LONDON: Tony Pulis said on Wednesday that he was "disappointed" after leaving his post as Stoke City manager, but that he understood chairman Peter Coates' reasons for wanting to take the club in a different direction.Pulis, 55, left Stoke by mutual consent late on Tuesday after two spells in charge totalling 10 years, either side of a one-season stint with Plymouth Argyle in 2005-06.Despite occasional criticism for the physical approach adopted by his side, Pulis turned Stoke into a solid mid-table team following their promotion from the Championship in 2008.However, he accepted Coates' desire to bring in a new manager."I have enjoyed some wonderful times at Stoke City and nobody was prouder than me when, after 23 years of exile from top-flight football we gained Premier League status," Pulis said in a statement released by the League Managers' Association."Over the past five years we have created history by being the ...
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