Pulis on 18:04 - Mar 17 with 6429 views | 100percent | I'm assuming that he requested the 2m in advance of the season starting?? he was pretty damn sure of his self, wasn't he? they hadn't even kicked a ball .... what an idiot...... especially as he had the opportunity to pay it back.... | ![](/images/avatars/1341.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 18:19 - Mar 17 with 6395 views | TacticalR | Poor old Platini had to wait nine years for his bonus. No, take your bonuses early and often, as any banker will tell you. | ![](/images/avatars/7026.gif) |
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Pulis on 18:22 - Mar 17 with 6374 views | WilloW4 | Pulls is good mates with Redknapp ...funny that..it's all about the pound note. | ![](/images/avatars/6753.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 18:32 - Mar 17 with 6345 views | QPRDave | But he had already earned his bonus keeping them up, finishing 11th. | ![](/images/avatars/8279.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 18:35 - Mar 17 with 6336 views | DejR_vu |
Pulis on 18:32 - Mar 17 by QPRDave | But he had already earned his bonus keeping them up, finishing 11th. |
Indeed. But somewhat underhand to request it be paid early so that he could walk out and leave the club in the lurch two days before the season started. Presumably, given the outcome, the tribunal agree. [Post edited 17 Mar 2016 18:39]
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Pulis on 18:38 - Mar 17 with 6317 views | QPRDave |
Pulis on 18:35 - Mar 17 by DejR_vu | Indeed. But somewhat underhand to request it be paid early so that he could walk out and leave the club in the lurch two days before the season started. Presumably, given the outcome, the tribunal agree. [Post edited 17 Mar 2016 18:39]
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Yeah it is, but it took Palace a long time to pay him for the season before. Seems to me they didn't trust each other | ![](/images/avatars/8279.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 18:45 - Mar 17 with 6279 views | TacticalR | Btw, didn't Pulis fall out with the Palace hierarchy because he started talking about better facilities and they didn't want to waste money on such grand schemes? (This was before the American money came in). | ![](/images/avatars/7026.gif) |
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Pulis on 19:14 - Mar 17 with 6216 views | 100percent |
Pulis on 18:32 - Mar 17 by QPRDave | But he had already earned his bonus keeping them up, finishing 11th. |
so was the 2m for the previous season, or for the season that was about to start? | ![](/images/avatars/1341.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) | Login to get fewer ads
Pulis on 19:21 - Mar 17 with 6195 views | DejR_vu |
Pulis on 19:14 - Mar 17 by 100percent | so was the 2m for the previous season, or for the season that was about to start? |
It was in respect of the season that they stayed up with him in charge, but was payable at the end of August (the beginning of the following season). It seems he asked for it to be paid early, and the club did so, presumably unaware that he would walk out a couple of days later. Had they not agreed to pay it early he would seemingly have had two options; walk away without it or stay until it was paid. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Pulis on 19:33 - Mar 17 with 6157 views | 100percent |
Pulis on 19:21 - Mar 17 by DejR_vu | It was in respect of the season that they stayed up with him in charge, but was payable at the end of August (the beginning of the following season). It seems he asked for it to be paid early, and the club did so, presumably unaware that he would walk out a couple of days later. Had they not agreed to pay it early he would seemingly have had two options; walk away without it or stay until it was paid. |
In which case, it seems like he was hard done by then? If he kept them up for an agreed bonus of 2m, surely he should have been paid it, irrelevant of whether he stayed on the next season? or am I missing something here?? | ![](/images/avatars/1341.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 19:42 - Mar 17 with 6120 views | DejR_vu |
Pulis on 19:33 - Mar 17 by 100percent | In which case, it seems like he was hard done by then? If he kept them up for an agreed bonus of 2m, surely he should have been paid it, irrelevant of whether he stayed on the next season? or am I missing something here?? |
He wasn't contractually entitled to it until a future date. I'm guessing he didn't tell the club he would be leaving when he asked them to pay it to him early. [Post edited 17 Mar 2016 19:46]
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Pulis on 19:52 - Mar 17 with 6082 views | 100percent |
Pulis on 19:42 - Mar 17 by DejR_vu | He wasn't contractually entitled to it until a future date. I'm guessing he didn't tell the club he would be leaving when he asked them to pay it to him early. [Post edited 17 Mar 2016 19:46]
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That makes sense - no doubt him staying at the club had something to do with the contract too, as they would not have won the case.... | ![](/images/avatars/1341.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 20:12 - Mar 17 with 6029 views | BrianMcCarthy | I know nothing about the man personally, but clearly there is a God of Football Karma who's seen his teams play 'football'. | ![](/images/avatars/1570.gif) |
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Pulis on 22:32 - Mar 17 with 5853 views | Toast_R | He actually played good football with Palace. WBA are a team much like Stoke IMO so I believe he just makes the most of the resources at his disposal. Anyway, a 2 million bonus is a snippet at what he got Palace in keeping them up so who gives a sh*t? | ![](/images/avatars/1554.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 22:35 - Mar 17 with 5836 views | Pommyhoop | Ouch . That's gonna hurt. | ![](/images/avatars/7010.gif) |
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Pulis on 22:57 - Mar 17 with 5779 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Pulis on 22:32 - Mar 17 by Toast_R | He actually played good football with Palace. WBA are a team much like Stoke IMO so I believe he just makes the most of the resources at his disposal. Anyway, a 2 million bonus is a snippet at what he got Palace in keeping them up so who gives a sh*t? |
Ya, fair point about Palace actually, Toast. But he was at Stoke for ages and had ample time to change the personnel and tactics and didn't. It was Neolithic football. | ![](/images/avatars/1570.gif) |
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Pulis on 23:43 - Mar 17 with 5709 views | Toast_R |
Pulis on 22:57 - Mar 17 by BrianMcCarthy | Ya, fair point about Palace actually, Toast. But he was at Stoke for ages and had ample time to change the personnel and tactics and didn't. It was Neolithic football. |
True but the then why try to fix it when it ain't broken? When did he get them up, 2008? They've had 8 years in the top flight because of him and his football philosophy and didn't exactly over stretch their finances. I'd gnaw your arm off for a piece of that even if the football is dull. Better then getting your rear ends whooped on a weekly basis and having spent zillions of sheets on useless w@ankers. Clubs like Stoke and WBA, and like us really, are a one bad season away from a potential meltdown so you can kind of understand that the tried and tested tactics which are bloodying noses every season, remain a consistent theme with him. Would Stokes record over Arsenal still be as impressive if he's dropped the heavy antics and adopted a more flouncy nice football approach on a vastly limited budget? [Post edited 17 Mar 2016 23:44]
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Pulis on 23:47 - Mar 17 with 5695 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Pulis on 23:43 - Mar 17 by Toast_R | True but the then why try to fix it when it ain't broken? When did he get them up, 2008? They've had 8 years in the top flight because of him and his football philosophy and didn't exactly over stretch their finances. I'd gnaw your arm off for a piece of that even if the football is dull. Better then getting your rear ends whooped on a weekly basis and having spent zillions of sheets on useless w@ankers. Clubs like Stoke and WBA, and like us really, are a one bad season away from a potential meltdown so you can kind of understand that the tried and tested tactics which are bloodying noses every season, remain a consistent theme with him. Would Stokes record over Arsenal still be as impressive if he's dropped the heavy antics and adopted a more flouncy nice football approach on a vastly limited budget? [Post edited 17 Mar 2016 23:44]
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All fair points. I think he's a cracking manager, but I couldn't deal with the style of football! | ![](/images/avatars/1570.gif) |
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Pulis on 07:28 - Mar 18 with 5541 views | CroydonCaptJack | Yes, this story was quite well known locally. He was due it in instalments over the following season. Requested it early then jacked. Classy bloke eh. | ![](/images/avatars/7509.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Pulis on 07:42 - Mar 18 with 5525 views | PunteR | I can see both sides of the story but if my employer gave me £2 mill bonus for basically doing my job I wouldn't be jacking the job in. Football is another world. | ![](/images/avatars/11748.gif) |
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