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• Nickname:Potters
• Founded:1863
• Manager:Tony Pulis

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Pulis aims fire at Safri

19 Mar 2007 - 11:41:30

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Stoke City boss Tony Pulis slammed Norwich City midfielder Youssef Safri for his part in the sending-off of Potters defender Andy Griffin at the weekend.

Griffin was shown a straight red card for a clash with Safri six minutes from time in Stoke's 1-0 reverse at Carrow Road.

A furious Pulis told The Sentinel: "We'll be appealing because we think Andy played the ball.

"But the really disappointing thing is the fact Safri stayed down as if he was dead. It's a con really because he's sprinting across the pitch a couple of minutes later.

"They're supposed to be players in the same union, but when he's allowed back on the pitch he's sprinting across to take a free-kick.

"That's how bad a challenge it was and that's how badly injured he was."