Monday 25 May 2015 08:06, UK
West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis is thrilled with how the team responded to his arrival in January but admits he is in the dark over the club’s future.
Pulis’ side ended their campaign with a disappointing 4-1 defeat at Arsenal, but he was full of praise for his players after their 13th-place finish.
However, Pulis admitted he is still unsure over the club’s future, with chairman Jeremy Peace looking to sell the club this summer.
Pulis said: “The chairman has been very open and very honest with it. Obviously, he has put it up for sale. I think he wants to get an investor in or someone who can financially take the club on to another level. I don’t think he would sell it to anybody who can’t do that. If he doesn’t then he’s going to stay.
“Again, we’ve talked about budgets and certain things we would have to do, so he has been very open and honest with it. I’m the same as you.
“Until the takeover takes place, if it does I won’t know exactly who it’s going to be and what they are going to do.”
Pulis may have performed another minor miracle in keeping West Brom up bearing in mind the state the club was in when he took over in January, but he is not intending to take any hard-earned rest just yet.
He added: "This has probably been the toughest job I have had for all sort of reasons, but the players have been fantastic because to get to 44 points, to finish 13th, is brilliant. It's absolutely brilliant and they deserve a lot of credit.
“I am pleased with what we’ve achieved. I’m pleased with the way the players have responded and the way everybody at the club has responded.
"Look ahead to next season? I am looking ahead to 6am to get down to Tower Bridge to jump in a boat to row across the Channel, with seven days in a boat now for charity.”
