Sacked in the Summer

[Matthew Quinn 0]

Am I the only one who thinks that maybe the board will go back on their word and sack Worthington during the summer break. I realise that there is no sign of this at the current time but I would say that from the board''s point of view it would make good sense to sack him in the summer rather than sacking him now or keeping him in place for the new season. I think this for the following reasons:

• It would allow the new manager time to settle in in his new job whilst giving Worthington the chance to search for a new job over the summer if he wants to.
• Getting a new manager would create renewed interest amonmgst the fans for the season ahead and would almost certainly boost season ticket sales dramatically.
• Keeping Worthy till the summer will show that the board are prepared to be aptient with a manger thus encouraging a new manager to work for them whilst getting rid of him before the new season will prove to the fans the board aren''t too weak to sack a manager.
• Given time for thought durin the summer I would have thought the board will realise that the fans are sick to death of Worthington and that if hes not sacked the fans will turn against the board. 

[Beaker 0]

wouldnt it just be better to sack him now, and give a new manager 3 or 4 games?

[Northern Canary 0]

i think they will if the fans take good enough action

[Yellow Rider 0]

Gazza the Great thinks the same as you Matthew.

Personally (unless the wheels totally fall of in the last 4 games with some hammerings and repeated ''no shows'') I don''t agree. It would be a total U Turn to sack Worthy, only very recently Barry Skipper was saying he could not envisage hardly any circumstances where Worthy would NOT be in charge in August. They are far too close to Worthy to sack him, they will just look at the league position and think that finishing 9th or 10th is ''not too bad''.

They will give him a couple of months next season and if this farce (by way of performance levels) carries on with no sign of improvement they are likely to bite the bullet then. Unfortunately of course any remaining transfer kitty will be gone and the window closed.    I.

Ultimately, the Board are just writing off this season and want us to ''forget it'' and pretend it didn''t happen. We won''t. 

[Ken Aries 0]

Surely the best time to sack him is now - why wait until the summer? Sadly, I think we''re saddled with him well into the new season. I really cannot see anything improving while he remains in charge. Another season of dire hoofball and mid table mediocrity awaits. Ho hum!

[Saint Canary 0]

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Gazza the Great thinks the same as you Matthew.

Personally (unless the wheels totally fall of in the last 4 games with some hammerings and repeated ''no shows'') I don''t agree. It would be a total U Turn to sack Worthy, only very recently Barry Skipper was saying he could not envisage hardly any circumstances where Worthy would NOT be in charge in August. They are far too close to Worthy to sack him, they will just look at the league position and think that finishing 9th or 10th is ''not too bad''.

They will give him a couple of months next season and if this farce (by way of performance levels) carries on with no sign of improvement they are likely to bite the bullet then. Unfortunately of course any remaining transfer kitty will be gone and the window closed.    I.

Ultimately, the Board are just writing off this season and want us to ''forget it'' and pretend it didn''t happen. We won''t. 

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I agree Rider, I don''t think he will go in the summer.  In no circumstances do I think he ever be sacked either.  If and when he leaves it will no doubt be by "mutual consent". 

Worthington is too proud to leave and the board are too proud to sack him, so mutual consent is the way it will go.  

[Evil Monkey 52]

I have the same feeling, to be honest - that he will go in the summer - but agree with Saint Canary in that it will inevitably be "by mutual consent".

I must say, however, that regardless of how much I dislike him, I don''t see any merit at all in getting rid of him with a few games of the season still left to play.  Any new manager wouldn''t have "3 or 4 games to get to know the players", as I doubt we''d get anyone in that quickly - and if we did, there''d undoubtedly be complaints about rushing it!

Give it until the Summer, then give ourselves the World Cup period to speak to potential new managers...

[TheMarshmallowMan 0]

The board will back Nigel in public literally until they sack him. Neil Doncaster has said this to fans at recent Q&As and privately to fans on the phone. I genuinely don''t believe if/when it happens we won''t hear much about it.

What is a little ominous is the lack of noise coming out of Carrow Road. It''s unusually quiet at the minute, and I think to be quite honest a lot is being decided. Sponsorship negotiations are going on, kit redesign is probably just awaiting a suitable sponsor''s logo to attach on the front and be ready to go and player contracts are being negotiated. Once all this is done, I suspect the board will sit down and consider the future of the club, including the position of Manager.

Hence, I do think the next two home games are crucial. The board will be wanting to know exactly who is against the retention of the manager, and I think should sufficient numbers come out in force against the manager, we might see a change come the season''s end.

[percyvarco 0]

Worthy will never be sacked and we will still be commenting on Hoofball and dross midfielders this time next year when the Sky money is coming to an end. When the balance sheet is affected the board may think again but I doubt it.

[Chunky! 0]

Without knowing the ins and outs of Worthy''s contract its hard to see the best way.  There are advantages to sacking Worthy now, but if his contract is renewed every summer, then if we wait until the summer we would not have to pay compensation, obviously better.  The summer is plenty of time for a new manager to bed in, but I sadly believe Worthy would have to shoot Delia''s favourite poodle before he got fired.

However!  I''m not sure Worthy''s contract runs out every summer, or if the meaning of "rolling" is that it always has a year to run until we give Worthy a year''s notice.

OTBC!

Chunky

[Gary Rudland 0]

Well lets hope you have called it right............... I doubt it but remain hopefull that we will have a new manager in place when we all come back in August.

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[Sing up the river end 0]

they are not sacking him now cus they have no intension of sacking him

now or in the summer.We have a board watching with there eyes closed.

[Silver Canary 0]

Better to have never have appointed him in the first place- then we wouldn''t be in the mess we are now!

[gazzathegreat 0]

And I still think he will go in the summer, not just for the footballing reasons as outlined above, but for the board''s wishes to do their dirty deed when no one is looking.  I don''t know for certain or have any inside info, but can tell you that the patience is wearing thin and have good reason after talking at length to Mr Doncaster that there is a level at which getting rid of him will be reached.  Don''t under estimate the feeling of failure which will be felt by the board, they won''t consider finishing 9th or 10th a success considering the money they have doled out.  A good world cup for England will soften the blow nicely (for those of us who still want him to stay!).  Sorry, but I just liken the board to the government and their wish to bury bad news at a time which suits them. 

[Saint Canary 0]

Chunky "Rolling" means that Worthy always has a year left on his contract and it doesn''t expire every summer.

[Chunky! 0]

In that case then it doesn''t really matter when we get rid of him, its still going to cost us money.  Do it now!  Nothing to play for, safe from relegation, lets do it!

OTBC!

Chunky