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Tony Pulis is the leopard who never changes his tracksuit: Celebrating the West Brom boss and his 1,000th games in management

Tony Pulis hits 1,000 games as a manager this weekend and, like it or lump it, that deserves to be celebrated.

Pulis takes West Brom to Stoke for his millennial moment; his old stamping ground - the Bet365 Stadium - presenting the perfect platform to mark such an illustrious milestone.

Illustrious seems a curious word to use in connection with Pulis - a son of South Wales whose 17-year playing career bounced around the south west and Dorset, via a brief spell in Kent, before reaching into management.

Tony Pulis celebrates his 1,000th game in football management this weekend
Pulis, pictured during his time at Stoke, takes West Brom back to the Bet365 Stadium
Pulis, pictured during his time at Stoke, takes West Brom back to the Bet365 Stadium

But illustrious his achievement is.