scrowe
Distinguished Member
I think that's cobblers. If he'd wanted the job he could have applied for it, which he didn't. So to say he "didn't get it" is nonsense. Maybe as the season went on, form dipped & his expectations from the board weren't met he had regrets over not applying.
As I've said before, the downward spiral can be attributed to a specific date, 23rd February, when we lost to Burnley & Poch had a meltdown with Mike Dean. Form never recovered from that defeat, which ended the remote chance of a title challenge. Now whether that was the point when the lack of investment hit home & the challenge was over, I don't know. Maybe his frustrations then permeated the dressing room. But OGS wasn't appointed permanently for another month, so Poch could easily have said "Fudge this" & walked if that's what he wanted to do.
But this is of course all speculation that maybe one day will be put to bed in an autobiography.
Sorry thats not how it works. You"re implying he was supposed to have popped his CV in an envelope, and waited to hear back? There would surely have been conversations and Levy would have made it clear he would not be given permission to talk to them, and in no way would he agree realistic compensation if pushed, based on him being under a binding lucrative contract.