The club is in a panic over season ticket renewals. Had he took us up attendances would be poor and so would have been the football.
We're in relegation form going into the last game needing a win to secure the play offs. The footballs been slow and negative all season the press we were promised and had under Duff has gone. It was stick or twist thank god we haven't stuck.
Truth is none of us have all the information. Could be an act of desperation, could have been a big bust up which made his role untenable. We just have no idea. However I imagine they looked at the optics after Blackpool and saw it as a bit of a free hit. Personally I think it's a poor decision, but if they reached a point where they lost confidence in him to get a result on Saturday, you can understand why they did what they did. Thing for me is what next. If they just give it to Devaney, I personally believe sacking Collins achieves nothing. It would suggest to me they have no plan, and it's just an attempt to appease the fans in some way. "We just did what you asked. We tried". That said, I have no idea who they would bring in. At this stage it's just absolute pot luck. Our wheels have completely fallen off at the worst possible time.
Hardly. How can they say Collins wouldn't have got the same result? After all, he got us there in the first place. And what does this say about our club to any new incoming head coach? The notion that we are a stepping stone will be further cemented. Collins has much to learn, but I forecast that he will go on to a good post-playing career in time. Meanwhile, I think our club has diminished itself.
