I am not sure the settlement is paid straight away. I know of someone who was sacked as manager of a league one club last season and they continued to pay his salary and rent for his house for an agreed period of time which was shorter than the remainder of his contract.
This web site https://littletonchambers.com/football-managers-contracts-why-clubs-should-link-termination-clauses-to-performance/ from a law firm suggests there are things called "liquidated damages provisions" in managers' contracts. It seems that it is quite unlikely they get a full payout from the club they are leaving. It also suggests clubs should insert performance related clauses which can be activated if key milestones, eg getting promoted, are missed.
So it might not be as expensive as we all think to bin a manager no matter what length his contract.
Personally I think it’s fairly obvious he is being ditched.
1. It’s clear there was a late night meeting. If the outcome was to continue, there would have been indications and whispers dropped today that was the case
2 The comms team haven’t put a single thing out today
3 There is no logical reason why to continue the status quo
I love the fact that architects of one of our worst transfer windows in history get a say in the fate of the poor bastard that got lumbered with them.
That may be true and jury was out on some, but it’s also fair to acknowledge that the vast majority of fans were more than happy when we signed Kirk, Leco, Lee, Lavelle at the end of the window, and also the earlier signings of Stockley, MaxGillivray, and Famewo.
We signed some very good players. Its the players we haven't got that is as much of a problem. Maybe Arter can still be one of them.
I am not sure the settlement is paid straight away. I know of someone who was sacked as manager of a league one club last season and they continued to pay his salary and rent for his house for an agreed period of time which was shorter than the remainder of his contract.
David Moyes was still being paid by Manchester United up until 2019 - 5 years after he was sacked.
Pardew has still got 3 years left on his Newcastle contract........
Personally I think it’s fairly obvious he is being ditched.
1. It’s clear there was a late night meeting. If the outcome was to continue, there would have been indications and whispers dropped today that was the case
2 The comms team haven’t put a single thing out today
3 There is no logical reason why to continue the status quo
I love the fact that architects of one of our worst transfer windows in history get a say in the fate of the poor bastard that got lumbered with them.
Not sure I agree with it being one of the worst transfer windows in our history. Yes business was done late and the players haven’t been playing well, but good money was spent on some top League One players. We even took some of our competitors’ best players - I can’t remember that happening for a long time. Just because our form is terrible that doesn’t mean every player we have is terrible.
I don’t think Adkins is a victim here, he has the tools to be doing better than where we are. You can have a rubbish players and still look like you a have a game plan or philosophy. We looked more cohesive under Karel Fraeye and Russell Slade.
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He could organise the Track and Trace in the team. Our defence would be impregnable.
So it might not be as expensive as we all think to bin a manager no matter what length his contract.
Actual footage of his morning "walk".
This is also why we struggle with injuries. That's our midfield, right there, pulling the carriage.
Since his started coming again this season it's gone tits up.
He gets s brownie point for the castle barge on Saturday though.
Free away train travel.
I don’t think Adkins is a victim here, he has the tools to be doing better than where we are. You can have a rubbish players and still look like you a have a game plan or philosophy. We looked more cohesive under Karel Fraeye and Russell Slade.