Reply With QuoteWeren't we rumoured to be looking at him after IB departed?
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Strange decision, they're on a poor run but he did a great job there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...League%20North.
Edit: Just noticed that York have issued a second statement saying he "did not wish to remain at the club", which Askey has apparently denied.
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Weren't we rumoured to be looking at him after IB departed?
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Strange decision, they're 12th after just getting promoted via the playoffs. That's a decent return really
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Weird!
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Tis weird. Was he heard to utter, ''Ay-thang-yaw'' as he walked out the door? I seem to remember we were looking at him after IB slipped a note under the door. Was he the one who declined as he wanted to continue his ''project'' at York?Originally Posted by SwalePie
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The main managerial contender I remember publicly turning down talks with us was Phil Parkinson (Altrincham not Wrexham). Thank goodness he did and we appointed Luke Williams.
Odd decision by York on Askey.
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And he walked out of that door before your very eyes.
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IIRC, he was third choice after the Alty and Gateshead managers turned us down - going by what was in the public domain.
It's possible there were others, or that one of those three managers we know about was never seriously up for consideration, but I think they or their clubs all made statements to either turn the job down or rule themselves out.
Crazy how things can work out. We end up with a 4th choice manager (probably) and we could not realistically have been better off right now with any of the other three in charge, very possibly worse off than we were with either NA or IB.
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Sounds like things were not well between chairman and manager. Spats between them and a failure of the former to publicly back the latter. Obviously something had to give and, unfortunately, it was Mr Askey’s job.
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"As mentioned in our earlier statement, the club board recognises that some fans will not support or fully understand the termination of John Askey’s contract. As such, the board wishes to clarify some of the reasons why we reached this difficult decision.
On 3rd November, John reached out to directors Alastair Smith and Mike Brown to express his unhappiness in his role at the football club. He went on to explain that he didn’t wish to remain at the club but was not in a position to resign due to his personal circumstances.
Both directors expressed their desire to retain John as manager, find solutions to improve lines of communication and working practices within the club. John indicated that he felt there were no possible solutions or remedies.
Prior to these discussions, the board had invited John to a meeting to discuss budgets and the club’s wider finances, but unfortunately John cancelled the meeting at short notice. We felt that this had been a prime opportunity to improve understanding and build a better working relationship with John with the ultimate aim of improving performance.
Given John’s desire to leave the club and his belief that the situation was irretrievable, after seeking legal advice, the board unanimously agreed that it was in everyone’s best interest to part company with John. We believe that presented with such circumstances any business would have reached a similar conclusion.
The board recognise the huge support and love for John amongst supporters following his success last season. We share those emotions which meant that we could not take this decision lightly and made every effort to avoid having to make it. Sometimes things happen behind the scenes of many football clubs that require the board to make difficult decisions.
We hope that this goes some way to help supporters understand our decision and that everyone gets behind the squad this Saturday."
https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co....ard-john-askey
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