Really?Can someone clarify as I’m just seeing this?
Does he not have a contract where the club can keep him here? Is it not the boards decision whether he leaves?
Apart from being massively disappointed in the integrity of Manning if he chooses to leave , as a man who has tried to present himself as a man of integrity, I’ll also lose complete faith in this clubs leadership. It shows no ambition, no respect to the fans, and quite frankly suggests we are watching something very different to what we’ve been told
Good luck Tim
If that is true (and I have no reason to doubt you) then the board are culpable for this. Hiring someone to try and clear up the sh!tty mess caused by the man they left in place *way* too long and accepting that if he managed to do that and make a success of the next season then he could b****r off when an opportunity arose is terrible. They would have been better to have accepted it was their fault we were in that situation and backed Manning to get us up from L2 if that's what happened.What has to remain in ones mind though, is that OUFC retained the option to relieve Manning of his duties, had we been relegated in May. He could argue that the club perhaps didn't offer him the security and loyalty that some are now demanding of Manning himself.
I hope soIs Wilder too expensive for us these days?
I agree, I don’t blame him leaving either, regarding the financial side of things. I actually thought when the job came available at the time, that LM would suit their style of play, from seeing them play, they like to press and play good football. Best of luck to him and thank you for doing what you’ve done in the short space of time you’ve been here. The club was a mess on the pitch when he arrived and he kept us in the league last season. Hopefully we find a manager, that can takeover the hard work that LM has done since he arrived!!!!And what's wrong with that on the face of it? It'll sting if he goes so quickly for sure but it could be a move that changes him from very well off to set for life, I doubt many on here would turn it down, especially leaving a club you've no attachment to apart from working there for 8 months.
I don't think being Bristol City manager will set him up for life. Of course it will be a decent salary and presumably much more than he's on here, but I reckon they will stick in performance related clauses / promotion or play-off related bonuses.And what's wrong with that on the face of it? It'll sting if he goes so quickly for sure but it could be a move that changes him from very well off to set for life, I doubt many on here would turn it down, especially leaving a club you've no attachment to apart from working there for 8 months.
It's a fantastic opportunity to show he didn't get lucky with this one and that there is some substance to his last interview in terms of how we run differently. He could be forgiven for not expecting this so soon, but that won't excuse inactivity with the replacement or worse, a shite replacement.Yes, nice but Tim doesn't exactly fill you with confidence, does he.
I would insist they sign Murphy in January for an exorbitant fee! Also I’d like the new man to be a bit more passionate. No more of the “not too high or low talk.From the little I know, Des Buckingham fits the progressive young coach continuity remit, but what’s his current knowledge of English League One football?
From the realistic names being bandied about, Gary Rowett would be my choice.
Could the club put some sort of clause into the compensation deal to the effect that Manning couldn’t sign any OUFC players in January? Wasn’t there a similar agreement when Mous went to Pompey?