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PROFILE ON TONY PULIS MIDDLESBROUGH MANAGER

By Chris Dunlavy

SINGLE-MINDED: Tony Pulis is a mixture of discipline and warmth, say his admirers
PICTURE: Action Images

TONY Pulis never did pull any punches. On the pitch. In the dressing room. Even in the courtroom.
In 2001, during a bitter legal battle with Gillingham over unpaid bonuses, Pulis took the stand and accused chairman Paul Scally of myriad malpractices.
Cross-examined for three straight days, Pulis was publicly painted as thief and a blackmailer. The reputations of both men took a beating.
The resulting out-of-court settlement ...

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