Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has ruled out stepping down.
Coates, 75, last night ended talk he would hand over control to his son John - which had fuelled rumours of Tony Pulis' exit.
Coates, who will meet Pulis this week, said: "I have no plans to step down and can assure you I will not be going anywhere.
"We have a scheduled meeting with Tony, - something we do after every season."