AbbeyOx
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perhaps he misheard and thought they said Liverpooli think we could all handle it if he was off to the PL but Blackpool ?
perhaps he misheard and thought they said Liverpooli think we could all handle it if he was off to the PL but Blackpool ?
Couldn't he just resign, if he wanted that job and the board didn't let them speak to him?Yes, I do. Blackpool cannot contact a manager, if the club he works for have not given him permission to talk to them. It doesn't work like that. I think KR's interview last night was more sounding out the board and letting them know what his expectations are, come the summer. Interest is always going to be there but like many alluded to, he could leave us for a 'better deal' and end up like Appleton; managing someone shite within 18 months.
People can bring up their stadium, their time in the PL and whatever else but as it stands right now, they are an inferior football team. If he wants success, he will have a better chance at achieving that, with us.
More likely that KR would go back to the board and ask for permission IF he wanted to and IF Blackpool hadn't been put off by the original refusal. At that point I think the board would have little chance of saying no and potentially ruining any chance of compo from Blackpool, which they would lose if Robbo simply resigned.Couldn't he just resign, if he wanted that job and the board didn't let them speak to him?
Tiger is just flexing his muscles, you can’t have the tail wagging the dog and like it or not that is the right way around.
Well, thats that then! (unlucky @greatunclekip)
“When a club is doing well there will always be interest in the Manager as well as players; that is inevitable and we thank Blackpool for going through the right procedure. Everything has been done properly and we wish them well in their search for a new Manager.
“Karl is a central part of what we are building and I hope will be here for many years to come.
“To set the record straight, we spoke to Blackpool yesterday before the game but I didn’t want to disturb Karl’s pre-match routine. It was unfortunate that rumours started coming out just before kick off, but I rang immediately after the game although Karl was very busy as usual at that time, and by that stage it was 5am in Bangkok and even I need a little sleep sometimes!
“We talked this morning, and we talked a lot about last night’s game, an important win, and then about our plans for the rest of the season.
"The team is playing so well right now and we are chasing down the teams above us. It is going to be such an exciting finish and we look forward to facing the challenge together.”
Tiger: "We Are Building For the Future"
Oxford United can confirm that they have politely declined a request from Blackpool FC to speak to Head Coach Karl Robinson.www.oufc.co.uk
Couldn't he just resign, if he wanted that job and the board didn't let them speak to him?
I'm pretty sure that's not right.More likely that KR would go back to the board and ask for permission IF he wanted to and IF Blackpool hadn't been put off by the original refusal. At that point I think the board would have little chance of saying no and potentially ruining any chance of compo from Blackpool, which they would lose if Robbo simply resigned.
Balanced article. I agree, he should stay.Next Managerial Sack Race Odds | BettingOdds.com
Get the latest news and football gossip on the managers at each of the major clubs with The Sack Race. Discover who's next to be sacked and which managers will be appointed.www.thesackrace.com
Interesting read
I once put £10 on Martin Allen becoming our Manager when Mickey Lewis was temporarily in charge because the turnstile operator said he'd seen him at the ground. The odds moved from 16/1 to 5/1 on the basis of that tenner! We then appointed Gary Waddock……..Would have taken something in the region of £30-£50. They massively limit stakes on these markets.
An alternative view might be that he didn't have any other decent manager to turn to and also didn't want to pay any severance.Don't forget Tiger stuck with KR when we lost something like 10 games in a row! Deserves a lot of credit for that, most people on here wanted KR sacked.
This is the whole point for me - that timing absolutely can't be an accident, and neither can the Sky reporter happening to turn up. Blackpool wanted to make the request then deliberately have word get out, over the course of a match when KR would of course be in the dark, to create unease and discord. For all Tiger's thanking Blackpool for behaving in the right way, this all seems maliciously premeditated imo.He would have to pay or get what ever team he was going to, to pay off his contract. The board won't just let him leave, also the board haven't done anything wrong by refusing permission for Blackpool and robbo to talk. Robbo might of been miffed off the board didn't tell him but the request come in from Blackpool during match preparations and didn't want to affect the team. Trouble is the word came out and was being talked about during the match and robbo having a pop at the board on Rad Ox hasn't helped the situation one bit. Hopefully Blackpool will appoint someone else this week and Robbo and everyone else can forget about it and move on and try to get in the playoffs where he will have something else to add to his cv.
Charlton were in a similar league position when, after the board there ( Charlton) were in a similar kind of position that OUFC board have created for themselves, then KR left Charlton for (then) managerless Oxford.... that apart thoughI have trouble understanding why the hell Robinson would swap a club battling for promotion with a club in managerial chaos.
Charlton were in a similar league position when, after the board there ( Charlton) were in a similar kind of position that OUFC board have created for themselves, then KR left Charlton for (then) managerless Oxford.... that apart though
hence 'similar kind of' to simplify the two similar kinds of situations ..... KR had 'differences' with the board at Charlton, fingers crossed that the 'differences' with OUFC board that KR has/had have been sorted outOur board situation and the Charlton one is nothing alike.
And she’s not an OUFC supporter.....who is sheWhy is Jacqui Oatley intent on stirring up this story again? Is there nothing or no one else she could feature tonight rather than this apparent non story?