[wba_1996]

At the start of the season, Pulis would definitely not be a choice of mine.

I'd have liked us to go for a coach with top level experience who played decent, expansive football.

However, times are a bit desperate now. The only difference between our current position and bottom of
the league is an Esteban Cambiasso own goal. We don't look like we can score a goal but are shipping 2
on a regular basis.

With half the season already gone, we need to hit the ground running.

The thing about Pulis is he knows this league, knows the opposition and knows how to grind out results.

Yes, he failed with taking Stoke to the next level when given money, but our position is more comparable
to Palace, we're currently hurtling towards the Championship at a rate of knots...

And to be fair to Pulis, he did a remarkable job with them.

Not only did they stop shipping goals, but the likes of Bolasie and Puncheon looked like different players.

I think he'd have as good a chance as anyone of keeping us up.

As for Sherwood, not too sure. I liked the fact that he has a set of b*lls and tries to attack teams, but I
did think he was a bit tactically naive. I don't think his time in management was long enough to make a
decision on his credentials.

It's going to be a tough job for anyone, but despite never admiring his style, I think we could do a lot
worse than giving Pulis the job until the end of the season with a large bonus for keeping us up.

Move on in the summer...

Yep, the fact that we are potentially moving from Irvine to last seasons' manager of the year can't be overlooked.