http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/315328/? Weird. An actual professional looking article from the Star with direct quotes from Pulis. STOKE City are at war – from the dressing room to the boardroom. On Friday, it emerged Potters striker Kenwyne Jones reportedly smashed up team-mate Glenn Whelan’s car at the club’s training ground last week after discovering a pig’s head in his locker. And now boss Tony Pulis has revealed another battle is being waged behind the scenes – over Stoke’s summer transfer policy. The Britannia chief, whose scrappers go to Southampton today, said: “There is a sea change. If they are paying money, they’d rather pay money on younger players where they can get a return on their investment. “Signing senior players is sometimes frowned upon. Personally, I think if you sign the right senior players it enhances the group. Peter Crouch has proved that. Crouchy has been very good, especially for the younger players. "To have someone like him, with all his experience, the way he trains, works and conducts himself, is fantastic. “I’d love to bring in ten 19-year-old outfield players who were fantastic and grow the club. But I don’t think it works that way.” Pulis, 55, is set for showdown talks this week with owner Peter Coates and the club’s directors. If he gets his way, the Welshman will stay. Otherwise, he may quit after seven successful years. Meanwhile, Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino believes Michael Owen is one of England’s greatest ever players – but hopes to ruin his farewell match after falling foul of the Stoke striker at the 2002 World Cup. The former England striker, 33, admitted last year that he was “guilty” of going down when he could have stayed on his feet for both of his penalties against Argentina at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. The South Americans had the last laugh in 1998 but in Japan the act allowed David Beckham to score the only goal in a 1-0 England win. Pochettino was the man whose leg Owen tumbled over in Sapporo and has the chance to exact revenge tomorrow in the striker’s last match before he retires. “For me, he has been one of the greatest England footballers and I was unlucky to suffer his skill,” the Saints boss said with a smile. “Hopefully we can argue about that controversial play that happened in Japan way back.”
ONE PROBLEM Mr Pulis TOO Many good experienced players YOU signed didn't play did they? Tuncay, Kitson, Guddjonson, the list is endless. BUT you told Louis Moult he would NEVER get a contract at SCFC I KNOW you did because I know his Grandfather. One of the best prospects and you let him go. It's not about age it's that if they have the ability they "are old enough" oh and PS thanks for signing Mr Owen but I would like to know WHY you did. TWAT in a hat does not come close to describe what I think of you as a Manager and a coach or a man motivator. PLEASE just JOG OFF! PPS Shotton is no Gareth Bale and he's not good enough for our 1st team. PENNANT IS. I could go on but....
Potts, Bet your glad you got that off your chest, I can't decide if the big signings are about his ego or his CV, they were not in any way for the benefit of the players, the team, or the club. He has wasted vast amounts of money, messed quality professional players about and failed to develop the team as he said he would, the words rank amatuer describe him very well!! If they wrote a play about him it would probably start with the line, " Something rancid, this way comes"!!!
Ah a Ray Bradbury fan!! Now then JM, without looking - from what book of the Bible did the original title come from? No Googling !!
ONB, Not got a scoobies mate, can't even tell you what the line had supposed to be, to be honest, it just felt right.
Nope. the title of Ray Bradbury's book was; 'Something Wicked this way comes' My Bible being Shakespeare and the quote is from Macbeth, 2nd Witch, 'By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes' Just saying like
Her, Banco's ghost and a scottish geezer called MacDuff. MacDuff, now there's a name, that's why Pulis missed the end of season awards, scouting the world for a MacDuff. He has enough Duff players so needed a big Mac. Sorry chaps, I'm off for a lie down
Pulis says: “Signing senior players is sometimes frowned upon. Personally, I think if you sign the right senior players it enhances the group. Waddington counted on experience; Dennis Viollet, Jackie Mudie, Roy Vernon, Maurice Setters and Jimmy McIlroy were all players signed in the latter stages of their careers. Sir Stan Matthews was awarded a knighthood for services to football in the 1965 New Year's Honours list. Maybe Pulis has a point but chose the wrong senior players to do the job for him
I have never had an issue with senior players - for me it's the number of buys he had under utilised and when he bought youth he never gave it a chance.
