Quote Originally Posted by sonofrgmsdad View Post
Goodwin offered Andy a years contract, a route into coaching and was honest enought with him to say that he didn't see him playing all that much. Andy has been a great player for our club but every career comes to an end sometime. Andy thought he could play on for a while. That's Andy's perogative. I hope he manages that well.

However I can't see why you chastise Goodwin for arrogance.
It’s a very simple answer if that is a question. He thought that by telling players that they are not in his first team plans for the following season, they now know they have to look after number one as they will be looking for a new contract elsewhere. They are hardly going to be running through walls and risk any type of injury that will put a potential move in jeopardy.
To think they would would in my opinion is slightly arrogant to think they would go to hell and back for him. To also say about he is a hands on coach and prefers to take the training himself ( I can only assume he thinks the coaches current at that time were no good) but yet we became worse and if the season was longer could potentially have been relegated. All this from a man who is hardly a regular in the top 6…..