Tony Pulis

mervyn":3c96f0er said:

I know Pullis has his detractors, but I'll never forget his immediate influence on our shambles of a team when he arrived at HP. If I remember correctly his first game was a goal-less draw at Southampton, where we played with amazing cohesion, with every player suddenly seeming to know what was required of him. Been a Pullis fan ever since, and I think had he stayed our fortunes may have been significantly different.

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Penlee":uqp30aco said:

Phill Gill was very instrumental in his appointment and remains a close friend. He deserves credit for getting him here.

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Q: What would be your greatest achievement from your time at Argyle?

PG: It is difficult to answer that one when so many people right through the club were all part of the great things that were achieved. 
I guess that persuading Tony Pulis to come on board was a big thing for me personally. We had just been beaten away at Brighton under Bobby Williamson and it was clear that we were in big trouble, the spirit in the dressing room wasn't there and that a change needed to be made. I managed to get hold of his number and spent 4 hours at our first meeting talking through our situation and football in general. 

It was clear within the first 10 minutes that Tony was an incredibly ambitious and professional guy and talked total sense. After several meetings and countless phone calls we managed to convince Tony that it would be a good career move for him. 
Having said that, there were other board members who needed convincing that he was the man to get us out of trouble. It is no surprise to me that he went on to tidy up his unfinished business at Stoke and achieve so much with them.

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