It pretty much went into the public domain the night of the last supporters collective meeting, which I attended. I certainly wasn't going to be the first to say it, but within a couple of hours of it finishing people were on here saying an appointment should be imminent. That exact wording was used by someone who would know.
Do you not think it was potentially said just to try and calm supporters?
No, because that would be mental. You can’t just say you’re close to an appointment if you’re not.
Just seems odd that Still quit on the 2nd of May, and the club thought an appointment was about to be made on the 9th. If Still left because of Maric, you'd think he'd immediately have spoken to safc to say he was interested, and that the club therefore wouldn't be certain they were getting Maric a week later. Maybe they were near to getting Maric before the 2nd, then Still left and it changed things, I'd just be very surprised if the person they thought they were getting on the 9th was Maric, since Still had been available for a week prior
You'd think it'd be announced by now given Maric was mentioned what feels like ages ago.
No. I meant it was Maric, right up till the day Still quit.
They can. As wrong as it is. Could’ve been said to get some pressure off. I do agree it would be mental though
Not in the slightest. They'll have known it would leak and the last thing they'd want is people thinking it's done only for nothing to happen, because that makes it look like they've fucked something up, and that's a look they can ill afford at present. They'd have been better off saying nothing and we'd all just assume the process was ongoing.
He’s got enough on his plate with all the shite he’s got to get sorted for the supporters mate
I still say Bruce fed the line just because Speakman didn't want to face questions about his own future mate.
It is mate, but it doesn’t suit the narrative of many in this thread. People are desperate for it to be incompetence rather than the preferred, number 1 target becoming available.
I think it shows very positive signs that we’ve landed our number 1 target and also had another good target ready to come in before that
Obviously I wasn’t there but might that comment have not been 100% accurate? The sort of thing you might say to get through a conversation or whatever.
I just think it makes them look worse when nothing happens. If Speakman wanted to avoid questions he'd be better off saying he had the shits. From the atmosphere in the room they'd have to be pretty good actors if it was all just a ruse to get Speakman out of a tight spot, but who knows. Either way let's just hope they eventually get the right person in. With players still away, and the summer window normally taking a while to get going (added to the fact that the head coach won't be the only person with input into signings, so plenty of work can be ongoing) I don't think it's a disaster at present, but they need to get the appointment right and they really don't want to be dragging it long into June
Agreed….id be very surprised if still hadn’t pushed for some key elements that will give him the best chance of succeeding
