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.”
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.”
