I agree that this appears to be the case and if so, it’s very surprising and rather concerning. I’m sure I’ve read comments from the club hierarchy that all bases were covered regarding “sudden leavers” or have I imagined that/picked up rumours rather than facts?Well every decision from December 19th onwards was wrong, which at least were honest mistakes next to the deliberate decision the previous manager made to shaft us.
It’s clear there wasn’t actually a contingency plan in place for an SS departure, given the muddle of January and not even having coaching staff for several weeks. And linked to that, we need to have a clearer recruitment strategy which should be informed by our year’s experience in the division.
Basically we got to where we were through superb decision making made by the right people appointed in the right positions, somehow that all went out of the window in January and we need to use that experience to ensure it never happens again.
The other point that seems strange is that the previous manager had apparently made prior “job applications” whilst at Argyle. Surely management would have been aware of that?