brom manager tony pulis will receive a hero 's welcome when he returns to crystal palace on saturday but in the midst of yet another relegation battle for the 57-year-old , he must wonder if he 'll ever be successful at the right end of the premier league manager .
this is his seventh season in the top flight and he 's never finished in the top half of the table , as expected , garry monk 's swansea city do n't drop lower than 10th , pulis will be the only manager in the premier league with more than 12 months experience who has never finished higher than 11th , achieved in his time that