Pulis obviously did a good job on the players............
http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-n...-stoke-could-do-charlton-after-tony-puli-1980
Stoke City midfielder Matt Etherington has told talkSPORT Potters fans they âshould be careful what they wish forâ amid reports that Tony Pulis is to leave the club.
Supporters have called for Pulisâ exit following an under-par Premier League season, finishing just six points clear of relegation in 13th place.
The Potters boss is currently the second longest-serving manager in the top flight, though his seven-year reign at the Britannia Stadium is set to end after overwhelming rumours suggest he will depart his role by mutual consent following a meeting with club chairman Peter Coates.
Iâm very shocked at the news, he's a fantastic man. You have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimesâ Matt Etherington
But Etherington, who has spent five seasons at Stoke since his switch from West Ham in 2008, says the team are shocked by the gossip, and that the uncertainty at the club could see them emulate Charlton, who dropped to League One following the departure of Alan Curbishley after his 15-year stay as Addicks manager.
âIâm very shocked at the news and Iâve spoken to a couple of the other boys and theyâre shocked as well, itâs hit us,â he told Drive Time. âHeâs a great man, a fantastic man.
âHeâs done a lot for me personally, a lot for the football club and for the people of Stoke-on-Trent as well.
âHeâs done a great job at the football club, a lot of fans were grumbling and saying they wanted him out, and - though it hasnât been confirmed yet - it looks like theyâve got their wish.
âYou have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimes. You look at Charlton under Alan Curbishley and look where they are now.
âHopefully it wonât go that way for us, hopefully weâll get someone in who will push us on and make us into a top ten team.â
http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-n...-stoke-could-do-charlton-after-tony-puli-1980
Stoke City midfielder Matt Etherington has told talkSPORT Potters fans they âshould be careful what they wish forâ amid reports that Tony Pulis is to leave the club.
Supporters have called for Pulisâ exit following an under-par Premier League season, finishing just six points clear of relegation in 13th place.
The Potters boss is currently the second longest-serving manager in the top flight, though his seven-year reign at the Britannia Stadium is set to end after overwhelming rumours suggest he will depart his role by mutual consent following a meeting with club chairman Peter Coates.
Iâm very shocked at the news, he's a fantastic man. You have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimesâ Matt Etherington
But Etherington, who has spent five seasons at Stoke since his switch from West Ham in 2008, says the team are shocked by the gossip, and that the uncertainty at the club could see them emulate Charlton, who dropped to League One following the departure of Alan Curbishley after his 15-year stay as Addicks manager.
âIâm very shocked at the news and Iâve spoken to a couple of the other boys and theyâre shocked as well, itâs hit us,â he told Drive Time. âHeâs a great man, a fantastic man.
âHeâs done a lot for me personally, a lot for the football club and for the people of Stoke-on-Trent as well.
âHeâs done a great job at the football club, a lot of fans were grumbling and saying they wanted him out, and - though it hasnât been confirmed yet - it looks like theyâve got their wish.
âYou have to be careful what you wish for in football sometimes. You look at Charlton under Alan Curbishley and look where they are now.
âHopefully it wonât go that way for us, hopefully weâll get someone in who will push us on and make us into a top ten team.â