11-05-2021, 04:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-05-2021, 04:16 PM by Pedalo_menders.)
I would argue that it is Catlins job to decide on sacking the manager. Who else on the footballing side is going to have oversight of the managers performance? And the experience to know when it needs to be done.
Yes, he may need board approval but it certainly is the CEO’s job to advise the board what needs to be done and why. Catlin comes out of this saga looking badly because he either:
A: Showed poor leadership to not instruct the board to rubber stamp Kennys exit when it needed to be done. They even rejected his resignation at one stage!
Or
B: He showed poor judgement in thinking Kenny was the right man for the job until it was too late.
The owners have made so many rookie mistakes and it should be the CEO having the balls to say:
Hold up Michael, putting Kenny on a 4year contract is a big risk and here’s why. Very few managers last their full contract. Do you have a contingency fund if we need to get rid before the full term?
Michael, you need to hop on a plane to Pompey for the most exciting/important period as an owner: January. I’ll need you here because the landscape changes by the minute at times. It really can make or break a season.
Michael, we need to talk about Kenny. He has bottled 2 playoff attempts and his squad planning is atrocious. His 4th season is in danger of being over before it’s started. If we don’t have a strong start we need to be prepared to pull the trigger.
I’d bet my right bollock none of those conversations happened.
Yes, he may need board approval but it certainly is the CEO’s job to advise the board what needs to be done and why. Catlin comes out of this saga looking badly because he either:
A: Showed poor leadership to not instruct the board to rubber stamp Kennys exit when it needed to be done. They even rejected his resignation at one stage!
Or
B: He showed poor judgement in thinking Kenny was the right man for the job until it was too late.
The owners have made so many rookie mistakes and it should be the CEO having the balls to say:
Hold up Michael, putting Kenny on a 4year contract is a big risk and here’s why. Very few managers last their full contract. Do you have a contingency fund if we need to get rid before the full term?
Michael, you need to hop on a plane to Pompey for the most exciting/important period as an owner: January. I’ll need you here because the landscape changes by the minute at times. It really can make or break a season.
Michael, we need to talk about Kenny. He has bottled 2 playoff attempts and his squad planning is atrocious. His 4th season is in danger of being over before it’s started. If we don’t have a strong start we need to be prepared to pull the trigger.
I’d bet my right bollock none of those conversations happened.