People say mon was vindictive in timing his departure but for all we know he could have just been told he wouldnt get the milner cash to spend and maybe that was the final straw for him- his statement said the ambitions were no longer shared and i feel he may have just had enough and snapped.I do not believe he planned to quit at the time he did to cause maximum damage.
I do not believe he planned to quit at the time he did to cause maximum damage.
Quote from: eastie on April 11, 2012, 09:41:58 AMI do not believe he planned to quit at the time he did to cause maximum damage.Fully agree.I just can't see him sitting in his office in early June checking the calendar as saying "Yep, that'll be about the right time - 5 days to go and that'll really screw 'em up!"What I blame for the timing was the inability of the three men involved, MON, Randy and Faulkner, not te realise the situation wasn't going to work earlier and acting in the best interests of the club. OK, you could argue they tried to make it work, but ultimately it was a mess that cost us.As to his record while here, the money will always be the sticking point. Should he have done more with it? Maybe, but my own criticism, once you can analyse it after the event, is that he could have done the same with less, as evidenced by the amount of players not getting a game and the youth hardly featuring.A good manager with faults. I'll be joining the applause for him.
Quote from: eastie on April 11, 2012, 09:41:58 AMPeople say mon was vindictive in timing his departure but for all we know he could have just been told he wouldnt get the milner cash to spend and maybe that was the final straw for him- his statement said the ambitions were no longer shared and i feel he may have just had enough and snapped.I do not believe he planned to quit at the time he did to cause maximum damage.The alternative is he could have shown a bit of backbone and got on with job
As good an example of a cheque book manager as you will ever see - and even then we could only just about hit sixth in a very mediocre league