Prestwich_Blue
Well-Known Member
I've heard some scraps and seen/read enough to form a view on what I think has happened here.
Ian Cheeseman suggested it was about personality rather than ability and what I've heard supports that. The club have been well aware of these issues for a while and obviously Pep has as well.
I reckon he's been pretty certain these are bad enough to warrant getting rid but, whether for personal reasons or at the request of the club, he's not been prepared to do anything final until he actually works with Joe. I've thought that's a smokescreen but it might have been genuine.
Having worked with him, Pep's confirmed that any positives aren't enough to justify keeping him so we've moved for a new keeper with Joe on his bike.
All this stuff about the door being open if he wants to fight for his place is nonsense as Pep knows that he'll not be able to do that. The British Olympic Association could assure me that I could go to Tokyo 2020 if I can run 100m in less than 10 seconds bit it just isn't going to happen.
So he's out. Full stop, end of story. The press reports are just posturing.
Ian Cheeseman suggested it was about personality rather than ability and what I've heard supports that. The club have been well aware of these issues for a while and obviously Pep has as well.
I reckon he's been pretty certain these are bad enough to warrant getting rid but, whether for personal reasons or at the request of the club, he's not been prepared to do anything final until he actually works with Joe. I've thought that's a smokescreen but it might have been genuine.
Having worked with him, Pep's confirmed that any positives aren't enough to justify keeping him so we've moved for a new keeper with Joe on his bike.
All this stuff about the door being open if he wants to fight for his place is nonsense as Pep knows that he'll not be able to do that. The British Olympic Association could assure me that I could go to Tokyo 2020 if I can run 100m in less than 10 seconds bit it just isn't going to happen.
So he's out. Full stop, end of story. The press reports are just posturing.