at ourselves because we didn't perform.

"It was a bad season this year in terms of where we finished and where we should have finished.

"But if you look at where we finished in the last few seasons you can't really argue."

Tony Pulis as Wales manager please.

Tony Pulis as Wales manager please.

or Cardiff, IF Malky left.



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Tony Pulis as Wales manager please.

or Cardiff, IF Malky left.

Don't say that. Nearly had a heart attack.

Tony Pulis as Wales manager please.

or Cardiff, IF Malky left.

Don't say that. Nearly had a heart attack.

Its a massive IF

Tony Pulis as Wales manager please.

or Cardiff, IF Malky left.

Don't say that. Nearly had a heart attack.

Its a massive IF

Malky wouldn't leave Cardiff, he loves us too much. After all he is our Scottish messiah.

He's done a very good job with Stoke, no doubts about that, but I would absolutely not want him anywhere near this club.

If he could keep us in the premiership for six years I'd be very happy with him as manager.

Tony Pulis leaves Stoke after seven years as manager
Last Updated: May 21, 2013.

Tony Pulis: Guided Stoke to the Premier League in 2008, where they have remained since



Tony Pulis has left Stoke City after seven years in charge.

The Welshman guided Stoke to the Premier League during his second spell at the helm and later led them to an FA Cup final and into Europe.

But the Potters were dragged into relegation trouble last season and Pulis drew criticism from some sections of the Britannia Stadium support over his side's style of play.

Chairman Peter Coates had refused to discuss the 55-year-old's future while the club struggled in 2013 but it is understood a decision to part ways was made during an end-of-season debrief on Tuesday.

Pulis Leaves Stoke
Stoke winger Matt Etherington has warned fans to be careful what they wish for with confirmation of Pulis' departure imminent.

"I've spoken to a few of the other boys and they're shocked as well, it's hit us," he told talkSPORT.

"Fans were grumbling saying they wanted him out or wanted a change but it looks like they have got their wish.

"You have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimes. You look at Charlton under Alan Curbishley and look where they are now.

"You have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimes. You look at Charlton under Alan Curbishley and look where they are now."
Matt Etherington
"Hopefully it won't go that way for us, hopefully we'll get someone in who will push us on and make us into a top-10 team.

"If you look at where Stoke were when he first came in - mid-table in the Championship - you can't argue he's done a fantastic job."

Sky Bet swiftly installed former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo as the favourite to succeed him, with ex-QPR manager Mark Hughes also a frontrunner.

Pulis first took the Potters job in 2002 and returned in 2006 after a stint at Plymouth Argyle, overseeing promotion to the top flight two years later.

Behind Arsene Wenger, he was the second-longest serving manager in the country following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement and David Moyes's subsequent move to Old Trafford from Everton.

Solid

Within two years of taking over for his second spell in charge he won promotion to the Premier League, where they have never finished below 14th.

He also led them to their first FA Cup final against Manchester City in 2011, which they lost 1-0, and consequently into the Europa League.

However, a poor run in the second half of this season - during which the Potters won just three of their last 19 league matches and briefly raised relegation fears - saw them finish with their lowest Premier League points tally.

Also Pulis' style of football has often been criticised for being over-physical and relying too heavily on the 'long ball'.

But Etherington said there was reason to his methods and that the manager had tried to change his style as best he could.


Matt Etherington
"We have definitely got better players at the club than we had when I joined in the first season in the Premier League," he added.

"The manager has a way he wants to play. First and foremost he wants us to be defensively very sound.

"You have to be solid or there is a big chance you will get relegated. That was his main priority, which was fair enough.

"There were times when we weren't pretty to watch but he had us well-drilled and that shouldn't be taken away from the job the manager has done.

"You have to be solid or there is a big chance you will get relegated. That was his main priority, which was fair enough."
Matt Etherington
"The gaffer said in pre-season he wanted the way we played to evolve and we started off relatively well.

"When it went bad and we weren't picking up results we maybe went back to the old ways.

"You can say it worked because it kept us up but we went back to basics to grind out results.

"The way we finished this season was poor, we all know that and the fans weren't happy and rightly so.

"We had the quality in the squad to finish higher this year. The players need to look at ourselves because we didn't perform.

"It was a bad season this year in terms of where we finished and where we should have finished.

"But if you look at where we finished in the last few seasons you can't really argue."

Will be the next Charlton . Got greedy under curbs and unhappy with mid table finishes . Relegation candidates next yr

Huge shame for Tony Pulis but I suspect he will have the last laugh, as Stoke City (second only to Swansea in my list of disgusting scummy fans) will struggle next year and (hopefully) follow the lame ducks from down the M4 West into The Championship

Pulis had lost the stoke fans with his brand of long ball, physical football. Yes he kept them up but the quality on show was dire and it seems most of the fans had had enough. I would hate him to be Cardiff manager, or Wales manager for that matter.

No one wants to watch shit football week in week out,that's why he had to go.

I wish stoke fans well an hope the new appointment is the right one and they get taken forward (I'm sure Malky will be connected with that too) but this does smack of a Charltonesque sacking. Pulis did a tremendous job there and there's a danger that they've got too big for they're boots and they could slip massively next year ala Bolton.

Pulis for welsh manager - please god no.

Pulis for City if Malky left - the same.

Respect to the man for what he achieves and no doubt he will o the same for another team but I would prefer us to go a different direction.

I think you know that your in the big league when whenever someone gets sacked in a club technically above you, you fear the repercussion of the managerial merry go round.

What we need to see for City is signings being made. Once you see that you start to see that the board is confident that the manager will be in place and stability and momentum is achieved.

Stoke have parted company with manager Tony Pulis.

The 55-year-old's reign came to and end on Tuesday, with the club confirming in a statement that he had left his post.

His departure marks the end of a near seven-year stay at the Britannia Stadium, with Alex Ferguson's retirement at Manchester United and David Moyes' move from Everton to replace him having elevated Pulis to second on the list of the current longest-serving managers in the Premier League.

"Stoke City and Tony Pulis confirm that they have mutually agreed that Tony will leave the Club with immediate effect," the club confirmed on their website.

The news will not come as a great shock to Stoke fans, with speculation over Pulis' future having been rife for several weeks.

After guiding the club to the Premier League in 2008, Pulis has overseen five seasons in the top flight, an FA Cup final and a run to the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League in 2012.

However, this season has not been as comfortable at the Britannia Stadium, as Pulis' decisions and tactics have been questioned by the fans and the club's form on the pitch has dipped.

They only won nine games all season, scored the second lowest number of goals in the league and picked up one win in their first 13 matches of 2013.

I think he did an amazing job. Has made stoke a stable premiership side.

If malky was to go now, pulis would be ideal.

I think people have quickly got ideas well above there stations on here. We are going into the league as relegation fodder, we don't have players to pass the ball, or the pull to sign big players. To have pulis do a stoke and keep us up for about 4 years then leave us would be huge.
After 4 years of mid table premiership football we could build. We would be able to attract a different type of player, be an est premiership side and attract a better type of manager.

We are cardiff city who have done f all in the grand scheme of things for years and years, suddenly because we have beeb promoted and in the big leagues now we think we can attract top managers and players, its far from it really. turning down pulis would be absolutely stupid.

Watch out remember this.......


It’s fair to say that after leaving Charlton Athletic neither Alan Curbishley or the South London club have enjoyed much success, with the Addicks enduring a massive fall into the third tier of English football.

In 15 years at the club Curbishley made Charlton into a respected and established mid-table Premier League side. In just one year after his departure all of that hard work was undone when the club were relegated to the Championship. Two years later that hard work became even more difficult to re-build after the team suffered another relegation to League 1. To think that a few years ago the club were attracting players like Paolo Di Canio and Danny Murphy, they now find themselves signing players like Gary Doherty and Alan McCormack.

When Curbishley decided to leave in 2006 fans were already growing tired with the brand of football being played at the Valley and mediocre mid-table finishes, the fans wanted to see some more excitement and somebody to take the club forward. Whilst the fans were very appreciative to Curbishley for all he had done in his time at the club everybody, probably including Curbishley himself believed that he had taken Charlton as far as he can.

Ironically the season the club went down the side were going to make a real push for Europe, with chairman Richard Murray agreeing to give Curbishley’s successor Iain Dowie the next seasons’ transfer money to make it happen. The club already made a terrible decision in choosing Iain Dowie as the next manager and things were made worse when he decided to waste the money on players who were not good enough. Charlton went on a poor run of form and this coupled with Dowie’s bizarre management, such at getting the team lost on a run the morning of their game away to Newcastle saw him last just 15 games before he was sacked.