Tony Pulis’s reign at Stoke City appeared to be over today, according to reports.
The 55-year-old, who led the club to the FA Cup Final in 2011 and then into Europe, was summoned to a meeting with chairman Peter Coates this morning.
City fans have grown disillusioned with Pulis after the team made no progress this season and were in relegation trouble.
Pulis, who after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes' promotion to the Manchester United job is the second-longest serving manager in the country, would leave Stoke in a far better position than he found them.
Within two years of taking over for his second spell in charge he won promotion to the Premier League, where they have never finished below 14th.
He also led them to their first FA Cup final and consequently into the Europa League.
However, a poor run in the second half of this season - during which the Potters won just three of their last 19 league matches and briefly raised relegation fears - saw them finish with their lowest Premier League points tally.
Also Pulis' style of football has often criticised for being over-physical and relying too heavily on the 'long ball'.
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