Neal Ardley

[WarsopPie]

Ardley been sacked by Solihull 😂 Never mind

[Chicken Balti Pie]

He hasn't been sacked, he's left them

[tied_up_in_notts]

He hasn't been sacked, he's left them

It Ardley matters

[laddo]

Ardley been sacked by Solihull 😂 Never mind

"Neal Ardley, has left the club by mutual consent, with immediate effect" - doesn't sound like a sacking to me, certainly not when it's the end of June#fakenews

[tied_up_in_notts]

Tbf, leaving "by mutual consent" is more often than not a euphemism for the sack

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Tbf, leaving "by mutual consent" is more often than not a euphemism for the sack

Why would they say disappointed in their tweet if they instigated it? I suspect he's got a job closer to home

[upthemaggies]

Both Kiwomya and Ince "left by mutual consent" which in those two cases was clearly a euphemism for the sack. They probably both did agree they "couldn't take the club forward" and accepted some sort of financial pay deal.

"left by mutual consent" can mean other things though. If he didn't like the way Solihull was going as a club then we should expect to see him as manager at a better club very soon, if he ends up somewhere just as cr@p then this probably was a sacking to all intents and purposes.
York has been suggested.

[countygump]

"Neal Ardley, has left the club by mutual consent, with immediate effect" - doesn't sound like a sacking to me, certainly not when it's the end of June#fakenews

They gave it a go season before last and ALMOST got promo. Then towards the end of last season let 2 of their best players out on loan, sounds like Arders has had enough and walked away to me, budget cuts afoot.



https://solihullobserver.co.uk/sport...field-on-loan/

[BigFatPie]

Odd announcement. ‘Disappointed’ doesn’t really tally with ‘mutual consent’.

Anyway, he’s a nice bloke etc etc hope he gets a better job. York would be a step up.

[upthemaggies]

Odd announcement. ‘Disappointed’ doesn’t really tally with ‘mutual consent’.

Anyway, he’s a nice bloke etc etc hope he gets a better job. York would be a step up.

I think "disappointed to announce" is fairly standard fare for a departing manager, sacked or otherwise, no club ever says "we are delighted to announce the departure of our manager....". That doesn't mean Ardley wasn't the chief instigator in this particular case however.
I'd like to see where he ends up before drawing a conclusion.