Pulis began his managerial career at Bournemouth, where he spent two seasons (1992/93 and 1993/94). He then moved to Gillingham, whom he managed for a further four seasons, turning a team that had struggled at the very bottom of the Football League into a promotion winning one in his first season, and laying the foundations for the club's eventual elevation to the First Division for the first time in their history. After the 1999 Play-Off Final, which saw the Gills defeated by Manchester City, he was controversially sacked by the club amidst claims of gross misconduct. He later brought a £400,000 court case against Gillingham for unpaid bonuses, which was settled out of court in 2001 for £75,000.
Pulis was appointed manager of Bristol City for the 1999/2000 season, but in January left to become manager of Portsmouth. Unfortunately he was not a success at Fratton Park, lasting only 10 months in the job.
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