Goku, on 09 May 2022 - 10:40 AM, said:
But if it turns out that no charges are levied, it could still be a justified sacking. For most people, anyway. I wonder what he would have had to do (or be accused of) for you to support the Trust's course of action.
With that, Goku, I fully agree. But, of course, we do know that he resigned with a very small pay-off to prevent further embarrassment. So, I really do struggle to understand why this cannot be accepted and we move on from there.
The real issue is to do with how we have moved on and as to whether or not Cook was the right choice. When his name was first mooted I did say I didn't agree with it if the appointment was only going to be short-term to the end of the season. I was more for it if it was to be for the longer term. Apart from Wild no other names appear to have come out regarding any others considered. But, the real issue now seems to be that the Trust and Cook are not revealing the nature of the deal and, as such, fans are becoming disgruntled especially in view of the shocking run of results. Then, of course, the man of the people seems to prefer to no longer acknowledge those people.
Everything else is conjecture. Would we have done better if Rowe had behaved himself and was still here? Would Cook have done better without the injuries we have suffered? We did suffer injuries under Rowe but would he have continued to get 2ppg with the continuing injury situation. Would Rowe have done better before and on transfer deadline day? We can go on, but one thing is for sure - we would not be still in with a chance of a play-off position had it not been for the points accumulation prior to Cook's appointment whether anybody wants to point to the number of draws or not. And, form over the last 16 games is akin to relegation form.
Then we have the blind belief that Cook will sign his own players and walk this league next season. Well, that's just optimism with not a jot of available evidence to support it. So, we'll just have to wait and see what the future brings if he is still here.