20 Nov 2017 12:33:02
Ed1 this week as started off well mate, especially today with actually a board realising that the thug of a manage that Mourinho idolises himself on in Pullis as been fired.

{Ed001's Note - he is far from a thug. Pulis is a very nice guy, it is just that his teams play that way to make up for a lack of quality. Personally I would prefer it if he tried to improve the quality rather than do that, but it worked for him initially so he stuck with it.}


1.) 20 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 12:41:04
Ok fair enough ed1, you have never been very complimentary of his sides. And I can't believe how he had the media adoring his sides.

{Ed001's Note - I can't stand the way he sets his teams out, but he is a genuinely nice guy who does a lot of charity work. I would suggest that is why he gets a good press, as he is very well liked amongst the media. He is on good personal terms with most of the pundits, for instance, which always helps avoid criticism.}


2.) 20 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 13:11:48
I heard a story about Pulis. I can't vouch for it's accuracy but it came from someone who was involved with the club in question at the time.

Pulis was playing for Newport County in the mid 80s. One week then Bournemouth manager, Harry Redknapp, came down to Newport to watch Pulis himself after getting a recommendation.

It got to about 25 minutes in and Redknapp was not impressed by Pulis at all, he was considering leaving at half time because no one on the County team was anywhere near good enough.

However during the first half a player in Newport County kit came over and sat down not far from Harry. It took him at least 10 minutes before he introduced himself as Tony Pulis. Redknapp turned to him and said "What the f*** are you doing here? I came to watch you"

Turns out Pulis had picked up an injury earlier that day and didn't play. Harry had been looking at the wrong player the whole time.

The two of them chatted for the whole game about football and tactics and got on incredibly well. Pulis was signed for Bournemouth without Harry ever having watched him play.


A nice story, I really hope it's true.


3.) 20 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 14:57:59
good post Red, but after watching the four goals conceded V Chelsea, he really needed a new back four, they were awful .


4.) 20 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 20:29:13
Do you think he would consider the Wales Job ed1?

{Ed001's Note - yes, but he would prefer the day to day of club football from what I know of him.}


5.) 20 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 20:45:41
Thank you for the reply! Would you know who's in the running?

{Ed001's Note - I don't think they have any idea themselves yet mate. They were expecting (hoping) Coleman would stay.}


6.) 20 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 21:40:46
It's a shame he went. Cheers for the reply 👍.

{Ed001's Note - I think the time was right, nice guy but he had taken Wales as far as he could and could no longer rely on telling the players to do it for Gary Speed to get a performance out of them.}


7.) 20 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 21:40:46
It's a shame he went. Cheers for the reply 👍.