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Tony Pulis last night agreed to become Crystal Palace’s new boss.

Former Stoke boss Pulis, 55, has tied up a £1.5million-a-year contract, with a £1m survival bonus and the promise of transfer cash in January.

Palace chairman Steve Parish has taken a month to get his original choice to succeed Ian Holloway at the Premier League’s bottom club.

Mirror Sport revealed on Thursday that Palace had increased their offer to Pulis as negotiations fell down.

But, after a frantic 24 hours of negotiations, they made a breakthrough and Pulis will take up the full reins from caretaker boss Keith Millen after today’s trip to Hull.

Palace have gone back to square one for Pulis, who has told pals that he will adapt his direct playing style if necessary - but will do anything to try and keep them up.

Pulis said: “I do enjoy picking clubs that are maybe not as successful as others and trying to make something of them. It just has to be the right job and got to be a challenge.”

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Meanwhile, Paul McShane hopes Roy Keane will forgive him for the notorious Thierry Henry handball goal – which robbed Ireland of their place in the 2010 World Cup Finals – by throwing him an international lifeline.

Keane laid the blame for his country’s defeat firmly at the feet of McShane, his fellow defenders and goalkeeper Shay Given.

Keane is now new Republic manager Martin O’Neill’s No.2, and McShane hopes the ex-Sunderland chief will not hold that Ireland game against him.

The Hull centre-back, 27, was snubbed by Ireland after Noel King took temporary charge, but has hit the best form of his career with Steve Bruce’s newly-promoted Tigers.

He said: "Hopefully, I’ll be part of Roy and Martin O’Neill’s plans.”