Tony Pulis
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| Tony Pulis | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Richard Pulis | |
| Date of birth | January 16, 1958 (age 49) | |
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | |
| Playing position | Central defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stoke City (Manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1975-81 1981-82 1982-84 1984-86 1986-89 1989-90 1990-92 |
Bristol Rovers Happy Valley Bristol Rovers Newport County AFC Bournemouth Gillingham AFC Bournemouth |
85 (3) ?? (??) 45 (2) 77 (0) 72 (3) 16 (0) 16 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1992-94 1995-99 1999-2000 2000 2002-05 2005-06 2006- |
AFC Bournemouth Gillingham Bristol City Portsmouth Stoke City Plymouth Argyle Stoke City |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Tony Pulis (born January 16, 1958 in Newport) is a Welsh football manager. He is currently managing Stoke City.[1]
Pulis began his managerial career at Bournemouth, where he spent two seasons (1992/93 and 1993/94).[2] He then moved to Gillingham,[2] whom he managed for a further four seasons, turning a team that had struggled at the very bottom of the Football League into a promotion winning one in his first season, and laying the foundations for the club's eventual elevation to the First Division for the first time in their history. After the 1999 Play-Off Final, which saw the Gills defeated by Manchester City,[2] he was controversially sacked by the club amidst claims of gross misconduct.[2] He later brought a £400,000 court case against Gillingham for unpaid bonuses,[3] which was settled out of court in 2001 for £75,000.[4]
Pulis was appointed manager of Bristol City for the 1999/2000 season,[5][6] but in January left to become manager of Portsmouth.[7][8] Unfortunately he was not a success at Fratton Park, lasting only 10 months in the job.[2][9][10]
He was then out of work for two years, before the resignation of Stoke's manager Steve Cotterill early into the 2002/03 season led to Pulis being given the job that November,[11] where he remained until parting company with the club on June 28, 2005. He was sacked for "failing to exploit the foreign transfer market" by then Stoke chairman Gunnar Gislason.[12]
His son Anthony Pulis joined his father at Stoke City during the 2004/2005 season.[13]
After taking over as manager at Championship side Plymouth Argyle,[14] Pulis managed to turn around a floundering team, to one that with the right investment could challenge for a top half/play off place in 2006-07. The turn-around coincided with the loan of West Ham United central defender Elliott Ward[15] and the club improved even further with the permanent singing of Lilian Nalis from Sheffield United F.C.[16] Plymouth Argyle ended the season 14th in the Championship table.[17]
In May 2006 he was the subject of an approach from former club Stoke,[18] who had recently parted company with manager Johan Boskamp, following Peter Coates' takeover of the club. Plymouth reportedly turned down this approach.[19] However, on June 14, 2006 it was announced that Pulis would indeed be returning as manager of Stoke City.[1]
Pulis bolstered his squad for the 2006-07 with the permanent additions of Danny Higginbotham,[20] Ricardo Fuller and Vincent Pericard. His most notable coup was the loan signing of Lee Hendrie from Aston Villa.[21][22] Hendrie's arrival (along with the loan signings of Salif Diao, Andy Griffin and Rory Delap) coincided with a change of form for the Potters following a poor start to the a season.[23] Stoke went as high as 4th in the table prior to the January transfer window.[24]
He is often criticised for having an overly defensive, negative and direct style of play, however Pulis has defended his approach.[25] He does have a reputation within the game for achieving solid results on small budgets and also maintains the record of never being relegated as a manager,[2] but that is countered by him having only achieved one promotion in his entire managerial career.
His long term future as Stoke City mananger is in some doubt, this season his transfer and wage budget has exceeded that of any previous manager at the club,[citation needed] and yet results continue to be inconsistent. The football bar a brief spell in October and November of 2006 has been of a poor standard. His popularity amongst fans of The Potters is seriously on the wane, and an indifferent end to the season could see serious calls for his removal from the post.
His attitude towards young players and those that he has not signed has tested the patience of Stoke City fans to the limit, and his latest loan signing Jon Parkin could be the final straw for many.
[edit] Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bournemouth |  |
June 9, 1992 | August 5, 1994 | 107 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 28.97 |
| Gillingham | |
July 31, 1995 | July 1, 1999 | 216 | 94 | 60 | 62 | 43.51 |
| Bristol City | |
July 5, 1999 | January 14, 2000 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 30.30 |
| Portsmouth | |
January 13, 2000 | October 12, 2000 | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 31.42 |
| Stoke City | |
November 1, 2002 | June 28, 2005 | 131 | 47 | 52 | 32 | 35.87 |
| Plymouth Argyle | |
September 23, 2005 | June 14, 2006 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 30.76 |
| Stoke City | |
June 15, 2006 | Present | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 40.00 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Pulis confirmed as Stoke manager.
- ^ a b c d e f Who is Tony Pulis?.
- ^ Pulis given Pompey 'leave'.
- ^ End of ills for Gills.
- ^ POTTED HISTORY. www.bcfc.premiumtv.co.uk.
- ^ PAST MANAGERS. www.bcfc.premiumtv.co.uk.
- ^ Portsmouth FC history. rivals.net.
- ^ The Mandaric Years. vitalfootball.co.uk.
- ^ Pulis will fight misconduct charge.
- ^ Pulis sacked by Pompey.
- ^ The right man for Stoke?.
- ^ Manager Pulis is sacked by Stoke.
- ^ Transfers - December 2004.
- ^ Pulis confirmed as Plymouth boss.
- ^ Transfers - November 2005.
- ^ Nalis completes Home Park switch.
- ^ Championship table 05/06. www.sportnetwork.net.
- ^ Pulis in talks over Stoke return.
- ^ Stoke rebuffed in Pulis approach.
- ^ Stoke joy at Higginbotham signing.
- ^ Stoke complete Hendrie loan deal.
- ^ Pulis hails Hendrie performance.
- ^ Championship league table. Retrieved on 23/09/2006.
- ^ Championship league table. Retrieved on 23/12/2006.
- ^ Pulis stands by management style.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Harry Redknapp |
A.F.C. Bournemouth manager 1992-1994 |
Succeeded by John Williams (caretaker) |
| Preceded by Neil Smillie (caretaker) |
Gillingham F.C. manager 1995-1999 |
Succeeded by Peter Taylor |
| Preceded by Benny Lennartsson |
Bristol City F.C. manager 1999-2000 |
Succeeded by Tony Fawthrop |
| Preceded by Bob McNab (caretaker) |
Portsmouth F.C. manager 2000 |
Succeeded by Steve Claridge |
| Preceded by Dave Kevan (caretaker) |
Stoke City F.C. manager 2002-2005 |
Succeeded by Johan Boskamp |
| Preceded by Jocky Scott (caretaker) |
Plymouth Argyle F.C. manager 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Ian Holloway |
| Preceded by Johan Boskamp |
Stoke City F.C. manager 2006-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Stoke City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Simonsen | 2 Hoefkens | 3 Broomes | 4 Eustace | 5 Fortune | 6 Hill | 8 Parkin | 9 Sidibe | 10 Fuller | 14 Higginbotham | 15 Péricard | 16 Hendrie | 17 Russell | 18 Diao | 19 Matteo | 20 Griffin | 21 Martin | 22 Buxton | 23 Lawrence | 24 Delap | 25 Hoult | 26 A. Pulis | 27 Zakuani | 28 Wilkinson | 30 Paterson | 31 Dickinson | 32 Vass | 34 Rooney | 36 Hazley | 37 Thomas | Manager: T. Pulis |
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