Tony Pulis: West Brom Sack Manager Following Miserable Run Of Form

Tony Pulis has been sacked as the manager of West Bromwich Albion after a miserable run of form that has seen the club go 11 matches without a victory.

The former Stoke City boss, who has garnered a reputation for surviving relegation, has had a bad 2017 with the Baggies winning only three Premier League matches since February.

Two of those victories came in the first two games of the current campaign before a 10-game winless run. The straw that broke the Camel’s back was Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to champions Chelsea.

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“These decisions are never taken lightly but always in the interests of the club,” said West Bromwich Albion chairman John Williams in a statement on Monday.

“We are in a results business and over the back end of last season and this season to date, ours have been very disappointing. We would like to place on record our appreciation of Tony’s contribution and hard work during a period of transition for the club which included a change of ownership. We wish him well in his future endeavors.”

With talk was swirling around about his impending sacking before last weekend’s round of fixtures, Pulis defended his accomplishments while suggesting that the team would struggle to get a better replacement.

“If I left tomorrow I’d put my record on the table and put it in front of anybody and see what they think of what I’ve done here in three years,” he said on Friday.

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Tony Pulis took over at The Hawthorns in January 2015, replacing Alan Irvine with the team being just one point above the relegation zone. He managed to lead the team to a 13th place finish.

In the 2015-16 campaign, they managed a 14th placed finish and a 10th place in the next campaign although they failed to win any of their final nine matches.

Assistant head coach Gary Megson, who previously managed the club between 2000 and 2004, is set to take charge on a temporary basis.