Wednesday....

[jackal2]

My worry is now that the delay in announcing is due to negotiations with Crawley

I wonder if Crawley's compensation demand increased when Alan kindly told the world that he desperately wanted to get a new appointment sorted before the loan window closed? I suppose it's fairly predictable that he would anyway, but by telling the fans his thoughts he surely only increased the pressure on himself. Not exactly good poker tactics.

[Bohinen]

I wonder if Crawley's compensation demand increased when Alan kindly told the world that he desperately wanted to get a new appointment sorted before the loan window closed? I suppose it's fairly predictable that he would anyway, but by telling the fans his thoughts he surely only increased the pressure on himself. Not exactly good poker tactics.

It may well have done but if he know who he wants, he could surely agree with them which players to target without the new manager actually being at the club.

[countygump]

[irishpete]

8 interviewed 3 back for a 2nd one

[jackal2]

It may well have done but if he know who he wants, he could surely agree with them which players to target without the new manager actually being at the club.

Even as long ago as the summer...

[Bohinen]

Even as long ago as the summer...

That's a cynical point of view, but it might be true. Actually, I thought maybe he had contact with HK when he was signing Enzio and was impressed by him then.

[jackal2]

That's a cynical point of view, but it might be true. Actually, I thought maybe he had contact with HK when he was signing Enzio and was impressed by him then.

If it's true that Hardy became aware Nolo had applied for another job during the summer, who knows what little contingency plans he might have started drawing up, even if it was just in his mind at that point? As you say, if Kewell just happened to make a good impression on him around the same time, one thought could have led to another.

It's all ifs, buts and maybes though. I'm just trying to get a handle on why Harry Kewell would have emerged as such a strong frontrunner seemingly from nowhere.

[Bohinen]

If it's true that Hardy became aware Nolo had applied for another job during the summer, who knows what little contingency plans he might have started drawing up, even if it was just in his mind at that point?

Ah, now that was a throwaway comment by someone on here, if I remember. Does anyone know if there is any truth in it? Surely KN couldn't have the brass neck to have applied for another job and then complain of broken promises when he didn't keep his current one?

[jackal2]

Ah, now that was a throwaway comment by someone on here, if I remember. Does anyone know if there is any truth in it? Surely KN couldn't have the brass neck to have applied for another job and then complain of broken promises when he didn't keep his current one?

No idea if it's true, and in any case it's not that unusual even if he did. Free country and all that. Lots of people secretly (and in some cases not so secretly) apply for other jobs and then carry on regardless with their current employer if they don't get them.

[Bohinen]

No idea if it's true, and in any case it's not that unusual even if he did. Free country and all that. Lots of people secretly (and in some cases not so secretly) apply for other jobs and then carry on regardless with their current employer if they don't get them.

All that is true, but in a free country a chairman can also sack his manager when the team never wins. The poster, who may have been ITK, then said 'did I say that'. Think Scar in Lion King. Any actual information would be interesting. Surely it can't cause any issues now?