There's no Pulis without Waddo
I HAVE read with interest the debate over Tony Pulis.
Rightly or wrongly, football is full of people's opinions. I have been following Stoke City since the 1950s and I am a season ticket holder. Over a period of approximately 60 years, I have seen it all.
Tony Pulis has done and is doing a good job at Stoke. Keeping us in the Premier League is not easy.
Having said that, the style of play can at times be predictable, but today's football is all about results.
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Yes, he has made signings which by Stoke's standards have cost a lot of money, and some of them have not justified the money paid. There are no guarantees in football, but the signing of Peter Crouch was the type of deal Waddo would have done.
My take on 'Stoke's greatest manager' is this. That without Tony Waddington and the great work he did at Stoke, there might never have been a Tony Pulis on the scene. Be grateful for what you have got.
JEFF LITTLEHALES
Kidsgrove
Comments
by semis
Thursday, October 18 2012, 1:54AM
“Tony Waddington and Tony Pulis are like chalk and cheese. They both however have one thing in common, the success of Stoke City FC.
Now, if you are a Waddington fan, attacking football and classy players you probably will not appreciate the Pulis style of play.
I have seen both styles, and admit that I loved Waddington's style. And do get frustrated with the current play. But I realise that football has moved on over the last 40 plus years. Its much harder to maintain a presence in the Premiership than it was in the old first division. The current regime though are showing signs of moving towards the Waddington style. Signings like Adams, Owen, Crouch and Cameron and others instil a sense of confidence in the management, a confidence that they are going in the right direction. As the saying goes, "walk before you run".”