Pulis: No contract talks

Stoke City's Tony Pulis is happy with his 12-month rolling contract and has no plans to discuss a new long-term deal.



Reports suggested the Potters manager is due to be rewarded with a three-year contract after securing the club's top-flight status for another season.

But Pulis is happy with his current arrangement and insists he has not even discussed plans for the 2009/10 campaign with chairman Peter Coates, let alone his own future.

"I haven't sat down with Peter to talk fully about next season, never mind talk about any three-year contract," Pulis said.

"I'm on a rolling contract as things stand and I'm quite happy with that arrangement. It suits me and seems to suit Peter that way.

"I have the best chairman in the world, so I don't have to be looking over my shoulder at my contract situation all the time."

Pulis has confirmed that he plans to bring new faces to the Britannia Stadium over the summer as he looks to establish Stoke in English football's elite division.

And he insisted that any new arrivals would have to understand the team spirit which played such a crucial role in helping the Potters defy the odds and avoid an immediate return to the Championship.

Pulis added: "We've had a lot of players recommended to us, so over the next four or five weeks I'll be trying to get out there to see if they are worth following up.

"By staying up in the top league, I'm hoping it will help us to bring in that touch of extra quality we want, whether it be from England or abroad.

"I've always said I have no problem bringing in a player from abroad, providing you can be as satisfied as you possibly can be that he has the right character, as well as the right ability.

"I think everyone has seen just how important the right personalities are from what our lads have achieved this season. You couldn't do it if you had any mouldy buns in the bread basket."