Keogh sacked

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Originally Posted by Andy_Faber

I didn't know that about V1tal. Such is life away from fb

Rattea messaged me a while ago, just getting on with life and no apparent hard feelings

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Last time I looked V1TAL was still extant, though about as much action as Highoredish Picnic site does these days!

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Originally Posted by swaledale

I think your spot on in that assessment, piss poor handling of the situation by the club IMO.

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Swales I won't elaborate but from what I've been told it comes down to a junior member of staff also being a passenger I will leave it at that

Best to stick to the known facts which means that, at this moment, we have no idea why they saw fit to give RK a choice between a 50% drop in wages or the sack. We also do't know why the other 4 involved are still involved or even still at the club. It may come out in the future, it may not. We shall have to wait and see.

January may prove to be a month in which a lot becomes crystal clear.

In the mean time...what is all this doing for team spirit?

Bielik, Clarke and Shinnie must be wondering what sort of ‘circus’ they’ve joined.

Its a good point RA, and whilst on the face of it this appears a one off event, there could be an underlying culture or issue at the club. We can all shout about double standards, but for all we know Keogh might already have been on a final warning for a previous event and already have had his 2nd chance.

Either way, we've got a mardy game against boro coming up, so plenty more controversy!

Gibson will probably sign keogh today on a one week contract!

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Originally Posted by ramAnag

In the mean time...what is all this doing for team spirit?

Bielik, Clarke and Shinnie must be wondering what sort of ‘circus’ they’ve joined.

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Yes and Cocu and his staff If this was team bonding what was Bradley Johnson doing there

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Originally Posted by mistaram

Yes and Cocu and his staff If this was team bonding what was Bradley Johnson doing there

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Doesn't he still live not all that far from the Joiner's? By 8 o'clock the official part of the evening over and then he joins in for a drink with his former teammates?

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Originally Posted by MadAmster

Doesn't he still live not all that far from the Joiner's? By 8 o'clock the official part of the evening over and then he joins in for a drink with his former teammates?

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He does MA. Still lives in Quarndon and The Joiners is very definitely his ‘local’.

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Originally Posted by MadAmster

Best to stick to the known facts which means that, at this moment, we have no idea why they saw fit to give RK a choice between a 50% drop in wages or the sack. We also do't know why the other 4 involved are still involved or even still at the club. It may come out in the future, it may not. We shall have to wait and see.

January may prove to be a month in which a lot becomes crystal clear.

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Thats the issue though, the clubs statement as to why doesn't actually make sense, other than the other two players are fincial and playing assets and it would disadvantage the club to apply the same approach to them as they have with keogh, much better if they had not put that statement out in relation to sacking Keogh.

It also does not make sense to offer half his salary, either you sack someone for gross misconduct or you apply another sanction. Anyway I'm sure Keogh will respond legally and if that ends in "an agreed settlement" (these things hardly ever get to court for various reasons, we will still be none the wiser.