Friday 6 November 2015 13:37, UK
Tony Pulis has demanded to know what the Football Association does with the money gained from disciplinary procedures after the West Brom boss was fined £8,000 for improper conduct.
Pulis accepted the charge of using language and/or behaviour in or around the tunnel area which amounted to improper conduct after his side's 3-2 defeat by Leicester last Saturday, and although he admits he is disappointed with his own reaction following the game, he wants FA chairman Greg Dyke to show where the money goes.
"On the fine, Greg Dyke has been a fantastic advocate for transparency in FIFA and UEFA. I'll be writing him a letter and asking him where my £8,000 is going to go," he said.
"If it's going to a charity, which I hope it is because the FA are a non-profit organisation, I'd like to send it up to the Donna Louise hospice in Stoke-on-Trent. And I'd like transparency on that so everyone can see where my money is going.
"Let's be fair, there are enormous amounts of money being taken by the FA now in respect of managers being fined, and I think I have the right to know where it's going. It's my money not the FA's money.
There are enormous amounts of money being taken by the FA now in respect of managers being fined, and I think I have the right to know where it's going. It's my money not the FA's money.
"I'll ask Greg and I'm sure I'll get a great response because he's been spot on with transparency in respect of FIFA and UEFA."
The FA has since responded to Pulis' remarks, which were made on Friday morning ahead of Saturday's trip to Manchester United, explaining: "The FA is a not for profit organisation. It redistributes over £100m back into all levels of the game every season."
Pulis has also questioned the decision to give Anthony Taylor a big game this weekend after his performance at the Hawthorns last weekend, when both Jonny Evans and Darren Fletcher were denied penalties.
Taylor is set to take control of Stoke's clash with Chelsea on Saturday Night Football, live on Sky Sports 1.
"A few things disappointed me. I've got to take the blame for waiting for the ref after the game," added Pulis. "The decisions in the game were poor decisions.
"It's very tough to take, given that moment. Really and truthfully, with my experience, I shouldn't have waited for the ref to ask why he's not given the penalties.
"What is disappointing is the fact that we send in a response. I've tried to get hold of [referees' chief] Mike Riley, who's in Japan.
"We've not been able to get hold of each other. [I have] got no feedback over why Anthony Taylor has made those decisions, and then I get a fine and the club drops points because of those decisions, and then I see Taylor has got one of the weekend's top games.
"Mike has always said he wants feedback from the pro game and he's tried to bring us closer together, yet we get no feedback in respect of Anthony's performance and the fact that he's got the Sky game, which is probably the best game.
"I just hope and pray that it's not lip service. I hope they take some notice of what we do. We've always done reports and always talked to Mike and the disappointing thing is we just don't get feedback from the referee."
