You nearly gave me a heart attack then - thought there was an S in the middle of reign! Phew!

For me the secret of the success Pulis has had relates to his being able to impart to players what he wants and as he is very good at developing tactics the players now know what is expected of them and they have produced. Since Warnock left I don't think we have had anybody with a strong enough character to get behind the players and get them to play according to plan. It will be interesting next season to see how Pulis develops new plans with players that we have and those we will need to acquire.

But look which club is bottom!

Not really any surprise is it?

He was named manager the morning of the Hull game but left Millen to take the side. So you could say 4 points, or you could say 7 depending on how you want to view things (as we beat Hull that afternoon). To me, the simple fact of leaving Millen to handle that game was a clever decision which earns TP credit so for me, we had 4 points when he signed on the dotted line.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

Here's the full quote:

I am running out of superlatives to describe the performance of Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis, who took his team to the 40-point mark with victory over Everton on Wednesday.

It is no coincidence that Hammers manager Sam Allardyce has got a very similar philosophy to Pulis when it comes to organising his teams and getting results - and they are both very good at what they do.

"You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down"
FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16