Football: Stoke boss aims for revenge

LONDON: Tony Pulis finally completed his arduous journey from outcast to saviour at Stoke City by leading his unfashionable club to their first FA Cup final and now he has unfinished business with Manchester City at Wembley today.

Pulis had been unsuccessful and unpopular during the three-year reign and the 53-year-old now admits at least 90 per cent of Stoke supporters were against chairman Peter Coates’ decision to bring him back.

Fortunately for Pulis, his chairman and Stoke’s long-suffering fans, it proved an inspired move and the club will enjoy the biggest day in its 148-year history when he leads the team out for the Cup final against City’s collection of mega-money signings.



Published in The Express Tribune, May 14^th, 2011.