Alan O'Brien contract terminated

[Langers]

Let's hope this is the first of many departures.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

AOB was always a risk. Sadly it didn't pay off. As for Hart well i'll be very pissed off if he's staying on. I'd almost be tempted to ask for a refund of my ST.

[Nemo]

Alan!

[limpwrist]

That is about as sad as it gets...presume you didn`t see the Charlton game..?
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Strangely no.  I didn't go to the valley and as luck would have it. The home game I was stuck on the M6 in Cumbria, kicking my truck. Couldn't believe the 3 0 scoreline next day.

[pauld]

the first of many i hope.
all these decisions being made point to hart being kept on.

There's several possible alternative explanations, equally credible:
1) As you say, Hart is staying on (I presume you mean as manager) and has started a clear-out
2) Hart is staying on but as DoF or some such in which role he'd be amply able to take a call on a fringe player like AOB
3) Hart isn't staying on but they've already got someone lined up who's had a look and said "Well you can get rid of xyz for a start"
4) No decision's been made on the manager, but the club have decided it doesn't require specialist football knowledge to recognise that AOB isn't that good and is a crock anyway and so have decided to shift his (if rumours are to be believed) rather substantial wages off the wage bill, irrespective of who's in charge next season

[Bathtime]

No point in reading more into this than the fact that AOB was shite and if being paid too much then another reason for him to go. If we continue to play in the same fashion as in recent weeks I dont believe Fitton is stupid enough to think Hart is the answer to our problems. I think Hart has a contract that will cease come the end of the season and a new man will come in - my money is on Trollope. who I dont have a problem with. However Fitton never ceases to amaze...

[Arriba]

There's several possible alternative explanations, equally credible:
1) As you say, Hart is staying on (I presume you mean as manager) and has started a clear-out
2) Hart is staying on but as DoF or some such in which role he'd be amply able to take a call on a fringe player like AOB
3) Hart isn't staying on but they've already got someone lined up who's had a look and said "Well you can get rid of xyz for a start"
4) No decision's been made on the manager, but the club have decided it doesn't require specialist football knowledge to recognise that AOB isn't that good and is a crock anyway and so have decided to shift his (if rumours are to be believed) rather substantial wages off the wage bill, irrespective of who's in charge next season

all possible.
5) fitton thinks he can pick the squad.

[König]

as a result of this i've had to terminate my contract with my picture, i'm currently in the market searching for a suitable replacement.

[flammableBen]

I think I'm too nice to celebrate someone losing their job.

[Frigby Daser]

Hart staying is the only thing that could make this disastrous season worse. At least give us hope for next year. I can't stomach a summer of looking "forward" to more of this. I'll wake up soon. I'm sure of it. It's all fine and we've just got home from Wembley a bit down, that's all.

[pauld]

Maybe this is what Plymouth owe us 4p for - transfer fee for AOB. I hear we could get up to a further twopence as well, depending on appearances. And a penny sell-on clause

[tans]

What wages was he rumoured to be on?

3k a week?

[ghanimah]

I think I'm too nice to celebrate someone losing their job.

Not even on 28th November 1990 or weren't you about then?

[flammableBen]

Not even on 28th November 1990 or weren't you about then?

You have to have humanity to be a person.

(I was 6)

[Simon Pieman]

What if O'Brien requested it (with a pay off)?