A biography by David Lee.
This is the story of the 40 year football journey of Tony Pulis.
From the 16 year old joining the Bristol Rovers School Of Footballing Excellence...to the 56 year old winning Premier League's Manager Of The Year.
As a player, he was a tough-tackling defender, described by some as "a Monster" and by others as "an animal"! But he is also the only manager in the Premier League to score a wonder-goal that would spark a riot through a major city.
He is believed by some to be able to read minds, and is one of the few to ever single-handedly change a referee's decision in a key game.
This is the story of how a relatively un-gifted footballer made a little go a long way, from the west-country to Hong Kong, from the high-courts to the FA Cup Final and Europe In many ways Tony Pulis has been the comeback-kid, believing that
"'ard work" really can get you back in the saddle, and back on the way to the top."Triffic!" trawls through the many tales of his playing days, how he effectively saved Harry Redknapp's career by signing from Newport, how he experienced THREE promotions all achieved on the same date, how he spectacularly fell out with Paul Scally whilst managing Gillingham, and how he got his revenge against Milan Mandaric.
The book also brings to life how he drove Potters' fans mad with the binary season, before steering Stoke City to success in the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Europa League.
The book also charts his downfall at Stoke. But just when you think the story is over, Tony pops up at Crystal Palace to achieve a miraculous turnaround winning accolades and awards."Triffic!" contains many extracts from interviews with Tony and those who have worked with him, most of them conducted by the author, David Lee.
This Kindle version does not include the pictures that are in the paperback version, but does includes an Index.
This is the story of the 40 year football journey of Tony Pulis.
From the 16 year old joining the Bristol Rovers School Of Footballing Excellence...to the 56 year old winning Premier League's Manager Of The Year.
As a player, he was a tough-tackling defender, described by some as "a Monster" and by others as "an animal"! But he is also the only manager in the Premier League to score a wonder-goal that would spark a riot through a major city.
He is believed by some to be able to read minds, and is one of the few to ever single-handedly change a referee's decision in a key game.
This is the story of how a relatively un-gifted footballer made a little go a long way, from the west-country to Hong Kong, from the high-courts to the FA Cup Final and Europe In many ways Tony Pulis has been the comeback-kid, believing that
"'ard work" really can get you back in the saddle, and back on the way to the top."Triffic!" trawls through the many tales of his playing days, how he effectively saved Harry Redknapp's career by signing from Newport, how he experienced THREE promotions all achieved on the same date, how he spectacularly fell out with Paul Scally whilst managing Gillingham, and how he got his revenge against Milan Mandaric.
The book also brings to life how he drove Potters' fans mad with the binary season, before steering Stoke City to success in the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Europa League.
The book also charts his downfall at Stoke. But just when you think the story is over, Tony pops up at Crystal Palace to achieve a miraculous turnaround winning accolades and awards."Triffic!" contains many extracts from interviews with Tony and those who have worked with him, most of them conducted by the author, David Lee.
This Kindle version does not include the pictures that are in the paperback version, but does includes an Index.
