Stoke boss sacked

Tony Pulis has been dismissed from his position as Stoke manager after two-and-a-half years in charge at the Britannia Stadium.

It has been a summer of uncertainty at City, with Pulis seeing a number of departures from his squad and only striker Mamady Sidibe arriving from Gillingham.

The 47-year-old Welshman guided Stoke to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship in the first two months of last season but a lack of goals saw the Potters fall away to eventually finish 12th.