GERRY FRANCIS joined the Potters coaching staff on a part time basis in the autumn of 2008.

A former England international captain, Gerry spent 18 years in first team management, most notably with Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, whom he led to a fifth place finish in the Premier League in 1993.

Tony Pulis has pin-pointed his experience and knowledge of the game as instrumental in the club's modern day success, and he will once again prove to be a valuable member of staff during the club's fourth consecutive top flight campaign.