Pulis: Dobbie could have Crystal Palace future
Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis says Stephen Dobbie could have a role to play in the club's battle to avoid relegation.
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Dobbie has spent the majority of the campaign on loan at Championship outfit Blackpool after falling out of favour at Selhurst Park.
The 31-year-old is reportedly attracting interest from several suitors in the second tier of English football, with Millwall - who are managed by former Palace boss Ian Holloway - rumoured to be interested in his services.
Pulis has been impressed with Dobbie's application since he returned from Blackpool, though, and admits he may still have a role to play at Palace.
Speaking to the Croydon Advertiser, he said: "Stephen has been smashing and I've been really pleased with his attitude.
"He wants to play, he wants to get out - Dobbs is a footballer. He is pretty old-fashioned in some respects. He's a footballer who wants to play football, which obviously helps.
"We'll see what happens with him but I've been really pleased with him.
"He's a good player and I've been impressed with him in training. Every week he wants to be involved in the game."
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Palace have slipped back to the bottom of the Premier League after a run of just one victory in their last six top-flight outings, and Pulis will hope to return to winning ways against his former club Stoke City on Saturday.
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