hippo Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Hmmmm - seems very odd. It looked a bit crowded last year. Has the new set piece coach trod on his toes ...I wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 He always seems like a throughly decent man. I hope everything is okay, Richard: stay safe and thank you for your service to this club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Probably just felt undermind I reckon. Biggest club of his career and always will be but if he isn't doing what he loves day to day with the players or feels he isn't making an impact then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, hippo said: Not surprised. Been on the cards for a while. Has it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 If its for personal reasons then, naturally, wishing him all the best. From a (selfish) footballing perspective, this is a devastating blow to pre-season preparations and adds more and more disruption to an already heavily fragmented pre-season set up. Smith and R'OK worked brilliantly together. A great shame. Really do worry about the knock-on affect this will have on the team and will take a lot longer to settle the group, I fear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: Just came to post the same. Starting to get the feeling that all is not as well as it appears behind the scenes to lose both Terry and ROK in the few weeks before the season starts. Terry made sense if he had a job lined up but he didn't. I accepted his reasoning about not seeing the season through...but now with a second I'm unconvinced Wouldn't surprise me if we told Terry to **** off after he told grealish he should be playing for a CL team. Wasn't particularly liked around the place anyway I don't think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, roonst83 said: If its for personal reasons then, naturally, wishing him all the best. From a (selfish) footballing perspective, this is a devastating blow to pre-season preparations and adds more and more disruption to an already heavily fragmented pre-season set up. Smith and R'OK worked brilliantly together. A great shame. Really do worry about the knock-on affect this will have on the team and will take a lot longer to settle the group, I fear. Pre season is over. How can it be a devastating blow to pre season preparations? Hyperbole, achieved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Thank's for this time O'Kelly, hope everything is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Shocked on this. Hope he is ok. To lose two coaches before the start of the season is not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2021 26 minutes ago, Condimentalist said: Hope he's alright. Would think we'll get another coach in with him and JT out of the door. Yes, this had crossed my mind. He is 64 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teale's 'tache Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Whichever way you look at it this is not good news. We've already lost big characters from the squad and backroom team, and this is another blow. We benefitted from a settled dressing room last year, a lot of upheaval means we'll have no such benefits this time around. Deano and Shakes have a lot of work on their hands. Hope he's okay, seems a top bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eastie Posted August 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Adman said: Wouldn't surprise me if we told Terry to **** off after he told grealish he should be playing for a CL team. Wasn't particularly liked around the place anyway I don't think Codswallop 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 He's an old man maybe he's looking to slow down and retire soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Eastie said: Codswallop Which bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Don_Simon said: Pre season is over. How can it be a devastating blow to pre season preparations? Hyperbole, achieved. In that sense no. But is it an indicator all is not well behind the scenes. You often see a manager struggle without his desired right hand man. I did wonder when CS was appointed - that it looked a bit crowded but that was a year ago now. Something must have happened - you don't just decide to call it a day 2 days before the season starts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I’m starting to get nervy now. A couple of days before the start of the season and we’ve lost two coaches and our captain. I hope there was some planning around this…trust in the board and management but it doesn’t feel great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a m ole Posted August 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2021 I’m just glad that VillaTalk isn’t going to hypothesise wild scenarios with no basis about why he left because that would be silly. 5 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Adman said: Which bit? I suggest all the dreamt up bits (so all of it ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, osmark86 said: He's an old man maybe he's looking to slow down and retire soon? But then he would resigned at the end of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, hippo said: But then he would resigned at the end of last season. Why? People change their minds all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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