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the millionaire surroundings of Premier League  By The Sentinel
 |  Posted: February 12, 2013    • GOOD BUSINESS: Peter Crouch
was signed by Stoke as a sign of support for manager Tony Pulis.
Comments (21)  HAS Peter Crouch been a good signing for Stoke
City?  That seems to be the question doing the rounds after
chairman Peter Coates was quoted in a recent interview over the
weekend.  If I've read him right, Peter seemed to be saying it
wasn't a great deal financially when Stoke signed Crouch for
£10m from Tottenham 18 months ago.  And he was right. If Stoke
are going to sign an England international from a top London
outfit, they will always have to break a few club records.
Related content  But it was significant that Peter also said in
the interview that he sanctioned the deal because he was
prepared to support his manager.  I wonder just how many club
owners would show the same faith in their manager's judgement in
this day and age of non-f