Spot the difference
 

Paul Cook leaves Stanley for a bigger club with a new ground as a manager with the chance of getting them back up to league 1.

Leam Richardson leaves Stanley for the same club who failed to get into the play offs under Cook as assistant manager.

Who is the real snake?

Leam is a nice bloke, I know I have meet him on a few occasions.
But I cant help feel he owes us after the club gave him his chance and stuck by him after a disasterous run.
He was on good money, 'unsackable' alot of posters said because his contract and wages where high.
He was manager, the best job at a club.
He was getting the best experence, managing in the football league.
The board supported him.
The fans even those of us who thought he wouldnt do it, still got behind the team.
The team rated him.

Re: Spot the difference
 

The difference to me is Snake left us mid season n also tried to take Leam with him, Which if he'd gone then would have left us up the creek wiout a paddle. But to answer yer question "Who is the real snake"? You Davo. plain n simple.

Re: Spot the difference
 

I wonder if the fact that Leam has probably got a nice big pay rise for taking a job with much less responsibility comes into the equation ???:confused:

Re: Spot the difference
 

Could well be so, But fer how long?:eek:

Re: Spot the difference
 

probably.
I like you cashman, I really do.

Re: Spot the difference
 

Dav, professional football is a cut throat business and the 'game' is so different from the Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning teams many of us have played for.

People develop very thick skins from very early in their careers and most know they are split seconds away from serious injury that will ruin their livelihoods and snatch away something they have worked their whole lives for. I know plenty of professional and ex professional footballers - there is very little loyalty or sentiment in the game. It's brutal and its survival of the fittest.

Whilst we may think Leam owes the club, there won't be too many at the club dwelling on what's happened today.

Re: Spot the difference
 

I'd hope Leam took that into consideration when he accepted terms. Or maybe he's lining himself up for the No1 role at Chesterfield when they smoke out the snake ?:confused::rolleyes:

Re: Spot the difference
 

Well i don't tell lies davo, so suppose that may count fer summat.:D

Re: Spot the difference
 

Re: Spot the difference
 

On the contrary Yonmon.

I'd never call Leam for what he did here. After all, Leam could have quite easily bailed out from Stanley when the snake slithered over to Chesterfield.

As I've said in another thread, I think the "serpent one" is very clever by appointing a very bright and astute young managerial talent as his assistant . He'll take the majority of credit for Leam's hard work and talent as a coach and it (in my opinion) will mask his own shortcomings.

I just hope for Leam's sake, if the Chesterfield Board or their fans get sick of Cook, Leam doesn't suffer. I'd have him back here in a heartbeat.:o

Re: Spot the difference
 

How long is any job in football Cashy, your only as good as your last game, football management is so fickle these days, its like the old supporters song you only sing when your winning;)

Re: Spot the difference
 

Thanks for that Jaysay, you comments reminded me of the best recent example of football support.........Our own Ultras and the the others in the Clayton End last saturday.....It seemed to me like the each time Oxford scored the singing from the Stanley Fans just got louder and louder!!!!
:theband::mosher:

Re: Spot the difference
 

Thats a fact n what makes Stanley Unique.;)

Re: Spot the difference
 

Had Leam left sooner his name would have been mud.He has seen us through the season,kept us in League 2 . At the end of the day it is his bread and butter and with an increasing family I would imagine that it has to be a priority.Leam was in a no win situation with fans at Stanley ,damed if he left and damed if he stayed.I can only say good luck and thank you Leam.
On another note Paul Cook has been hanging around at Stanley and I for one thought he was chasing Rommy Boco .............did he just want Leam or is he after both ??????
James Beatty said in his speach on Sun night that when Leam ask him to play for Stanley it took him all of 30 sec to decide yes, did he come for Stanley or for Leam?? All these things are passing through my mind, has Leam gone alone or taken some of our squad with him. but at the end of the day only they know the true answers. We now have to look forward and hope we have a decent manager to lead us onwards and upwards.

Re: Spot the difference
 

Leams been hanging around Chesterfield also, Before this week!, So now i aint bothered, case of good riddance. Don't wish him any ill, but not the loss i thought.