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Have to say I had them as still going down under Pulis, he has managed to pull it out of the bag though.

Fantastic job which should see his cv still unblemished by relegation.

keano_afc

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

People have always been over-critical of his days at Stoke.

I wouldn't go that far. He did a decent job at Stoke but the style of play was awful and he spent millions with very little return. He was rightly criticised.

Capajoma

Why does he do all his press conferences standing up?

LuckyLloyd

Done a brilliant job with a limited squad. The tricky part for him in the past has been spending money so we'll see how he gets on this summer. But seriously, an amazing achievement to keep that squad up from that position.

Richard Hillman

At the start of the season it looked like they were going to be the new Derby 07-08. He turned the team from a Derby County to a team that has that could have the ability to get a result in any game in the season. They even gave City a good go at the Etihad and beat Chelsea. I dont think i have seen such a turnaround in the Premier League over a single season. They went from a team that looked like they were nowhere near a PL team (and possibly the worst PL team of all time) to a team that could finish 10th in the space of 5 months.

dundalkfc10

He bought excellently in January aswell

Only for Liverpool and Rodgers, he surely would have won Manager of the Year

Eight Ball

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

He bought excellently in January aswell

Only for Liverpool and Rodgers, he surely would have won Manager of the Year

Martinez?

dundalkfc10

Eight Ball wrote: »

Martinez?

Has improved Everton but lets see where they finish, could still finish 6th which is where they finished last season

Surprised at the lack of love for Steve Bruce

dundalkfc10

AdamD wrote: »

Surprised at the lack of love for Steve Bruce

Diabhal Beag

keano_afc wrote: »

I wouldn't go that far. He did a decent job at Stoke but the style of play was awful and he spent millions with very little return. He was rightly criticised.

Very little in return? Jaysus.

Been in the Premier League since 2008 and will be again with pretty much a Pulis side. Got to a bloody FA Cup final too without the brilliance of Emerson Boyce. Had a decent Europa League run where they should've beaten Valencia despite putting out a nothing team.

Don't get me wrong, Hughes is doing similar with more attractive football but it wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for a fellow Welshman who could pass as yer serious dry****e uncle. He's also a bit more loyal than Hughes which will be proven again soonish.

Johner

Sir Tony Pulis. :pac:

Diabhal Beag

Tony sent me a telegram saying my previous post was the reason for the win last night. What a class act.

Sugarlumps

Manager of the year for me.

death1234567

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Manager of the year for me.

Yep. They were nailed on to go down with one of the lowest points totals in premier league history when he took over, given the mess Holloway had left him.

jacool

he's now been linked directly to the "leaking" issue. Cardiff are saying that the communication between the two clubs included a claim that the Palace guy was "under pressure from Pulis" to get the team. Solksjaer brought it up after the game and said Pulis said that he didn't ask for it, but Solksjaer claims that Pulis said he knew it happened. Pulis has said "it is pure speculation until the team-sheet comes in" and that "I'm never, ever convinced what team we are going to play against until that team-sheet comes through the door." without ever saying that he didn't see it. They want Palace deducted 3 points.

Paully D

The team sheet stuff is a nothing story on the part of Pulis, IMO. Managers always put their guys "under pressure" to get information on the opposition. Fair play to them if they were able to make use of their links to get it.

If there's a rat in the Cardiff setup willing to give the team sheet to the opposition then that says more about Cardiff than anything else.

Blatter

Paully D wrote: »

The team sheet stuff is a nothing story on the part of Pulis, IMO. Managers always put their guys "under pressure" to get information on the opposition. Fair play to them if they were able to make use of their links to get it.

If there's a rat in the Cardiff setup willing to give the team sheet to the opposition then that says more about Cardiff than anything else.

I'd presume that that kind of behaviour is widespread in the sport but that doesn't make it right. If there's enough evidence to prove that Palace and Pulis went about trying to get the opposition team sheet and succeeded, they should be sanctioned imo. What should the sanction be? I'm not so sure.

EuropeanSon

Paully D wrote: »

The team sheet stuff is a nothing story on the part of Pulis, IMO. Managers always put their guys "under pressure" to get information on the opposition. Fair play to them if they were able to make use of their links to get it.

If there's a rat in the Cardiff setup willing to give the team sheet to the opposition then that says more about Cardiff than anything else.

There are rules. If you get caught breaking them, you should be punished. Otherwise why have rules at all?

Amirani

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Manager of the year for me.

I think in most other years he'd walk it. It's difficult to look past Rodgers though if Liverpool go on to win the league.

smileyj1987

Blatter wrote: »

I'd presume that that kind of behaviour is widespread in the sport but that doesn't make it right. If there's enough evidence to prove that Palace and Pulis went about trying to get the opposition team sheet and succeeded, they should be sanctioned imo. What should the sanction be? I'm not so sure.

What isn't right is someone giving the team sheet to a fellow manager before it is announced . If pulis and palace pulled it off then fair play !

Will I Amnt

smileyj1987 wrote: »

What isn't right is someone giving the team sheet to a fellow manager before it is announced . If pulis and palace pulled it off then fair play !

I doubt very much someone just decided to run to him with the team sheet of their own accord. If there was an effort made from Palace to obtain it well then they should face sanction.

dreamers75

Gotta love the media.....chap was a footballing neanderthal 2 years ago now hes manager of the year and possible Man United manager.

Amirani

dreamers75 wrote: »

Gotta love the media.....chap was a footballing neanderthal 2 years ago now hes manager of the year and possible Man United manager.

Possible Man United manager? Please link to whoever mentioned that so I can have a good laugh.

Paully D

It seems Gunnarsson is being blamed for leaking the team news now:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-defends-aron-gunnarsson-after-cardiff-midfielder-is-accused-of-leaking-team-to-crystal-palace-9269492.html

Solskjaer and his team-mates are defending him. What a strange club Cardiff have become.

earlytobed

got a long ball merchant tag at Stoke as he had no pace in the team. Palace break at pace as they have the players. more then one string to his bow

EuropeanSon

earlytobed wrote: »

got a long ball merchant tag at Stoke as he had no pace in the team. Palace break at pace as they have the players. more then one string to his bow

That was his own fault surely? He was in charge for long enough and was given enough money to blow to get pace in if he'd wanted it.

Amirani

EuropeanSon wrote: »

That was his own fault surely? He was in charge for long enough and was given enough money to blow to get pace in if he'd wanted it.

I think Pulis has always been quite poor in the transfer market. Maybe a director of football would suit him?

Paully D

5 wins in a row now, superb to be fair. When's the last time a team outside the top 10 won 5 in a row? Can't have happened too often over the years.

Diego Simeone wrote: »

I think Pulis has always been quite poor in the transfer market. Maybe a director of football would suit him?

He doesn't at all strike me as the type of manager who would work with one. He's very much a "my way or the highway" bloke IMO.

dreamers75

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Possible Man United manager? Please link to whoever mentioned that so I can have a good laugh.

101greatestgoals had it from some newspaper

jane82

He deserves manager of the season no doubt about it.
Rodgers will probably get it though.

Amirani

jane82 wrote: »

He deserves manager of the season no doubt about it.
Rodgers will probably get it though.

I dunno. No team has won't the title after finishing as low as 7th the previous year in the past 30 years. No team outside the top 3 the previous season has won the league in the Premier League era.

In odds terms, Rodgers has the more significant feat.

OneEightSeven

Liverpool have to travel to Palace. If Liverpool lose to Chelsea and Palace - which is possible - and Palace beat Man City, I think he'll be a very serious contender for Manager of the Year, but Chelsea or Man City would have to pip Liverpool for the title.