VillaChris Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Weren't the Albion fans singing for Downing and Rob Kelly to be sacked aswell at Stoke on account of both being ex Wolves players so Pulis might not have a problem with the staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 This Tony Pulis media myth really is starting to get annoying, decent manager but you would swear he is the 2nd coming of Rinus Michels the way the media go about him Everyone seems to forget Stoke were in free fall under him after he spent what was for them a lot cash. Half a season with Palace, where admittedly he performed a bit of a miracle and an O'Neill style huffy walk out later and he is the new Shankly its more than a little silly. Ultimately though he's like Big Sam. Effective and no matter how hopeless the situation (and Palace were) teams simply don't get relegated under his watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 If Pulis gets the job the tesco bags would have to completely restructure their entire football management team and coaching staff for him. And when Peace gets fed up of him demanding total control in spending millions on average players, he will sack him and start again. Meh why should I care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Allardlyce is a very good manager in my view.the football might not be great but he has success at near enough all his clubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 David Ornstein @bbcsport_david · Breaking - West Brom to appoint Tony Pulis as head coach. Continental model stays but TP control of all 1st team matters inc transfers #wba David Ornstein @bbcsport_david · Pulis appointment set to be confirmed Thurs, hopes to be in stands at Upton Park. Meeting Peace for 1st time Thurs. Dave Kemp assistant #wba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Surprised he went there. A good appointment for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 New manager unveiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 31, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2014 Really didn't think Pulis would go there given how the club is set up. Good appointment, but can see it being short lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 31, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2014 This Tony Pulis media myth really is starting to get annoying, decent manager but you would swear he is the 2nd coming of Rinus Michels the way the media go about him Everyone seems to forget Stoke were in free fall under him after he spent what was for them a lot cash. Half a season with Palace, where admittedly he performed a bit of a miracle and an O'Neill style huffy walk out later and he is the new Shankly its more than a little silly. Ultimately though he's like Big Sam. Effective and no matter how hopeless the situation (and Palace were) teams simply don't get relegated under his watch. Absolutely. Stoke were in free fall because they'd stagnated. Pulis had hit his ceiling and hadnt progressed for a number of seasons. The trick with a manager like Pulis is that when he hits that ceiling, you sack him and get in someone who can prgress the team before you get that stagnation. He'll keep them up, which is priority number one for the appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz316 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I know it shouldn't bother me but bloose are on the up and this for me is a car king appointment by wba. They will easily finish above us this year now. Even crystal palace may have a chance with a decent manager coming in. Can it get any worse for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I know it shouldn't bother me but bloose are on the up and this for me is a car king appointment by wba. They will easily finish above us this year now. Even crystal palace may have a chance with a decent manager coming in. Can it get any worse for us? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 How can they have Pulis in charge of transfers and keep the continental model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 This Tony Pulis media myth really is starting to get annoying, decent manager but you would swear he is the 2nd coming of Rinus Michels the way the media go about him Everyone seems to forget Stoke were in free fall under him after he spent what was for them a lot cash. Half a season with Palace, where admittedly he performed a bit of a miracle and an O'Neill style huffy walk out later and he is the new Shankly its more than a little silly. Ultimately though he's like Big Sam. Effective and no matter how hopeless the situation (and Palace were) teams simply don't get relegated under his watch. ...but imo he has only really saved Palace from relegation. He came in and saved a club once and I don't see him coming in and saving every which club he chooses. He isn't a great manager. I don't count Stoke because the financial backing he got there was insane, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 How can they have Pulis in charge of transfers and keep the continental model? Platitudes. Experiment over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I see Brendan Batson has been 'honoured'; services to football etc. was it ? It should have been 'How to perfect the back-pass'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Good appointment for them. They will stay up now whereas they would have gone down if Irvine had remained. I can see it ending badly though, Pulis will fall out with the board who seem to want control of everything. Edited December 31, 2014 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 This Tony Pulis media myth really is starting to get annoying, decent manager but you would swear he is the 2nd coming of Rinus Michels the way the media go about him Everyone seems to forget Stoke were in free fall under him after he spent what was for them a lot cash. Half a season with Palace, where admittedly he performed a bit of a miracle and an O'Neill style huffy walk out later and he is the new Shankly its more than a little silly. Ultimately though he's like Big Sam. Effective and no matter how hopeless the situation (and Palace were) teams simply don't get relegated under his watch. ...but imo he has only really saved Palace from relegation. He came in and saved a club once and I don't see him coming in and saving every which club he chooses. He isn't a great manager. I don't count Stoke because the financial backing he got there was insane, Yes Bruce has had huge financial backing at Hull and they are struggling. For a club like stoke who had been in the doldrums since the 70s you have to respect the job he did there. I think he's a good choice for West Brom. I think they will stay up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I like Pulis, he doesn't seem to give a shit that no one likes him. Good appointment from WBA He did hit a ceiling at Stoke but deserves great credit in getting Stoke up and keeping them in the Premier League for a number of years 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 31, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2014 Shame Pulis has gone to the Baggies as I'd quite like him here to be honest. I think he could get a lot more out of our squad than Lambert can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 blose and baggies both good appointments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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