Curbs said at his 'farewell' speech something along the lines of, "....I'm grateful to be allowed to leave through the front door, rather than pushed through the back......"
Which I always thought was a strange thing for Curbs to say, bearing in mind his achievements at the club.
Or was that his own hint that all was not well between him and the Board?
Conspiracy theorists only, please.
[cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]Yep, one of his many strengths is that he (Curbs) knows his own mind, ok he could be a bit inflexible with that (witness the players he had a falling out with and occasionally bad tactics away from home) but I think he very well knew that his time was up and chose to walk to a standing ovation rather than leave quietly by a side exit a few months later with thingslooking a lot less rosey. I reckon if he'd told Murray and Varney that he wanted to stay on and seeing the last year of his contract out then they would have let him stay. That would make for an interesting question if he ever speaks at a SC meeting.
His book clearly states that he WAS prepared to stay but RM didn't want that.
Indeed. He wanted to see out the year, the Board wanted him to sign an extension that would have seen him stay for a total of 2.
Curbs offered a 2 year contract, but with the option to leave at the end of the 1st season - providing he'd been grooming a successor in that time who was clearly ready to take over.
[cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]you should have been on the board oggy, you couldn't have done worse, in fact you should have been playing!!
Why, thank you Mr Ooh Aah Mortimer.
Sometimes you just have to dress up the deal, so that each party gets what he wants.
And each party doesn't lose face.
Curbs would have got the release option after 12 months. And Murray, the club and the world at large could have been happy with the 2-year contract they needed for the security to attract players to the club.
See how easy it is to be wise after the event? It's my specialist subject.
Edit: erm, I don't know whether I should have been playing. I believe you'll find a few Charlton Lifers around who may well testify that the best of my playing days have now receded into the dim and murky past. C'est la vie.
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Which I always thought was a strange thing for Curbs to say, bearing in mind his achievements at the club.
Or was that his own hint that all was not well between him and the Board?
Conspiracy theorists only, please.
Indeed. He wanted to see out the year, the Board wanted him to sign an extension that would have seen him stay for a total of 2.
Curbs offered a 2 year contract, but with the option to leave at the end of the 1st season - providing he'd been grooming a successor in that time who was clearly ready to take over.
Simples!
Why, thank you Mr Ooh Aah Mortimer.
Sometimes you just have to dress up the deal, so that each party gets what he wants.
And each party doesn't lose face.
Curbs would have got the release option after 12 months. And Murray, the club and the world at large could have been happy with the 2-year contract they needed for the security to attract players to the club.
See how easy it is to be wise after the event? It's my specialist subject.
Edit: erm, I don't know whether I should have been playing. I believe you'll find a few Charlton Lifers around who may well testify that the best of my playing days have now receded into the dim and murky past. C'est la vie.