Email sent to Chris Kamara

Dear Mr Kamara

I have read and heard with interest over the past seven days the comments you have made regarding Simons Davy's departure from Barnsley Fc.

Football is all about opinions and I fully acknowledge your right to your opinion. However, If my opinion on Mr Davy's departure was as misinformed as the one you have widely elicited then I would have had the intelligence to keep that opinion firmly to myself. Yet again we have an alleged 'expert' talking about 'little old Barnsley' punching above their weight in the Championship and that the Club and its supporters should be grateful for Mr Davy having the ability to maintain their Championship status.

Mr Davy has been a very lucky manager. Lucky in that the recent cup run diverted both the media and to a lesser extent the Club's supporters attention away from an appalling run of results and performances that almost led to relegation. Last season was a repeat performance, but without the distraction of a lucky cup run.

He has also been lucky in that in Mr Patrick Cryne, he has worked for an man blessed with an incredible amount of patience and someone who has, despite the protests of the supporters been determined to give Mr Davy the time and resources to be able to show that the club is making progress. When Mr Davy lost his position last Saturday night he was the 20th longest serving manager in England. Most managers get less time than that been offerred by Mr Cryne

It is always sad when someone loses their job. Unfortunately in Mr Davy's case, given the run of results his team have produced in the second half of last season and at the beginning of this, his dismissal was inevitable.

You say good luck Mark Robbins, you'll need it! With uninformed comments from people such as yourself, I'm sure he will!

Many thanks for taking the time to read this.

 

He'll not notice!!