Stoke City boss Tony Pulis shrugged off his stadium ban by Gillingham chairman Paul Scally.

Despite the fans' clear support, Scally banned Pulis from all areas of the Priestfield Stadium apart from the dugout, the tunnel and the away changing room.

Pulis was not even allowed to enter the press conference room.

"That has happened the three other occasions I've been here, so it's nothing different," Pulis said.

"It's the way it is, and I never go upstairs for a drink, even when we play at the Britannia. I never go in the boardroom afterwards - I'm not a boardroom man and I have never done it in my life. So it makes no difference to me."