Tony Pulis ordered to pay £3.5m over Crystal Palace dispute
Albion boss Tony Pulis has been ordered to pay more than £3.5m after the Premier League ruled against him in his dispute with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish.
A Premier League mediation panel found in favour of Crystal Palace and co-owner Steve Parish, ruling Pulis has to pay a £2m 'survival bonus' back in full, and fined him a further £1m in damages.
He is also liable for both sides' legal fees, meaning the total is likely to exceed £3.5m. It's not known yet whether he will appeal the ruling.
Parish brought the action against Pulis after he quit the Eagles just hours before the opening day of last season.It's claimed Pulis was due to be paid the 'survival bonus' of around £2m by Palace for keeping the club in the Premier League and it's understood he asked for the payment to be brought forward.
Although Palace agreed to the request, Pulis resigned after two days of talks with Parish before their opening game of the Premier League season at Arsenal.
Palace claimed the bonuses were dependent on the manager staying until the first competitive game of the following season - against Arsenal on August 16 - but he left two days earlier 'by mutual consent'.
Pulis was appointed by Palace when they had just four points in their first season back in the Premier League, taking over when they were bottom of the table in November 2013, but he led them to safety and a 11th-placed finish.
The Baggies chief spent two days at the end of the transfer window in January arguing his case.
The former Stoke City boss was appointed to The Hawthorns hotseat on January 2, 2015.
