I said at the time he left us that giving him the benefit of the doubt what
happened with his son must have affected him because I found it hard to believe he could genuinely be that bad as a coach. His heart never seemed in it, I suspect the players could tell that and that makes a difference however much you might want it not to. I suspect also that he took our job purely so his wife could move back closer to her family.
He needs to take a proper break before he comes back into football. Despite how much he messed us and our season up he obviously didn't do it on purpose and you have to feel for him and his family on a human level.
Posted By: Jim on March 25th 2026 at 12:17:25
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- Manning granted compassionate leave for the rest of the season (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Mar 25, 11:34:35
- Poor bugger (Other Football) - Old Git, Mar 25, 13:34:06
- In hindsight he shouldn't have taken the job with us either. (n/m) (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Mar 25, 13:41:31
- Must have been hell for him trying to do his job (Other Football) - huckerby6, Mar 25, 13:32:38
- *The elephant in the room* (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Mar 25, 13:10:20
- Thats good to hear. (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Mar 25, 12:59:52
- This is good news. (Other Football) - tim berry, Mar 25, 12:39:00
- Good; been obvious for a while that he needs a bit of help (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Mar 25, 12:26:17
- I said at the time he left us that giving him the benefit of the doubt what (Other Football) - Jim, Mar 25, 12:17:25
- Glad to hear that..... (Other Football) - MORDENCANARY, Mar 25, 12:06:23
- All the best to him ...... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 25, 11:53:21
- Sad that it has taken this long (Other Football) - The Ghost MP1969, Mar 25, 11:49:37
- So obvious he hasn’t been well for some time. (Other Football) - Snakepit Divorceee, Mar 25, 11:46:47
- I would imagine he’s had some kind of breakdown (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Mar 25, 11:44:27
- Thank goodness - poor guy (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Mar 25, 11:44:16
- So glad to read that (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Mar 25, 11:41:21
- …. (Other Football) - Duck, Mar 25, 11:35:46
- Good (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 25, 11:35:19
- Poor bugger (Other Football) - Old Git, Mar 25, 13:34:06
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