Tony Pulis

[Hansern]

Would have been much easier if he had just shaken the cunts hand....



Tony Pulis hits back at Jurgen Klopp

• 10:40, 18 DEC 2015
• UPDATED 10:40, 18 DEC 2015
• BY JOE RIMMER

West Brom boss makes sarcastic apology for his team's style of play after Klopp criticism

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Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool shakes hands and has a laugh with Tony Pulis manager of West Bromwich Albion before the game
West Brom manager Tony Pulis has hit back at Liverpool FC boss Jurgen Klopp, making a sarcastic apology for the Baggies’ style of play at Anfield last weekend.
Klopp refused to shake the hand of Pulis following the game, explaining that he was upset with the tactics of the visitors, before labelling the match “not a friendly game”.
Pulis, however, pointed out that his side played just three more long balls than the Reds.
He said: “I think it was disappointing but he’s got his opinions and he can say what he wants.
“We apologise we actually played three longer passes in 99 minutes than Liverpool did in that game.
“As a football club we apologise to Liverpool for playing three longer passes.”
And Pulis went on to suggest that Klopp was trying to divert from the fact that Liverpool had failed to win the game against his team, despite the Reds’ expensive squad.

• Jurgen Klopp: Why I didn't shake Tony Pulis' hand

He added: “Everything you hear and everything talked about today there’s always a bit of spin on it.
“If I had a team that was worth £200 million playing against a team that was worth less than £20 million and we never won that game I’d be doing my best to divert it away from the fact that I had 10 times more value on the pitch than my opposition number had and couldn’t win the game.
“I’m just stating the facts. Forget all the spin, that’s the facts.
“I dont know the fella, I don’t want to say anything else. They were the facts.
“We’ve got a big game Saturday, a game that we think will be more difficult than the Liverpool game.”
Klopp had been upset with West Brom’s tactics in the 2-2 draw at Anfield last week, and he had a heated exchange with Baggies assistant boss David Kemp, who appeared to grab Klopp from behind to try to force him into a handshake.
Klopp said: “Usually I shake hands, today I did not. It was not a friendly game, everybody saw it. I wish him (Pulis) all the best.”

 

[moron]

He should have shaken hands. It is a kind of arrogance to expect the opposition to play to the stregths of our team to make ourvlife easier.

 

[gkmacca]

"Pulis in 'Facts' rant!"

The daft twat is like some Roland Barthes-esque demonstration of stylessness as style: the cap, the insistence on standing up for all of his press conferences, the endless moans about how criticism doesn't bother him - he'll be living in a tent outside his house next, stressing how normal he is.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

I'm sure if he realised how much of an overreaction he probably would have shaken hands. It's a little ridiculous, I mean who really gives a shit.

 

[Hansern]

Yeah I know. Bar the press in England I dont think anyone cares.

 

[manwithnoname]

I just despair at the rank hypocrisy of football in general.

If an opposition manager acted like Klopp did against West Brom, with that wild chest-beating celebration, the crowd applause thing at the end and the refusal to shake hands, loads of angry retards would be up in arms about it.

But when Klopp does it, well, it's all justified and fine, and Pulis is a wanker, and so is that militant Irish halfwit Who won't wear the poppy who said Klopp was stupid or whatever he said.

But I loved it. I love that passion and refusal to accede to the current norms of football behaviour. Fuck that, it's a passionate game

But you can't have it both ways, and making mewling apologies for Klopp's brilliantly erratic and charismatic behaviour, and then having a go at other managers for doing the same is proper shithouse behaviour.

Edit: unless it's anything to do with Alan Pardew. He's a mendacious, horrible smug cunt and everything he does is reprehensible and I hate him

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

People are allowed be hypocrites if they want. Being a supporter is not about being balanced and reasonable all the time, if it was, nobody would be one.

 

[Woland]

I reckon Pulis is ok, and clearly dead good at his job. He's improved every side I can remember him being at, and although he looks a bit of a nob he seems dead sound. Everyone who has worked with him likes him.

Pretty much every other Liverpool fan I know hates him, but that's coz we never beat his sides.

 

[Actonian]

Yeah I know. Bar the press in England I dont think anyone cares.

Tony Pulis and James McLean do...so, nobody important. Having said that, Sir Bob was right when he used to say, 'Give 'em toffee'. If the opponents get a good result against us, congratulate them, move on.......and twat them the next time we play them.

 

[manwithnoname]

People are allowed be hypocrites if they want. Being a supporter is not about being balanced and reasonable all the time, if it was, nobody would be one.

Yeah, of course. I just find the genuine surprise and irritation exhibited when an obvious hypocrite gets called a hypocrite, really fucking annoying.

"No but he's allowed to act like a twat, because he's ours!"

Yeah, true enough, but don't call out other people for doing the same and worse and act all offended when you get called on it.

 

[manwithnoname]

Tony Pulis and James McLean do...so, nobody important. Having said that, Sir Bob was right when he used to say, 'Give 'em toffee'. If the opponents get a good result against us, congratulate them, move on.......and twat them the next time we play them.

Pretty sure that the whole point of that phrase was that it was used BEFORE a game, not after it.

 

[willby]

Attention seeker, nothing more. Btw Mourinho vs Wenger handshake-gates were quite hilarious 😱

 

[Woland]

 

[Buddha]

The thick cunt is not taking into account that we had 72% possession in the match. Kind of makes them having 3 more long balls more significant once contextualised.

I fucking hate the anti-football cunt. As do most Stoke fans incidentally.

 

[ILD]

"Pulis in 'Facts' rant!"

The daft twat is like some Roland Barthes-esque demonstration of stylessness as style: the cap, the insistence on standing up for all of his press conferences, the endless moans about how criticism doesn't bother him - he'll be living in a tent outside his house next, stressing how normal he is.

What? Does he do that? Clown.

 

[Hyena]

I was hoping this was about Chelsea's new manager...

 

[Aidan O' Neill]

I just despair at the rank hypocrisy of football in general.

If an opposition manager acted like Klopp did against West Brom, with that wild chest-beating celebration, the crowd applause thing at the end and the refusal to shake hands, loads of angry retards would be up in arms about it.

But when Klopp does it, well, it's all justified and fine, and Pulis is a wanker, and so is that militant Irish halfwit Who won't wear the poppy who said Klopp was stupid or whatever he said.

But I loved it. I love that passion and refusal to accede to the current norms of football behaviour. Fuck that, it's a passionate game

But you can't have it both ways, and making mewling apologies for Klopp's brilliantly erratic and charismatic behaviour, and then having a go at other managers for doing the same is proper shithouse behaviour.

Edit: unless it's anything to do with Alan Pardew. He's a mendacious, horrible smug cunt and everything he does is reprehensible and I hate him

I agree with a lot of what you are saying and I'm no major McClean fan, but he's 100% entitled to not wear a fucking poppy if he wants to.

 

[cloggypop]

Roland Barthes and Michel Foucault within 24 hours. Blimey.

Redhorizon2 will be channelling Jean-Francois Lyotard for a description of Lucas's future role next.

 

[Jack D Rips]

I don't mind Pulis to be honest, I think there are a lot worse than him, and I think Klopp should have done the handshake. But having said that there's not many fucks given as far as I'm concerned.

 

[gkmacca]

I just despair at the rank hypocrisy of football in general.

If an opposition manager acted like Klopp did against West Brom, with that wild chest-beating celebration, the crowd applause thing at the end and the refusal to shake hands, loads of angry retards would be up in arms about it.

But when Klopp does it, well, it's all justified and fine, and Pulis is a wanker, and so is that militant Irish halfwit Who won't wear the poppy who said Klopp was stupid or whatever he said.

But I loved it. I love that passion and refusal to accede to the current norms of football behaviour. Fuck that, it's a passionate game

But you can't have it both ways, and making mewling apologies for Klopp's brilliantly erratic and charismatic behaviour, and then having a go at other managers for doing the same is proper shithouse behaviour.

Edit: unless it's anything to do with Alan Pardew. He's a mendacious, horrible smug cunt and everything he does is reprehensible and I hate him

For me it's about the focus. When Mourinho went around shushing the opposition fans, or beating his chest with his back to his own fans, it was just about winding up the opposition. That's the kind of thing I hate.

When it's directed at your own fans, it's no one else's business.

As for not shaking hands, it's down to how often it happens. I don't mind that at all when it's an isolated incident. It's when it's a regular occurrence, such as with Wenger, I find it irritating.



Pulis is over-indulged as it is. He's like Allardyce's mini-me, David Steel to Sam's David Owen. Both of them sure as hell bleat about criticism that they claim doesn't bother them. But both are a blight on the game.

 

[jexykrodic]

We should aways listen to Mr Pulis, he's a wise and resonable person who didn't get where he is today by being unreasonable.

 

[Leo]

I agree with a lot of what you are saying and I'm no major McClean fan, but he's 100% entitled to not wear a fucking poppy if he wants to.

Exactly.
I'm sure 60% of premier league footballers don't give a shit what the poppy even represents.
The idea should be scrapped from football.
A minutes silence would be a far better show of respect.

 

[Mamma Mia]

Yeah I know. Bar the press in England I dont think anyone cares.

It would be great if that was true, 'cos then I'd be able to easily avoid it.

I'll never understand this attitude of "it's trivial bullshit and no one cares, but I will still make a thread about it".

 

[LarryHagman]

There's worse than Pulis, should have shook his hand.

 

[davud graham]

Pulis has every right to voice his opinion and state his facts and we have every right to ignore the cunt.

 

[Actonian]

Pretty sure that the whole point of that phrase was that it was used BEFORE a game, not after it.

In this context I'm sure Pulis will have West Brom fired up before the next game against us.

 

[Arn]

Maybe he should ask himself why Klopp got the Liverpool job and he wasn't even an option as far as we know.

The answer is that Klopp is a much better manager. Pulis is a good manager but his teams can only play one way. He don't have a backup plan if his long ball tactics don't work. There is a reason to why Berahino isn't playing. Pulis don't have a clue how to get the best out of player that isn't all about long balls.

 

[Arn]

He is jelous and moans because he know that he will never even be asked to take care of a top club.

 

[davud graham]

He was one of fergies arselicking gang wasn't he. Along with Allardyce and Moyes. I seem to remember when darren ferguson got sacked at Preston that fergie recallled 3 players that were on loan and Stoke (under Pulis) did likewise with 2 of his players. Preston ended up getting relegated.

 

[moron]

He was one of fergies arselicking gang wasn't he. Along with Allardyce and Moyes. I seem to remember when darren ferguson got sacked at Preston that fergie recallled 3 players that were on loan and Stoke (under Pulis) did likewise with 2 of his players. Preston ended up getting relegated.

So it was a gang ? I knew he had quite a few arselicking types in the PL as managers and actually the incident regarding Preston was picked up on. But did not know the arselicking went to that length. Perhaps he decided to retire as the number of foreign managers increased, and realized the game was coming to an end for him.