From postcards to texts, the different ways a manager gets the sack - Pulis
Summary
Football managers can lose their jobs through calls, texts, word of mouth or face-to-face meetings, while clubs may sound out replacements before making a decision public. Tony Pulis describes learning of his first Stoke departure by phone as he drove to the club for pre-season in 2005.Key Facts
- Pulis says he has seen managers dismissed by phone, text and word of mouth.
- Clubs may contact potential replacements before deciding or confirming a manager’s departure.
- Pulis says he spent months aware that his own departure from a club was likely while he and his staff remained under contract.
- One manager on gardening leave sent his chairman a postcard reading, “wish you were here!” while on holiday.
- Pulis’s first spell at Stoke ended in 2005.
- Stoke’s chairman told Pulis by phone that he was no longer manager as Pulis drove toward the club for pre-season.
- Pulis was told not to enter the stadium because the new manager had already arrived.
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