West Bromwich Albion Coach Tony Pulis to Row from London to Paris

Tony Pulis is used to keeping teams afloat in the Premier League, but at the end of the season, he'll have to worry about himself.

That is because he is taking on the mammoth challenge of rowing all the way from London to Paris to raise money for Stoke-on-Trent-based charity the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice Trust. 

Pulis explained the challenge, as per ITV News: 

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I have got an enormous association with Stoke-on-Trent and with that hospice and I couldn’t say no.

This year it’s rowing from Tower Bridge to the Eiffel Tower. With all the stuff I have just jumped into, it’s going to be pretty tough.

You have to go out of the Thames, go down the coast because the smallest part of the channel they won’t let small boats or gigs across because it’s so busy.

I have never done anything like this. I have done two marathons, Kilimanjaro, John O'Groats to Lands End cycle but I have never done anything on the sea. It’s a challenge.

Do I get seasick? I’ll let you know.

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Pulis had two spells in charge of Stoke, spending nearly 10 years there in total.

Earlier this month, he replaced Alan Irvine as head coach at West Bromwich Albion.

[ITV News]