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Albion Boleh!
They didn't hang around in replacing Gus - a quick move from the Black Cats. Good one too IMO.
Someone must have known about it on Sunday:That really was quick. They must have been up all night drawing up a shortlist, reviewing the speculative applications, contacting potential candidates or their agents, arranging interviews, holding interviews with the shortlist, making a decision, getting the Board to ratify the decision, negotiating terms, drawing up a contract and getting it signed. If only we could move that fast when a manager left our employment; they'd have a pre-season to work with.
That, or they had done all the above before firing GP, of course. Something that we don't seem to do. There's a very strong ethical argument for not recruiting a replacement before firing/losing the incumbent, but I'm not at all convinced there's a strong football argument for not so doing.
That really was quick. They must have been up all night drawing up a shortlist, reviewing the speculative applications, contacting potential candidates or their agents, arranging interviews, holding interviews with the shortlist, making a decision, getting the Board to ratify the decision, negotiating terms, drawing up a contract and getting it signed. If only we could move that fast when a manager left our employment; they'd have a pre-season to work with.
That, or they had done all the above before firing GP, of course. Something that we don't seem to do. There's a very strong ethical argument for not recruiting a replacement before firing/losing the incumbent, but I'm not at all convinced there's a strong football argument for not so doing.
Football is no longer ethical. Contracts mean nothing to players/managers/agents so it shouldn't come as a surprise to see the clubs acting differently these days. The only difference appears to be that when a club gets rid they have to pay off the contract whereas when players and managers walk out a different set of rules apply.
I'm not sure I'd consider scouting out possible replacement managers is unethical.
In any other form of business it would be considered prudent to be prepared should a key employee either leave or under-perform to the detriment of the entire organisation. It's not quite 'succession planning' but it's not far away.
That really was quick. They must have been up all night drawing up a shortlist, reviewing the speculative applications, contacting potential candidates or their agents, arranging interviews, holding interviews with the shortlist, making a decision, getting the Board to ratify the decision, negotiating terms, drawing up a contract and getting it signed. If only we could move that fast when a manager left our employment; they'd have a pre-season to work with.
That, or they had done all the above before firing GP, of course. Something that we don't seem to do. There's a very strong ethical argument for not recruiting a replacement before firing/losing the incumbent, but I'm not at all convinced there's a strong football argument for not so doing.
Losing a few games has caused a snowball effect at the club.
He's only got the job till the end of the season.With luck he'll get our shower of pampered wasters to bother trying in enough of the remaining matches to stay up.
If not it will serve the club right. The sacking of Di Canio eighteen months ago was a disgrace
I know that Di Canio was widely treated as a joke appointment but when he laid into the players and their unprofessional attitude, it looks like he wasn't too wide of the mark. Wonder what would have happened if the club had had the balls to back him. He's still too much of a loose cannon for my taste but he may have been what the club needed