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What would you consider an improvement next season?
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Uncle Buck
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Looks like constructive dismisal.
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Uncle Buck
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Maybe, but still badly handled by Knight, but that has been a habit since Christmas time.
ROSM
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nothing constructive about it. It's a dismissal albeit with a subsequent job offer
Uncle Buck
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Which they knew he would not take, it all looks botched. He should have been sacked and Knight should have taken the short term flack.
I see there is still no news of a fans forum.
What would you consider an improvement next season?
Some entertaining football at home, a few decent set pieces, no poxy diamond formations, the end of the embarrassing tactics whiteboard, players wanting to stay at the club when the Christmas transfer window opens... that'll be enough for me.
Some entertaining football at home, a few decent set pieces, no poxy diamond formations, the end of the embarrassing tactics whiteboard, players wanting to stay at the club when the Christmas transfer window opens... that'll be enough for me.
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Now what are you on about?
Uncle Buck
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That Senor Knight’s shooting from the hip in the press since Christmas has become more common and does not fit in with somebody who seemingly was a PR Guru.
Is that OK for you?
ROSM
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he was - but if no job had been offered then pound to a penny an albion fan (let's call him 'auntie cluck') would have been accusing knight of poorly treating a long serving albion servant so poorly and not trying to retain him and his skills in a non managerial role
as for fans forum - fair point. I've not heard if there is one. Fair play to you that i know you would turn up and ask questions.
The Large One
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For example?
Uncle Buck
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Actually if they had sacked him along the lines of they did not see him as the man to take us forward, did not fit in with their vision etc, then I think that would have been easier to fathom. They would have got stick to start with, but it would have passed. I just do not like the situation that was created.
Uncle Buck
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O’Callaghan ever playing for this club again, managers call, not the chairman. Generally going at Hammond in the press after selling him.
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So damned if he says something - damned if he doesn't.
Uncle Buck
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When it comes to team selection not his call.
Regarding Hammond it just seemed tic for tat and there was no need for Knight to do it
ROSM
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hmmm think it was savage not ocallaghan re Knight saying not to play him (after the millwall game). Not a great time for manager, chairman or player that one.
as for hammond - i think there was one intreview that Knight did after the sale, with southern counties radio. Ironically up to that interview Knight was being berated by naylor in the argus based on comments by hammond and his agent. After that interview (which the argus didn't mention or refer to) the criticism re hammond stopped.
In media management that would be seen as a positive for most businesses.