How long will the club have known before that announcement?

JJpool

JJpool

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What do we reckon? Could have been left scrambling or could be someway down the path to the next manager?
 
24 hours. It only happened as a consequence of Michael Beale leaving Villa for QPR earlier this week.
 
A while.

Wednesday 4/1 17.00 Beale announced.

Thursday 5/1 14.00(?) Critchleave announced

That's hardly enough time for the Club to engage with the lawyers over the exact wording of NC's contract.

It's inconceivable that the chain of events started Wednesday daytime. QPR will have made their approach some while back, Villa will have asked Beale for his thoughts, Villa will have prepared for him leaving etc

Following on you'd think and hope that we have prepared for the departure and that we are well down the line. In fact I'd be surprised if we didn't make an appointment this coming week.
 
But just because Beale was announced to leave on Wednesday doesn't mean it wasn't in the pipeline for longer.... and Villa could have then been planning for the next guy before he went officially.

Just seems an odd time to release the bad news for the bank holiday weekend, unless villa really wanted to themselves, so we obviously went first, but why not wait until Monday?

Unless we have something lined up for Monday?
 
fcblackpool said:
A while.

Wednesday 4/1 17.00 Beale announced.

Thursday 5/1 14.00(?) Critchleave announced

That's hardly enough time for the Club to engage with the lawyers over the exact wording of NC's contract.

It's inconceivable that the chain of events started Wednesday daytime. QPR will have made their approach some while back, Villa will have asked Beale for his thoughts, Villa will have prepared for him leaving etc

Following on you'd think and hope that we have prepared for the departure and that we are well down the line. In fact I'd be surprised if we didn't make an appointment this coming week.
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Yeah thats what I mean, plus why announce on a bank holiday and ruin peoples bank hols, could have waiting till Monday surely. Its the off season so no rush? Maybe its just wishful thinking but seems odd.
 
2 weeks at least, for the club to be given permission to speak to him, to agree terms and then legal contracts drawn up, and agreed compensation with SS . QPR have known for months about Beale, that's why Warburtons contract wasn't renewed.. as soon as it ended.. they went in for him weeks ago. It wouldn't surprise me if all the pool players found out prior to the Peterborough game...
 
I believe Critch went into see Sadler/Mansford fist pumping…badge kissing….bowing down with Athers flag draped over his shoulders then handed his notice in…
 
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Sunpool said:
2 weeks at least, for the club to be given permission to speak to him, to agree terms and then legal contracts drawn up, and agreed compensation with SS . QPR have known for months about Beale, that's why Warburtons contract wasn't renewed.. as soon as it ended.. they went in for him weeks ago. It wouldn't surprise me if all the pool players found out prior to the Peterborough game...
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Whoknows.

But I do find it odd to make the announcement on a bank holiday knowing it'll ruin pool fans weekend.

When there's no real advantage to doing so, its the off season and they could have waited until Monday?

Maybe.... unless its been going on a while and they have just agreed something for a new guy, so had to get the news out when they did, give people a bit of time to digest it and for a new man Monday or soon after.

Could also be complete wishful thinking.
 
Prob about two weeks since Critch approached, qpr decided end of April to appoint a new manager, they would then search, interview and decide on the new bloke and agree terms with with Villa.
 
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JJpool said:
Whoknows.

But I do find it odd to make the announcement on a bank holiday knowing it'll ruin pool fans weekend.

When there's no real advantage to doing so, its the off season and they could have waited until Monday?

Maybe.... unless its been going on a while and they have just agreed something for a new guy, so had to get the news out when they did, give people a bit of time to digest it and for a new man Monday or soon after.

Could also be complete wishful thinking.
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Maybe it was leaked and villa decided to make it public, remember villa wanted to make this weekend great for their fans, unfortunately on our expense... However I have a feeling something will be announced on Monday afternoon
 
JJpool said:
Yeah thats what I mean, plus why announce on a bank holiday and ruin peoples bank hols, could have waiting till Monday surely. Its the off season so no rush? Maybe its just wishful thinking but seems odd.
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It's not ruined my weekend, yes I was surprised like many of us, but these things happen, for whatever reasons (usually ££££££) I'm concerned & hoping we choose the right candidate. But I'd guess most of those who go to the football will just continue as they did with the last lot in charge (boycott aside) whatever happens we've got a normal football club now, after about 30 years of tribunals, freebies & no shows. I also hope the club got wind of this some time ago & are fairly advanced in trying to recruit a replacement.
 
“Our focus now turns to succession planning“ sounds to me as if they’ve been caught on the hop, although I can’t see how a deal could be agreed for critchley to go in a couple of days.
 
Matesrates said:
“Our focus now turns to succession planning“ sounds to me as if they’ve been caught on the hop, although I can’t see how a deal could be agreed for critchley to go in a couple of days.
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If there was a release clause fee, it would take less than 2 minutes. If not, with the funds available to Villa and Critchley saying he wants to go, it really wouldn't have been a long discussion.
 
JJpool said:
But just because Beale was announced to leave on Wednesday doesn't mean it wasn't in the pipeline for longer.... and Villa could have then been planning for the next guy before he went officially.

Just seems an odd time to release the bad news for the bank holiday weekend, unless villa really wanted to themselves, so we obviously went first, but why not wait until Monday?

Unless we have something lined up for Monday?
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It wasn’t as sudden as some people think. Negotiations over compo aren’t completed in 24 hours, it’s a chain of events QPR would ask Villa for permission to speak to Beale likewise with Villa asking BFC re Critchley. While this can be done over a reasonably short time scale it’s definitely not 24 hrs.
 
Sunpool said:
Maybe it was leaked and villa decided to make it public, remember villa wanted to make this weekend great for their fans, unfortunately on our expense... However I have a feeling something will be announced on Monday afternoon
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Did they? Does a number 2 coming in a couple of days before it could have been announced on Monday mean that much to Villa?

I guess we'll see.
 
Sooty59 said:
It's not ruined my weekend, yes I was surprised like many of us, but these things happen, for whatever reasons (usually ££££££) I'm concerned & hoping we choose the right candidate. But I'd guess most of those who go to the football will just continue as they did with the last lot in charge (boycott aside) whatever happens we've got a normal football club now, after about 30 years of tribunals, freebies & no shows. I also hope the club got wind of this some time ago & are fairly advanced in trying to recruit a replacement.
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Well its not the news people wanted overall. Maybe it had to be announced when it did but if they've known for a while then is a bit weird to do it then, or maybe I'm just wide of the mark.
 
Matesrates said:
“Our focus now turns to succession planning“ sounds to me as if they’ve been caught on the hop, although I can’t see how a deal could be agreed for critchley to go in a couple of days.
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Just a standard line, doesn't say how far along that is.
 
Usually I am wrong in my thoughts but I wonder if there is any truth in the rumours that he had been in contact with B’burn beforehand so there was a process already in place!
 
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