article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis Tony Pulis will receive a hero's welcome when Tony Pulis returns to Crystal Palace on Saturday but in the midst of yet another relegation battle for the 57-year-old, Tony Pulis must wonder if Tony Pulis'll ever be successful at the right end of the Premier League.
article_snippet.sent: For all the expertise Tony Pulis has in keeping clubs in the top flight, a talent that has the everlasting gratitude of Stoke City and Crystal Palace supporters, Tony Pulis overall record is one of the worst of any long-serving the Premier League manager.
article_snippet.sent: This is Tony Pulis seventh season in the top flight and Tony Pulis's never finished in the top half of the table.
article_snippet.sent: If, as expected, Tony Pulis Swansea City don't drop lower than 10th, Tony Pulis will be the only manager in the Premier League with more than 12 months experience who has never finished higher than 11th.
article_snippet.sent: To add to Tony Pulis frustration as Tony Pulis takes the applause of the Palace fans who remember Tony Pulis for masterminding their great escape last season, Tony Pulis will know Tony Pulis isn't yet guaranteed preserving Tony Pulis proud record of never being relegated.
article_snippet.sent: For many, producing statistics to suggest Tony Pulis could have produced better results is heresy.
article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis won promotion with Stoke City and got promotion with Stoke City to an FA Cup final.
article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis turned Palace's season around 12 months ago and is still favoured to keep Albion up this time.
article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis did an excellent job in turning around Palace's fortunes last season .
article_snippet.sent: Palace fans were pleased with the job Tony Pulis did in Tony Pulis time at Selhurst Park .
article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis is known as a good organiser, a smart tactician and someone who is able to get the best out of players and bend the laws of the game to Tony Pulis advantage.
article_snippet.sent: And yet, why has Tony Pulis never finished higher than 11th, achieved in 2009/10 with Stoke and 20013/14 with Palace?
article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis took Stoke into the Premier League and turned Blackburn Rovers, Mauricio Pochettino eighth with Southampton and Monk into an established team .
article_snippet.sent: Pardew, who has achieved a similar miracle at Palace this season to what Tony Pulis achieved last season, has a top-five finish at Newcastle United on Tony Pulis cv.
article_snippet.sent: Two years ago, Swansea City effectively sacked Tony Pulis, acknowledging the huge contribution Tony Pulis made to the club but feeling Tony Pulis couldn't take Blackburn Rovers, Mauricio Pochettino eighth with Southampton and Monk any further.
article_snippet.sent: Mark Hughes now has the club sitting in 10th place, higher than Tony Pulis achieved, and on a smaller wages budget.
article_snippet.sent: Alan Pardew could guide Crystal Palace into the top half of the table just as Mark Hughes could do at Stoke  - something
article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis will remain plain-speaking til the end.
article_snippet.sent: The Welshman won't be able to enjoy Tony Pulis visit to Palace given the importance of the game. '
article_snippet.sent: You'd back Tony Pulis message to keep West Brom up.
article_snippet.sent: Whether Tony Pulis can take Pulis' message to a higher level next season is another question.