Pulis: This is the worst run I've ever had in my life

Posted Monday, November 08, 2010 by Mirrorfootbal

Tony Pulis says he is on the worst run of refereeing decisions in his 800-game managerial career.

The manager reckons Stoke have lost out to poor decisions in six games this season, and once again on Saturday his side were denied a clear penalty, if not a goal, when Kenwyne Jones's header was cleared by Lee Cattermole's arm.

It led to Stoke's fifth consecutive defeat and they need to stop the rot quickly. Pulis said: “By losing games you lose confidence but I don’t think our performances have been that bad.

“I am more upset about the result and the decisions.

“Do bad decisions even themselves out over the season for us? No, not at all, never, never.

“I have been in the game too long to believe that.

“I will go and see the referee because I have just seen the view that he had of the [Cattermole] incident. I feel I need to ask questions of him.

“I don’t think referee could say it was over the line but we were disappointed because it hit his hand and rolled down his arm before he pushed it away.

“I have managed about 800 games and I don’t think I have ever had a run like this in terms of decisions going against us. It happens all the time.”