WWF - Tony (The Hat) Pulis v James (Muffin Man) Beattie

[moomba]

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[sainter]

Tony Pulis and James Beattie come to blows after Emirates dressing room row

• Stoke pair pulled apart by member of backroom staff
• Alleged argument over extra training after Arsenal defeat

Stuart James guardian.co.uk, Sunday 6 December 2009 22.45 GMT

Tony Pulis was involved in a row with James Beattie in the dressing room after yesterday's defeat at Arsenal which is understood to have led to the Stoke City manager and former England striker exchanging blows before a member of the Premier League club's backroom staff intervened.

The alleged argument is believed to have started after Pulis ordered the players to report for training today, prompting Beattie to object after it had previously been agreed that the first team would not be required to come in until Tuesday because they were due to go out in London last night for their Christmas party.

Pulis, who had just seen Stoke lose 2-0 to Arsène Wenger's side, is said to have reacted furiously to Beattie's response and, after squaring up to the 31-year-old in the visitors' dressing room, it is alleged the pair clashed and punches were thrown. One source claimed that the fracas ended only when the club's masseur dragged Pulis away from his player.

Beattie is believed to have spoken up on behalf of his team-mates because he had spent the past few weeks organising the players' annual night out on the understanding that they would have two clear days off afterwards and he did not believe that the performance at the Emirates Stadium, where he appeared as a second-half substitute, warranted a change to that schedule.

The former Blackburn Rovers, Southampton, Everton and Sheffield United striker is a popular member of the Stoke dressing room and previously had enjoyed a good relationship with Pulis.

Having signed for the club in a £3.5m deal in January, he went on to score seven Premier League goals in 16 appearances and was widely credited with being the catalyst for Stoke's improved form in the second half of the season that saw them climb clear of the relegation zone and finish in 12th place.

This term, however, Beattie has struggled and has failed to score in 14 of his 15 appearances. He has started on the substitutes' bench in Stoke's last two matches and yesterday's incident at the Emirates will raise doubts about his long-term future at the club. Stoke did not respond to queries about the incident last night.

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Who would have thought Beatts would be involved in a bust-up over something like a christmas party?

 

[belfast_bomber]

Don't mess with TEH HAT!

 

[moomba]

Who would have thought Beatts would be involved in a bust-up over something like a christmas party?

He'd seen the catering list, no way he was going to miss out on those pastries.

 

[RickSanchez]

He first locked him in with the Pulis lock but Beattie tried to reply with his signature move the tap in but of course he missed Pulis, before Pulis delivered his final blow in the last minute after defending the whole fight with cheap tactics to have it all in the hat. Ricardo Fuller was special guest referee.

 

[belfast_bomber]

Good job Delap didn't step in with one of his trademark throws.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

"Things getting a little WWF here, Randy! Waiting for The Rock or The Undertaker to show up!"

 

[Embers]

Beattie just got annoyed when The Hat wouldnt let him smell what he was cooking

 

[cesc fabregas]

Apparently he didn't turn up to training yesterday.

 

[that_dood]

 

[Lowie01]

In a disturbing development...

The latest raft of claims in the British press say Pulis was naked when he launched a headbutt at Beattie after he had emerged from the showers in the dressing room at the Emirates. The melee caused his towel to fall to the floor, say the Daily Mail.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=710211&sec=england&cc=3888

Really, there are some things the press should not be able to report.

 

[Embers]

In a disturbing development...



http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=710211&sec=england&cc=3888

Really, there are some things the press should not be able to report.

No wonder Beatties so upset after being attacked by The Hats tag team partner

 

[A Bit High]

Was the hat on??

If its not on, its not on!!

My dad always told me to "HAT UP"

 

[Embers]

Was the hat on??

If its not on, its not on!!

My dad always told me to "HAT UP"

Its surgically attached. If he changes club he just paints the hat a different colour

 

[RickSanchez]

Its surgically attached. If he changes club he just paints the hat a different colour