Stoke boss Tony Pulis says Ricardo Fuller and Andy Griffin have settled their differences in the wake of their altercation at West Ham on Sunday when Fuller was sent off for slapping his captain. But Pulis said the grievance had been sorted out at a team meeting on New Year's Eve and it was now time to move on.

He said: "Ric and Griff have apologised to one another and to the group as a whole. They have also been punished in-house and it's over and done with.

"We had a really good meeting with everyone having their say and, as I've said many times before, we've got a smashing group of lads here. There isn't one bad egg among them.

"The incident was disappointing in lots of respects and we can't deny that. But everyone makes mistakes and you have to learn from them and get on with life. They are both committed players with passion, but on this occasion the passion flowed over.

"Unfortunately, we also went on to lose a game we would probably have got at least a point from if we had kept 11 men on the field. To add to that, we will have to do without Ric who has been suspended for the next three games."

Reports that Fuller could be sold this month as a consequence of the flashpoint have been dismissed by Pulis: "That's absolute nonsense.

"People can construe what they want, but Ric and Griff had an argument and it has now been sorted. They have kissed and made up.

"Ric has two-and-a-half years left on his contract and he's going nowhere. All the talk about sacking him or selling him, or this and that, is a load of rubbish.

"I get on very well with Ric and he's a smashing lad. He has his moments, but so does everyone else. He's also a great talent and an important player at this football club."