Crystal Palace hoping former Stoke City manager Tony Pulis makes decision over Selhurst Park role on Thursday Crystal Palace's bid to appoint Tony Pulis is set for a conclusion on Thursday, with the former Stoke City manager expected to make a decision on whether to take over at the Premier League's bottom club. Pulis is inching closer towards accepting the post at Selhurst Park after further talks with the Palace hierarchy and could watch the game against Hull City this Saturday from the stands. The 55-year-old has been promised funds for the January transfer window and a huge bonus if he manages to keep the club in the Premier League, while he is also believed to have sought assurances on how parachute payments will affect his budget in the event of relegation to the Championship. Pulis is set to inform Palace of his final decision in the next 24 hours but is understood to be keen on succeeding Ian Holloway, who left by mutual consent last month after a troubled start to the campaign. Keith Millen, the current caretaker manager, will take the team for the visit to East Yorkshire while Pulis's first game will be at Norwich a week on Saturday, should he finally opt to take charge. Pulis is keen to revamp the Palace squad in the New Year and will be given funds to boost the club's chances of avoiding an immediate return to the second tier. If the Welshman does take over it promises to be an uncomfortable situation for Cameron Jerome, the striker signed on loan from Stoke, who criticised Pulis in a local newspaper interview shortly after his departure from the Britannia Stadium.