AN Press conference - CANCELLED

[Tinka]

Lots of people just hearing things.......attention seeking at its finest.

 

[OakeyStokie]

Stoke fan saying yesterday that owners helicopter landed up here Wednesday

If people out our end knew their stuff, they'd know that the Coates's helicopter regularly makes that trip. It's always up and down the country to your area on business trips with 365.

 

[Deleted member 22162]

Fair point mate, although I can’t see why he’d want a rolling contract?

So he can fuck off to literally the first team to show a whiff of interest?

Tbh lads, if he doesn’t go to Stoke now, he’ll greedily lap up the interest of the next club to sack a manager. Shame really, thought he was doing well here.

 

[deleted user 785]

This means Speakman is rubbish again?

No. Neil wanted the deal he got. Club is on the right path

 

[Maravilla]

Certain I've previously seen clubs confirm that their manager has been given permission to speak to another club.

Seem to remember that Wycombe gave Ainsworth permission to speak to us after we sacked Ross.

 

[123SunTan]

Wow, odds are as bad (from our viewpoint) as 1/4 for AN as next Stoke manager.

 

[Napoleon Dynamite]

Lots of people just hearing things.......attention seeking at its finest.

You don’t want to hear what I’ve heard mind

 

[Geronimo]

Is Neil actually going?? It’s jumped about 50 pages since I last looked.

I would say it's nailed on.
Easy to deny if there was no truth in it

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[Sweeper]

As others have said already, this 12-month rolling contract was always going to massively weaken the clubs hand in any negotiation that was ever going to take place with him about his future.

It’s part of the “sustainable” (cheap) project to deliver data driven deliverables to the stakeholding stakeholders.

Didn’t you get the pseudo-corporate bullshit memo?

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Who says he’s missing the game tomorrow like?

You’ll know nowt until 2pm

Resident mood hoover, ignore

 

[Foreigner]

Have I missed something? Many speaking like he is off. I’ve only read the Athletic article

 

[Keyser Soze]

Not sure if already mentioned - but he did something similar at Preston.

West Brom were 'interested' which he used as leverage to land a 3-year contract with Preston to stay.

 

[Deleted member 22162]

We’ll tell you what happens in the press conference at 2, so you don’t need to wait the extra hour!

Hour ahead I meant, I’m all over the shop here

 

[rapscallion]

They chose Keane, who turned them down last minute, before even considering Neil.

Neil applied for the role himself and wasn't approached by the club before that.

They got once in a lifetime lucky and it won't happen again.

True

 

[stered]

Isn't that the case in EVERY profession ?

What a strange post

Fair point but I was just suggesting that this may always have been a temporary arrangement in his head. If it is true that he wanted a rolling contract then I could only think it was for an easy get out.

 

[Rip Van Fish]

I would say it's nailed on.

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Agree mate

 

[Mickdundee]

Wow, odds are as bad (from our viewpoint) as 1/4 for AN as next Stoke manager.

Still 2/5 on Skybet so fill your boots!

 

[LukeJH96]

No. Neil wanted the deal he got. Club is on the right path

I’ve backed the club to the hilt but there is no way you can be positive about this. It’s just Big Sam leaving for England again.

 

[Safc88]

I don't think we've actually spent that much. Although it's almost impossible to know. Think they've structured deals so up front very little is paid.

More than stoke, they cant spend fuck all cos of ffp, havnt for couple year

Makes it even worse

 

[Sweeper]

Not sure if already mentioned - but he did something similar at Preston.

West Brom were 'interested' which he used as leverage to land a 3-year contract with Preston to stay.

Fingers crossed he is using this to get the security he deserves, and the autonomy he warrants. From Sunderland.