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Tony Pulis sacked by Stoke City
• Manager heading for exit after meeting chairman Peter Coates
• Disappointing end to season led to speculation about future
Stoke City's manager, Tony Pulis, is to leave the club after almost seven years in charge, according to a Stoke Sentinel report.
The 55-year-old's future has been the subject of speculation for a few weeks after a disappointing end to the season. Pulis had a meeting with chairman Peter Coates on Tuesday morning at which it appears a decision was taken by the club to make a change.
"Just heard that Tony Pulis has left Stoke," tweeted the recently retired Stoke forward Michael Owen. "No denying he did a great job getting them to the Premier League and keeping them there."
Pulis, who after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes' promotion to the Manchester United job is the second-longest serving manager in the country, would leave Stoke in a far better position than he found them. 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 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's style of football has often been criticised for being overly physical and relying too heavily on the long ball.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/21/tony-pulis-stokecity
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Tony Pulis sacked by Stoke City
• Manager heading for exit after meeting chairman Peter Coates
• Disappointing end to season led to speculation about future
Stoke City's manager, Tony Pulis, is to leave the club after almost seven years in charge, according to a Stoke Sentinel report.
The 55-year-old's future has been the subject of speculation for a few weeks after a disappointing end to the season. Pulis had a meeting with chairman Peter Coates on Tuesday morning at which it appears a decision was taken by the club to make a change.
"Just heard that Tony Pulis has left Stoke," tweeted the recently retired Stoke forward Michael Owen. "No denying he did a great job getting them to the Premier League and keeping them there."
Pulis, who after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes' promotion to the Manchester United job is the second-longest serving manager in the country, would leave Stoke in a far better position than he found them. 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 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's style of football has often been criticised for being overly physical and relying too heavily on the long ball.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/21/tony-pulis-stokecity
