"His club are uncertain what is going to happen with their main strikers, Peter Crouch and Kevin Phillips."
Currently Stoke have 2 strikers, Transfer listed Carl Asaba and youth/reserves player Martin Patterson and this area is first on Pulis's list to be re-built for the forthcoming season.
However it isn't all bad. City still have a good midfield with Brammer, Eustace, Gudjonson (Thordur), Harper, Henry, Neal and Russel.
In defence City have Buxton, Clarke, Dickinson, Duberry, Halls, Hill, Pulis (Anthony), Taggart and Wilkinson.
For goalkeepers, De Goey, Foster and Simonsen are still on the books.
City can still be a good side in the 05/06 season.