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Tony, Steve and Boro are stuck in the past

Chris Dunlavy
A fresh take on football

TONY Pulis has an odd habit of terminating his own press conferences, even blaring cursory answers whilst beating a retreat.
It’s a good job he’s so eager to find the exit, because it won’t be long before the 61-year-old is heaved through it permanently.
Middlesbrough fans have rarely enthused about Pulis, even when he delivered gnarly wins and play-off places. Too ugly. Too negative.
Too joyless. Ian Holloway, speaking last weekend, described criticism of the Welshman’s style as a “cheap shot”, but he’s ...

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