Torquay sack Martin Ling

That interview was like something Gervais would have scripted

I actually approve. An obviously good hearted lady who understands fans want to know the reason and the press have their job to do but didn't want to break confidences that may hurt people but cannot bring herself to lie bare faced with the normal glib cliches. Good for her.

Angry of Mayfair wrote:

i dont know whether to laugh or cry james may not be perfect in fact scrap that he is far from perfect but he at least wouldn't sack someone for being ill.

Where has it been stated that Martin Ling was sacked "for being ill" ?

merse wrote:

Angry of Mayfair wrote:

i dont know whether to laugh or cry james may not be perfect in fact scrap that he is far from perfect but he at least wouldn't sack someone for being ill.

Where has it been stated that Martin Ling was sacked "for being ill" ?

well you where far better off with him than your where without him it was only when he went sick that your team went down the pan and alan wasnt exactly doing that good a job to warrant keeping it so yeah he was fired for being ill and a tribunal will come your way im sure.

Cruel to put the poor woman in front of a camera and while she was wearing one of Ian Newells suit jackets....

Angry of Mayfair wrote:

it was only when he went sick that your team went down the pan

Knocked out of the FA cup at home to a poor sort of non league club (Harrogate) and the stress was obviously taking hold of him. Had Shaun Taylor not totally cocked up running the show in his absence he might well still have had his job today, but the Assistant Manager's abject and submissive acceptance of rock bottom performance levels annoyed the board who had already become alarmed at Ling's appearance of having accepted that as it was a "small club" it was acceptable to bumble along whilst being on too friendly terms with his players.

Alan Knill has been working with their discredited squad, remember that; and now gets the chance to get rid of a good few of them (contractual matters might well have "saved" one or two others for now) and he will be judged on that.

For certain the Plainmoor regime is now a much harder working and more demanding environment as it had been under Paul Buckle and THAT is what the boardroom demanded.

It was painful watching that interview but you can see she cares and good on her for doing her best in what must have been a very differcult interview for her.

mouldyoldgoat wrote:

It was painful watching that interview but you can see she cares and good on her for doing her best in what must have been a very differcult interview for her.

she doesnt strike me as someone who would want to fund a promotion bid for torquay mind.... lets steal Rene Howe off them

I must admit I didn't see her lip quivering so maybe she she doen't care as much as our owner does for his club!