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8 points clear of the relegation zone. No wingers, no full backs, 2 half fit strikers. I don't know about 'clueless pulis', more like  'best manager outside the top 6'

He is the reigning Premier League Manager of the Year, a title you don't get for nothing.

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I'm not anti-Pulis by any means, but we have 4 recognised fullbacks in our squad and a winger Pulis signed himself on the bench so I don't think that can be used as an excuse. He has to take a chunk of the blame, as do the inept performances of the majority of the players and Foster for giving them the win in the league match.
Personally, I think the first thing we need to do in the summer is cut out the dross freebie signings of the likes of Gardner and Baird

It's obvious Pulis doesn't rate Pocognoli or Gamboa, and it doesn't matter if they are recognised full-backs - if they're not good enough, they don't get in the team.
I agree about Baird, he's too much on the periphery and doesn't look like breaking into the team at all, but I do think Gardner should stay.
I also agree Pulis has to take a chunk of the blame - for the way we're set up away from home. For me, it's too negative.
And yes, people like Foster and Brown Ideye and Joleon Lescott will be reflecting on poor goalkeeping and missed chances which could so easily have led to wins.
I'm going to keep this in perspective. We've lost the return league fixture, which was disappointing, but winning one and losing one is better than two draws. And for a team that was Championship-bound under Alan Irvine, we're looking tons safer now in the league and we've had a fair run in the Cup. Now, Alan Irvine really WAS clueless! We've come on in leaps and bounds compared to how we were doing under him.