Pulis Leaves Stoke City.
'We are going to struggle'.
'We are going to struggle'.
After number of rumours that Tony Pulis is leaving Stoke City. This has become true, it was announced last night by Stoke chairman Peter Coates. Coates told SSN news reporter ANDY GRAY 'Tony has left with immediate effect, this is due to family illness. Now that Tony has left after doing such a good job, I think that we are going to struggle in the league this season. The backroom staff and I have a few managers in line to take the vacant job.' Assistant Manager Dave Kemp will take over as temporary manager for the time been.
Family forces Pulis out of Stoke.
Who's in line for the vacant Stoke job?
Assistant Manager favourite for Stoke job.
Assistant Manager favourite for Stoke job.
Dave Kemp 1/2
Gary Megson 4/1
Peter Reid 8/1
Neil Warnock 32/1
Rafa Benitez 100/1
Gary Megson 4/1
Peter Reid 8/1
Neil Warnock 32/1
Rafa Benitez 100/1
Tony Pulis number 2, Dave Kemp is favourite for the vacant managers job in the Potteries. But former Liverpool & Inter Milan manager Rafa Benitez is also in line for the managers job. But the will the experiance of Rafa catch the eye of Stoke chairman Peter Coates. Peter Coates also said during a special interview with SSN 'We have to see where the club goes from here, with Dave Kemp in temporary charge. If all goes to plan we will ensure Dave will be the next Stoke manager'
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Inexperiance in the Prem.
Millington takes Stoke hot seat.
Millington takes Stoke hot seat.
It was finally announced that the new manager of Stoke City was going to be an inexperianced manager, by the name of Jack Millington. This is will be Jack's first experiance of professional football. Peter Coates the chairman of Stoke City told us 'We wanted someone fresh to take the vacancy, so I thought I would call my friend. Once I told Jack he was stunned and the first we he said to me was YES.' Also after the annoucement was made Dave Kemp reliased that he had no part left at Stoke, so he had also left with immediate effect.
Will Millington lead Stoke to relegation?
Since the arrive of Jack Millington, he has had to bring in a set of his own backroom staff. So the new Stoke City manager has brought in Andy Renshaw as Youth Coach and Brian Eastick as Coach. Also Steffan Freund has replaced Dave Kemp as Assistant Manager.
Former Leicester player joins Stoke coaching staff.