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Stoke boss Pulis furious with Irish FA behaviour

Stoke City boss Tony Pulis cannot believe the behaviour of the Irish FA.

Pulis has taken a furious swipe at the Irish FA after they dragged Stoke duo Jon Walters and Marc Wilson to Dublin for a fitness check.

Their tests proved what Stoke had already told them - that both were injured and unavailable to play in tonight's friendly against Croatia.

"Jon has a bit of an ankle problem and a nick on the knee from the game the other night," Pulis told The Sentinel, "while Marc has a knee injury.

"Our medical people say flying over to Ireland and back, plus staying in a hotel for the night, won't have done them any good.

"It makes it a longer and more difficult process for us to get the players fit for Sunday."

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