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Miriam Walker-Khan

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  1. Goodbye

    So, there we have it.

    Coleman's wishlist: a Welsh manager for Wales, no excuses and to generate some cash.

    Tony Pulis has been sacked as West Brom manager - could he be the man for the Wales job?

    This is just far too much excitement for a Monday morning.

    Farewell, friends!

  2. Coleman: 'No excuses'

    Sunderland

    "Before we're going to be winning matches it's up to us, to me, to have a game plan. And we've got to build a culture here. And time is not a commodity as a football manager, so I've got to move quickly to create that.

    "Before we're going to be winning matches it's up to us, to me, to have a game plan. And we've got to build a culture here. And time is not a commodity as a football manager, so I've got to move quickly to create that.

    "All we can demand is the absolute best. If you're pretending to give your best, that's unforgivable. I can handle a loss, as long as I see people around me giving it everything that they've got. No excuses."

  3. Coleman: hiring a foreign coach for Wales would be 'hypocritical'

    Sunderland

    "I'd like to see another Welshman take over because for some years we've been promoting the Welsh-way. So I think it's a little bit hypocritical if we go with a foreign coach.

    "I think it has to stay within, we have to believe in the system.

    "I can't give you a specific name because I don't know.

    "Wales was a great pleasure. It's the biggest honor I've ever had, to lead my country."

  4. Coleman news conference: January transfer window

    Sunderland

    Coleman had this to say on the January transfer window:

    "Maybe we'll have to generate some cash ourselves. I'm under no illusion.

    "I haven't been promised a huge transfer kitty. But I knew that before I walked in the door. But it can be something to invest. But I've only been here a day.

    "We can improve the players we have here. We need to reshuffle the squad, clearly."

  5. Coleman: 'We're standing on the edge of the cliff'

    Sunderland

    "There's a lot of games to play. There's time for us to improve. We're standing on the edge of the cliff and we need to move backwards and find a different direction to walk in. It's as simple as that," said Coleman.

    "This is not the place to be if you haven't got heart and courage, because you need that to perform.

    "But I see a lot of positivity. It's a huge football club - possibly the biggest one I'll ever manage," he added.

  6. Get Involved

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    Ian Shepherd: If Chris Coleman had waited a week, which we all know is a long time in football.. he'd have had a shot at the West Brom job. Not the madness of Sunderland.

    Jay Barnes: Rookie mistake from West Brom. When relegation trouble looms, you hire Tony Pulis - not sack him.

    James Cheetham: WBAnow need a manager with experience of getting them out of a relegation battle. How about Tony Pulis?

    Let us know what you think, by tweeting #bbcfootball

  7. Why was Chris Coleman attracted to Sunderland?

    Sunderland

    "Right, we're bottom of the Championship, there's been negativity surrounding it", said Coleman at his first news conference as Sunderland manager.

    "It's still Sunderland football club. It still has 47, 000 fans. They may not be coming at the minute, but they're still there.

    "The temptation to be a part of that and try to make a difference here was just too big for me. I got the opportunity to manage a seriously big football club, and I wasn't going to turn that down," he added.

  8. Different ideas

    Sunderland

    Chris Coleman explains the reason behind his decision to resign as Wales manager:

    "Once it was apparent that myself and the powers that be at Wales had different ideas, I felt it was time to move. I didn't think I would be the right man to take it forward in the direction I wanted to."

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    Alex Isaacs: I'd have big Sam drinking a pint of wine at The Hawthorns any day of the week.

    Ope: Tony Pulis was a victim of the Leicester City success, now every team wants to give it a shot with or without the budget. To miss the baseball cap. Get Big Sam on board.

    Kibest: Wrong decision on many levels. Tony Pulis was the right man for the Baggies. They should get Ronald Koeman next.

  10. Coleman news conference: injury news

    Sunderland

    Chris Coleman says Duncan Watmore’s injury is a big concern, and that the club is waiting for results of tests to see how serious the damage to his knee is.

    He also said Jonny Williams may need surgery on his shoulder but that decision has not yet been made.

    Neither Wilson nor Paddy McNair will be considered for Tuesday's game against Aston Villa because of injuries. There's no decision yet on whether Didier Ndong will play.

  11. Chris Coleman news conference: 'I'm under no illusions'

    Sunderland

    "I know all the challenges here, I'm under no illusions," Chris Coleman said.

    "But I can't tell you how excited I am.

    "It's a big challenge and I certainly won't be in a comfort zone up here. But nothing good ever comes from a comfort zone," he added.

  12. Sunderland fan: 'This is a big club with no ambition'

    Here's Sunderland fan Kevin on 606, who thinks appointing Chris Coleman is the wrong move for the Black Cats.

    "We need people back in that club who understand Sunderland"

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    Video caption: Sunderland fan Kevin feels that appointing Chris Coleman is the wrong move.
  13. Watch Pulis' final MOTD interview

    In Pulis' final Match of the Day interview, he said the West Brom 0 - 4 Chelsea defeat didn't change his position.

    Oh dear, oh dear.

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    Video caption: West Brom 0-4 Chelsea: Defeat does not change my position - Tony Pulis
  14. Fifth sacking since start of the season

    Tony Pulis' sacking is the fifth since the Premier League season started

    There were only six throughout the whole of last season...

    That's for sure a lot of managers sackings.

    Tony Pulis
  15. Three good seasons undermined by four bad months

    Here's what Alan Shearer had to say about Pulis on Saturday's MOTD.

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    Video caption: West Brom shouldn't fire Pulis - Shearer
  16. 'A victim of his own football philosophy' - analysis

    Simon Stone

    BBC Sport

    Tony Pulis tends to dismiss statistics - good and bad - when they are raised by the media. So the fact he came into his news conference on Friday armed with them underlined the gravity of his situation. He reeled them off - the top-10 finishes, the top Midlands club - and repeated them in his programme notes on Saturday. The inference was clear - he has delivered.

    The Welshman is a victim of his own football philosophy. He is a results man. The pretty stuff is not his style; Pulis does functional. Supporters don't find it easy on the eye and even his players tire of it. It means when results go wrong, there is no bank of goodwill to buy him time.

    Supporters have had enough and, even worse, owner Guochuan Lai was on a rare visit to see the latest sorry debacle. Lai is a rich investor, who presumably enjoys the fact he owns an English top-flight team. Saturday's defeat was humiliating for him, for West Brom and for Pulis.

    Having stated his case so forcefully and been met by such an overwhelmingly negative response, Pulis would surely have headed home to Bournemouth on Saturday knowing there was only one outcome.

    Read the full piece for more.

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    Tier 6: Dunno if it's me being cynical, but my view is that he's done everything in last month to get WB to sack him. He's now free to go for Wales job with a nice windfall in his pocket.

    Keith Gibraltar: 25% of this season's Premier League have sacked their manager before Christmas - Unreal. Not enjoyable in the slightest, it's boring. Nobody can build an identity or style with a particular club.