Pulis fined £10,000 by FA
Stoke manager Tony Pulis has been fined £10,000 (€11,000) and warned as to his future conduct after comments he made in the wake of his side’s Carling Cup defeat to Liverpool a month ago.
The Potters boss was initially charged by the Football Association earlier this month after they reviewed what he said in his post-match interviews following the 2-1 loss at the Britannia Stadium.
Pulis denied the charge and requested a personal hearing but an independent Regulatory Commission has ruled his behaviour constituted improper conduct.
“Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has today been fined £10,000 by The FA and warned as to his future conduct after being charged in respect of media comments which were found by an independent Regulatory Commission to have constituted improper conduct,” said a statement from the FA.
Pulis was furious with referee Lee Probert after their Carling Cup exit, saying the official should have sent off Jamie Carragher for a challenge on Matthew Etherington.
He was also critical of Probert for disallowing a Jon Walters header and not giving a penalty for a foul on Peter Crouch.
Carragher was only booked after the Etherington challenge, a decision which prompted the Stoke boss to say after the match: “It was a poor challenge.
“If one of our players had committed it, I would have expected him to get sent off.”
Of Crouch being denied a penalty he said: “The referee had a great view of it and didn’t give it and that’s disappointing.
“You have to have a level playing field – you can’t have it both ways, and he (Probert) has done that in my opinion.
“He has not made the correct decisions.”
Pulis also went on to refer to previous Stoke matches where he thought Probert had made poor decisions.
However, Pulis is unhappy with the verdict and is considering an appeal.
“I am very disappointed with the outcome,” he told stokecityfc.com
“I have requested written reasons and I am considering an appeal.”
