According to Richard Balls at the NCISA meeting

They were going to announce Gunny as manager after the Charlton game, even if we had gone down.

But this was based on the flawed assumption that the team would at least make some effort at the Valley. The annoucement was delayed a while to let the dust settle.

Posted By: KentonCanary on August 15th 2009 at 00:04:32

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Just back from the gig. Blimey. Have they said why and what's the consensus - good or bad (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 14, 23:25:40
- Shocked at the timing really. (General Chat) - Small, Aug 14, 23:51:45
  - you see federer earlier? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 14, 23:54:54
    - Saw him go a set down (General Chat) - Small, Aug 14, 23:57:41
      - murray won very easy (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 15, 00:05:17
        
        beeb says 5-1 up (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Aug 15, 00:14:48
        
        yeah that's what i thougt originally (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 15, 00:18:08
      - Bloody Hell! (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Aug 14, 23:59:31
- Steve Earle reckons he's right up your street (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 14, 23:45:42
  - I've got Copperhead Road - great album. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 14, 23:57:50
  - I've got Copperhead Road - great album. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 14, 23:57:14
- they didn't say why and stated that they won't give any further details (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 14, 23:43:07
- personally I think it is amazing you can appoint the wrong manager full time give (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 14, 23:42:24
  - me too (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 14, 23:46:58
    - oi! random word please, you fucker (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 14, 23:47:37
      - oops, apollergees (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 14, 23:53:14
        
        sated (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 14, 23:54:12
  - The timing has stunned me, but the decision has not. (n/m) (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 14, 23:43:52
    - spot on. Its gutless. No courage to sack him after Charlton, or the board shake up (General Chat) - megson, Aug 14, 23:49:15
      - According to Richard Balls at the NCISA meeting (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 15, 00:04:32
- This post from the OinkUn caught my attention (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 14, 23:41:32
  - thinking about it, why isn't crook in charge tomorrow? Unless McNobby is (General Chat) - megson, Aug 14, 23:57:24
    - Cos Butterworth is assistant, Crook is coach? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 15, 00:01:34
      - True, but if he's sacked over Crook???? Speculation is all we can do i suppose. (General Chat) - megson, Aug 15, 00:03:12
  - yes, interesting, makes a kind of sense. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Aug 14, 23:50:02
  - Hmm interesting, that (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 14, 23:45:51
  - sounds very plausible (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 14, 23:45:36
    - yeah it was a shock when theo got dropped (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 14, 23:46:58
      - at first yes, but the day before Yeovil Gunn said that he'd chew it over (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 14, 23:49:01
  - that keeper will never play a professional game of football in this country ever again. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 14, 23:44:07
    - Whoever scouted him has a great deal to answer for (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 14, 23:46:43
      - agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 14, 23:50:30
      - Crook surely (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 14, 23:49:18
    - if that's true we need to sort out a new keeper asap (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 14, 23:46:34
- i think the concensus is, right decision but treated harshly (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Aug 14, 23:33:36
  - agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Aug 14, 23:41:46
- any news on a V festival clash timetable for this year? (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Aug 14, 23:33:26

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