Parry Gone.

[lickedlollipop]

khm... it was choice between Rafa and Parry.

[Elvoz]

Just stop it.

told you i was too clever for most on here

[-V-]

Think what Elvoz is trying to say is that with Parry gone we have 1 less local voice on the board so we are a little vulnerable to the Yanks managing to load more debt onto us. But under the current market conditions that certainly should not happen, I don't trust the Yanks and i wont be comfortable till they have sold and we can move on properly then

[MrMichael]

Totally idle speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised now if Rafa signs a new contract within the week.

[-V-]

Totally idle speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised now if Rafa signs a new contract within the week.

Yeah but at the same time it wouldn't be a surprise if the Yanks tried to sack him

[EwarWoo]

Mixed emotions. He was a clown and had to go, so mostly happy, but still a little sad to see someone leave who loves the club.

It's best for the club and I'm happy about it, but I'll keep my celebrations subdued.

[Icon]

11:11 - my wish came true!

[dave edwards]

Great end to a fantastic week!

Hopefully Rafa will have a fighting chance of signing the players he wants this summer.

[The Birdman]

Ultimately Parry was in charge from 97 to 2009, during that time our main rivals won more than we did, expanded their stadiums, increased revenue income through better marketing etc...
No-one knows about transfer dealings who signed who etc.. so deal in the facts, he was in charge for 12 years when our rivals by and large out performed us so he was lucky to stay as long as he did.
Anything about the board and one less voice etc.. is all bollocks because no-one knows.















(Except Elvoz obviously)

[nbryan1764]

what a mess and there is one man to blame...sack parry!!!

[Jennings]

It certainly appears from press articles that this is something that Rafa wanted.

As a result some facet of his job must be made easier. Ergo - this should manifest itself in result improvement. I accept that the improvement could be commercial, but indirectly should lead to team improvement.

Removing someone from their position is a significant step, so we can expect a significant improvement from our first eleven next year. (I am not writing this season off yet BTW).

Please don't interpret this as Rafa bashing and take the thread down the wrong route. It is merely a projection of what this change means under the supposition that Rafa wanted it.

[magicalbarnes]

Where is Rashid today? He has been asking for Parry to be sacked for ages.

[RoadEnd]

Caption Time

[cadmium]

This is excellent news, glad to see the end of Coco the Clown.

My choice would be David Dein as a replacement

[Guest]

This is excellent news, glad to see the end of Coco the Clown.

My choice would be David Moores as a replacement