[Standaman]

It was a bonus remember. So extra cash, he just needs to give it back.

The bonus was £2m but the court awarded Palace aggravated damages and costs which took the bill to over £5m. He is unlikely to have that to hand so he needs the money, yes he's had a long management career but most of it was before the big money arrived in the game.  He won't walk.

[BB74]

If he was thinking of walking why would he talk his old friend sir Gary out of retirement to be his assistant? Hope he does thougj

To give him a leg up to the caretakers job?

[The Joust]

The bonus was £2m but the court awarded Palace aggravated damages and costs which took the bill to over £5m. He is unlikely to have that to hand so he needs the money, yes he's had a long management career but most of it was before the big money arrived in the game.  He won't walk.

I'm sure he won't have to pay it all back in one go regardless.

(I don't think he'll walk either. Just run out his contract)

[geoff]

Of corse he can afford to. The blokes worth millions. Look how long he's been doing this for and the last few contracts he's had. The palace thing is rubbish for him yes but I'm sure can afford it.

Dont think ill ever see him shopping in Lidl or Aldi thats for sure. 

[paulosull]

Dont think ill ever see him shopping in Lidl or Aldi thats for sure.

no that's Albion when it comes to transfers 

[Morany]

no that's Albion when it comes to transfers 

You're joking aren't you?

We're trying to shop in Kwik-Save despite it being closed 20 years.

[tommi]

I don't think I ever remember seeing such a large majority of fans (and I mean proper fans not just twitter moaners) have such a lack of excitement for a new season.

Pulis is driving people away.

[PsalmXXIII]

I don't think I ever remember seeing such a large majority of fans (and I mean proper fans not just twitter moaners) have such a lack of excitement for a new season.

Pulis is driving people away.

Those who've decided there's absolutely no point getting worked up about it have had a Bostin summer  . Roll on Saturday!

[Legend]

I don't think I ever remember seeing such a large majority of fans (and I mean proper fans not just twitter moaners) have such a lack of excitement for a new season.

Pulis is driving people away.

I'd say it's lack of new signings rather than Pulis.

[BB74]

I'd say it's lack of new signings rather than Pulis.

Ultimately I'd say it was Pulis. Any new attacking signings soon get it coached out of them.

[royhan]

We ended last season in definite relegation form and yet we've done virtually nothing to address the problem. If Pulis wasn't so desperate for cash after his court case I am sure he would have walked by now. Our wonderful club is in a total mess.

[Throstletown]

Pulis will blame anyone but himself for this season we are about to witness.

After six months was time the club should have said thank you and good bye. 

Pulis and the greed league has destroyed our club and I dont think there is a way back.

I honesty believe having watched a few of the work outs this season for us will be a blood bath.

We could not score against a Pepe Mel team says it all, and well done Pep you were never given a chance.

[Legend]

Pulis will blame anyone but himself for this season we are about to witness.

After six months was time the club should have said thank you and good bye. 

Pulis and the greed league has destroyed our club and I dont think there is a way back.

I honesty believe having watched a few of the work outs this season for us will be a blood bath.

We could not score against a Pepe Mel team says it all, and well done Pep you were never given a chance.

Pepe who couldn't be arsed to turn up half the time and wasn't respected by the players at all. Thank God he wasn't given a chance we'd probably be in League 1 by now!

[Legend]

Ultimately I'd say it was Pulis. Any new attacking signings soon get it coached out of them.

Disagree, when he hit his stride Matty Phillips looked a threat everytime he played before getting injured. So did Chadli before getting injured (Spurs fans warned us he's very inconsistent and sometimes it's like playing with ten men). I think J Rod will be a key player for us this season, hopefully another winger to come in.

[TAFKATMNo1Fan]

You're joking aren't you?

We're trying to shop in Kwik-Save despite it being closed 20 years.

They're still one in West Brom

[Adder]

Disagree, when he hit his stride Matty Phillips looked a threat everytime he played before getting injured. So did Chadli before getting injured (Spurs fans warned us he's very inconsistent and sometimes it's like playing with ten men). I think J Rod will be a key player for us this season, hopefully another winger to come in.

Agreed, I just hope these players can stay fit. It's not rocket science to work out and it's not Pulis' coaching....if your squad is thin and your best attacker gets injured and Chadli misfiring, any cutting edge is suddenly badly blunted.

[Throstletown]

We need a central midfielder with pace,a tackle and can pass and then move not wait in the same position for the ball to come straight back.

You need that to feed the wings quickly and put the ball to feet or in front of them to run on to not a centre have with a nine iron on his boot. Creating space to exploit rather than a big crowd like I played at school, professional players should being kick and run.

We need proper full backs who can support wide players and overlap to stretch the opposition.

Finally we need that loud mouth to shut up and allow the team to play football, rather than keeping to their boxes and set positions.

   

[wodenson46]

Pulis will blame anyone but himself for this season we are about to witness.

After six months was time the club should have said thank you and good bye. 

Pulis and the greed league has destroyed our club and I dont think there is a way back.

I honesty believe having watched a few of the work outs this season for us will be a blood bath.

We could not score against a Pepe Mel team says it all, and well done Pep you were never given a chance.

Completely agree with you on this Throstletown. Admittedly only based on the end of last seasons tired performances and this pre season which as we understand is mostly about fitness and prep, I still have not seen any evidence of how we can set up or even how we can attempt to compete in Prem matches this season. We have shown very little effective organisation and even less skill. We have created hardly any chances and have shown hardly any improvement in finishing. I am not  suggesting that JRod and Hegazi are poor signings but it seems that the rest of this team has degenerated enough to negate any improvements these two might have brought.  I really hope I am totally wrong but I am seriously concerned that if he stays long enough, this season will end Pulis' no relegation record.  The only hope is for some more signings of the quality of the first two and a consistent and fit  Foster, Evans, Phillips and Chadli to go with them backed by the ard work of the less talented - and a great deal of good fortune.

[Droitwich Baggie]

What have we achieved since the last third of last season?
Nothing!
The friendlies have not worked out, we are still using his tactics which are just failing.
With him around we will just stagnate and flounder.

[paulosull]

PULIS HAS NEVER BEEN RELEGATED but there's always a first time

[Sted1990]

I genuinely like and respect Tony Pulis, November to February was some of the best times watching in Albion in the premier league.
I think he's built a decent first 11 and whilst we can all be frustrated by the British net he signs players from we must accept that he's always been the same, the club knew this when he was appointed so I put the blame on the lack of transfers solely on the club. I do think Pulis has to take responsibility for the last 2 season collapse at the end but I think the players need to take some, mix that with tough fixtures and a lack of confidence then it wasn't that surprising.

Will we go down this season under Pulis? Not a chance.
We will progress and make a cup final?
Not a chance.

However I genuinely believe Pulis has to go, no matter what this leads to he has to go, the club is like poison at the moment, there's clear unrest behind the scenes and the fans are at each other's throats 24/7 (see any Facebook page or this forum).
That way we can hopefully all unite behind a new coach and then see if we can play entertaining football, sign European players and survive in the greed league.

[adamw1109]

Disagree, when he hit his stride Matty Phillips looked a threat everytime he played before getting injured. So did Chadli before getting injured (Spurs fans warned us he's very inconsistent and sometimes it's like playing with ten men). I think J Rod will be a key player for us this season, hopefully another winger to come in.

Not really,

Before his knock when he came to us he was played in the middle just behind rondon... creating chances and scoring goals.

After the injury he was put on the wing and made to do something he just cant do... get back and constantly cover the full back.

That's not the injury, that's pulis' choice.

Hopefully with Rodriguez and Phillips fit we will see chadli playing where he can be effective for us this season which is just behind the striker.

[smosher34]

We win Saturday all be loving our Tony 

[SmethDan]

We win Saturday all be loving our Tony 

Doubt that, it'd probably all be down to the influence of Sir G  .

[Scooby Doo]

Pulis left Palace because he wasn't backed in the transfer market. Surely history will repeat itself if the story is the same.