Stoke City: Tony Pulis ready to open contract talks with Dean Whitehead

“The vale fans never fail to dissapiont. Their own ground and forum are like deadwood gulch, I can see the tumbleweed blowing through there now.
Looked like two blokes and a whippet were there Saturday to watch the home defeat by morecambe”

“EvaDick, for you to suggest you have NEVER called for Pulis' head and you have NEVER abused another poster for their "opinion on Stoke City in general" is beyond ridiculous...
Just look at your posts on this particular thread for evidence to the contrary...”

“stripes, we paid 10 million for Crouch, 8 million for Jones and 6 million for Palacios and etc etc, but Tony Pulis has not been able to get the best out of them has he ? The fact that Mickey Adams has been able to take a free transfer player and turn him into one of the top scorers in the football league would compliment his management skills wouldn't you say ? So they lost at home to a team, they were in first place, contrary to what you might think I don't expect any team to win every single game, after all, we have win only 7 of the 26 we have played.
As I said, I knew full well that it would not matter who I mentioned as replacement manager you would start with your childish rhetoric .
you did not disappoint.”

“Another illogical Post from Yankee Stripes
Micky Adams gained promotion with 3 teams :
Fulham, Brighton and Leicester and most likely to get
promotion with the Vale - What has Pulis achieved prior to Stoke,
and that, largely thanks to Coates multi millions
I do recall a dubious time Pulis had at Gillingham, whose Chairman,
is less enamoured with him, than you and a minority on here.
Your reference to Pope coming to Vale on a free transfer,
is very relevant and shows how a good Manager can get a player
like that to become the top scorer in the football League.
Unlike Pulis who manages to de-moralize good players and make them
less than average, time after time.”

“Funny how you think a manager who has never been relegated and tenth in the premier league a idiot, but a manager who has been relegated and struggled at other clubs and a Rotherham free transfer player who lost at home to morecambe you describe as doing really well.
Which team do you support?”

“stars-stripes you do talk some tripe, but are that manager and that player I mentioned not doing extremely well ?
However, I finally suggest a manager and i get the totally expected response from you stripes.
So predictable!”

“Of course you would you hate stoke doing well”

“I would offer up a direct swap with the Vale, Pulis and Jones for Adams and Pope.”

“It's interesting to observe a minority gang of essentially
pro-Pulis supporters fans who abuse the more discerning,
intelligent supporters here.
They include the ever thicko Johnson/Boothernender,
who has trouble mastering a keypad, obviously I take into
account his well publicised megalomania tendencies,
the self-confessed Investment Banker, which is not just
rhyming slang for his true status, but explains his tendency to
exaggerate the truth.
Then there is the American Stars n' Stripes, whose predilection
to misquote and and occasional wanderings into strange
anecdotes fall by the wayside in his attempt to make a meaningful Posting.

Some good names have been mentioned as replacement managers for Pulis,
like Moyes and Martinez, both who may be available for next Season and worth
appointing.
But others will emerge in the close Season. The shock decision to replace
the Southampton Manager appears to have been a good decision.”

“Why is it more important for you to disagree with my selection than to make your own selection?

Guess you know the answer even if you won't admit, but there's no reason to be shy, ten hours have passed by since mel made his choice and he still hasn't been abused yet.”