Source: Daily_Mail
Tony Pulis blasts FA officials over Stoke's pre-Cup final drugs tests
ShareStoke boss Tony Pulis hit out at the Football Association after some of his players were made to undergo a drug test the day before the FA Cup final.[LNB]The Potters' preparations for the Wembley showdown with Manchester City were interrupted by the unscheduled request last Friday.[LNB]They went on to lose the game 1-0 and Pulis was left fuming having discovered that City had not been required to take part in a similar test in the build-up to the match.[LNB] Angry man: Tony Pulis has hit out at the timing of the drugs tests his team faced[LNB]'We were told we were the only team that they did it on, which I thought was pretty disappointing,' Pulis said. When you think it is a final of a blue riband tournament, to have people turning up the day before and only to one team - and they also did us after the game.[LNB]It is a random drug test, they say. That was really random, picking on us twice in two days.'[LNB] Undone: Manchester City beat Stoke thanks to Yaya Toure's second-half goal[LNB]It is standard procedure for the FA to carry out random drug tests on players without giving clubs any notice.[LNB]Independent sampling officers from UK Anti-Doping are accompanied by an FA supervising officer, who is either a doctor or physiotherapist approved by the FA.[LNB]Asked if he would be making an official complaint to the FA about the matter, Pulis said: 'I've got to be very careful what I say about anybody, never mind the FA, just in case I get fined.[LNB]'We were really disappointed with it - for me, it was a bad, bad call. But like I said, I have to be very careful of sometimes speaking the truth.'[LNB] FA charges for commenting on refs is absolute madness, blasts chairmanStoke's Tony Pulis becomes latest manager warned by FA over positive comments about refereeEXCLUSIVE: You're FAiling! Damning verdict delivered on Wembley bossesAll the latest Stoke news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Tony Pulis Organisations: Football Association
