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Leaking: When Will we ever learn?

Blind Hammer complains after another leak hits the headlines.

I am anything but a Board Hater. I actually think that they are, by the savage general standard prevalent in football, decent men and good employers who try to support their Managers to an extent rarely seen at other clubs.

However I despaired when I heard Gary Linekar confidently announcing that not only was Bilic to be sacked but also declaring that Moye’s was to be the replacement.

He would only do this on National Television if he had a reliable source at the highest level in the club.

I WONDERED IF WE WILL EVER LEARN. Roll back a few years to the disaster that was Avram Grant’s management and the leak, in January that Martin O’Neill was to come in as his replacement. O’Neill, another who I believe to be a decent man, was appalled at this leak whilst a fellow manager was still in post, and immediately withdrew his interest. We were left in the lurch with no suitable replacement for Grant and had to allow him to subside us to relegation.
After this calamitous mistake, only a few years ago, I was floored to hear that we had repeated the same disastrous error with another inappropriate leak of managerial replacement. It has negative consequences for Bilic but must also undermine Moye’s confidence in the Board and their behaviour.

This is not my normal Blind Hammer column but I felt compelled to comment on this. By the time this piece appears Moyes may be in post but as the day develops even more stories have emerged of u-turns. The constant leaking provides a perception of a club in turmoil. Whoever the club believe is the right man, they are dicing with any potential recruit’s sense of honour with this leaking culture. .

I understand the pressure the Board is under and how intense this may be. The massive temptation is to try and tell people about the work they are doing behind the scenes. However relieving this personal pressure through inappropriate leaks is one area that whoever we get as Manager needs to stop immediately. The first we should know is an official announcement.

COYI
David Griffith
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