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PULIS: I WON’T PROMISE WATER TO WINE

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The LeaguePaper Team
31 December 2017

CHAMPIONSHIP

By Paul Eddison

STEVE Gibson may see Tony Pulis as the miracle worker who can take Middlesbrough to the Premier League, but the Welshman has been quick to cool promotion talk.
Pulis took over from Garry Monk at the Riverside this week, watching from the stands during Boxing Day’s win over Bolton that pushed Boro back into play-off contention.
However, the 59-year-old former Stoke boss was keen to point out there is a long way to go before the Teessiders can challenge for promotion.
“I’m not going to turn water into wine,” he said. “I have to mak...

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