Pulis: Morrison making management look 'easy' at West Brom

Former West Brom boss Tony Pulis reckons James Morrison has management look easy after his impressive start to life in the Albion hot-seat.

​Morrison saved Albion from relegation from the Championship last season as interim boss before being given the job full-time.

And the 40-year-old has made an excellent start to his first full season as Albion boss, guiding Albion into the play-off places after 11 games of the new season, with six wins and two draws so far.

And Pulis reckons ‘clever’ Morrison has answered any questions raised when he was given the job.

Speaking to betting site CasinoHawks – https://www.casinohawks.com/ – Pulis said: ”James Morrison has made it look easy at West Brom – he‘s been fantastic.

”What a job Moz (James Morrison) has done there. He's been absolutely fantastic. He's a quiet, unassuming lad, but he's clever and he knows what he wants.”

And Pulis, who saved Albion from relegation from Premier League when he took over in January 2015, before spending nearly three years at The Hawthorns, added: “He's worked with some really, really good managers and did work in Scotland with the national team as well, so he's qualified in my mind.

"Obviously he's been at the club a long time and has the club at heart.

“He'll know what's needed and the supporters will be massively behind him. There were questions when he got the job, but those questions have been answered now.

“Knowing him personally, that is one job where I think he's done exceptionally well, because they haven't spent a lot of money.”

But while Albion are fifth currently, Pulis remains old-school in terms of promotion and rejects the current system where teams as low as eighth will get a play-off place. “The extended playoffs? I think the top three should go up automatically,” he added.

“It's brilliant for the supporters, and if you're looking at it as a business model to keep the supporters involved and glued to their teams, yeah. I'll be really interested to see how it pans out at the end of the season.

“​​​​​​​Football-wise, I've always said over a gruelling season, whichever division you're in, the top three teams should get promoted. But football has moved away from just football, it's a business now.”