Stoke City: Tony Pulis slams Robert Huth for violent conduct at Fulham

“Pulis should try those other options, at least bring one of them on the bench. Just look at Ben Davies at Swansea, teenaged and untried when he was thrown in at the deep end when Neil Taylor got injured, and what a success he has become.”

“What absolute drivel and lazy journalism again fron our local rag, what TP actually said was that he didnt condone what Huth did and that he was now dissapointed that we would be without one half of the team's defensive partnership which is the bedrock of the team, that is in now way slamming anyone, just sensationalist journalism which was than repeated on Twitter, Sky Sports website etc. The atmosphere among the fans is bad enough at the moment without The Sentinal stirring things up even further.”

“Agree Liam, Heneghans another, but doubt TP will go there. You know what I mean!”

“There are other options, you know. How about playing Keane or Parry?”

“Agree Mel, no point in moving Marc from LB, I made the point the other week that we are very lucky to have players who are versatile and don't whinge if they are needed to play in unfamiliar positions, and Geoff certainly fits the bill for me to replace Huthy. As many have said Klinsmann plays him their for the USA anyway.”

“If Wilson plays centre back who play left back? It really is a no brainer that Cameron should be the player to go at centre back.”

“Thats not how Pulis came over on Radio Stoke passed over the incident and went on to praise Huth he's a smashing kiddie loved by everyone at the club one of stokes best ever signings”

“I have always enjoyed the physical element to the game, and certainly over the years we have seen a few players at Stoke who have not been averse to putting the proverbial boot in so to speak. Unfortunately the modern game has been sanitised to the degree that the physical side of the game is being eradicated by overzealous officials and cameras pointing at every conceivable angle just in case something is missed!!
Now I firmly believe that whilst TP is correct in his statement on Huthy, once the players cross that white line they should be expected to conduct themselves in a disciplined and sporting manner. Perhaps Stoke haven't got a 'leader' out there who can simply tell the players to 'calm it'. Difficult I know when you've been kicked to hell by David Luiz, had you teeth kicked in by Fabricio Coloccini or your nose broken by Dimitar Berbatov but these things can and do happen in the game and we have to get on with it and not lose our tempers or show dissent. In fairness to our players we have 'got on with it' rather than rolling about in agony with one eye on the ref.!! BUT you certainly cannot condone indiscipline in the game and players must accept their punishment and learn from it (hopefully!).”

“The first sensible thing I have heard Pulis say in a long. long time ! However, what he said about N'Zonzi is about as ridiculous as most things he has to say !”

“Huth has always done that sort thing, come rain or shine. He always will. He learned it from watching laBeuof and a young Terry at the bridge. Do you think he signed on for another three years if he has no respect for the manager? Au contraire he signed on because of Pulis, as did Shawcross.”