Source: PA
Pulis still living the dream
Stoke manager Tony Pulis has warned his players against believing they have cracked it after two years in the top flight.
Pulis fears a nonchalant attitude could prove City's undoing ahead of their third season of Barclays Premier League football.
So far Pulis and the Potters have defied expectations by finishing 12th at the end of their debut campaign in 2008-09 and improving to 11th last season.
Pulis is convinced if Stoke can again stay up this season, a fourth campaign in 2011-12 will see the club start to make significant strides.
"It's just a dream for me to be manager of this club. I've said it all along and I mean it - every morning I wake up I'm a privileged person," said Pulis. "I'm like that and I want the players to feel the same. It's vital we retain the level of enthusiasm, commitment and togetherness we have had over the years.
"As soon as we start to get blase then things will fall apart, so we have to stay solid, focused and not give a damn about what anybody else outside this city says or does."
