Stoke boss prepares Ashton gamble
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis says he is not too concerned about the fitness record of West Ham United striker Dean Ashton, who is being heavily tipped to move to the Britannia Stadium.
The 26-year-old has seen his career stall due to a number of serious injuries, but Pulis is still ready to take a punt on Ashton.
He told the Daily Mail:"You're always taking a chance with people who have had injuries, but we took Ricardo Fuller when nobody would touch him and paid Southampton a nominal fee.
"I don't think he's missed a day's training since he came here and the only games he missed have been through suspension, not injury.
"Now and then you have to take a chance and even more so if they have the quality you can't get anywhere else."
Pulis added that he was prepared to wait for the right quality of player to become available, telling The Sentinel:"It's important we get the right players.
"If we miss the first three or four games of the Premier League because players are hanging on for something better, then so be it.
"We have to wait for others to shake the apples from the tree, then try to make sure we are in a position to react quickly to the apples left on the ground."
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