I hate to accuse of nepotism but there seemed to be no real purpose for Gude being in the high level set up, and being rewarded with what could only have been seen as failure with a new position a few weeks ago also had no real justification.
If he is gone as well then one can surely only look at it as a parasite being purged from the club. While Coleman has made many mistakes during his tenure, I do think that when we look back at January the 4m sale of Grimes and the outlay to bring in O'Brien for the six months might have been a critical moment in breaking free of a comfort zone trap of our own making.
Even if we don't find a way to keep O'Brien beyond this season it has demonstrated that there is life after Grimes and that the over coaching which has buried all of his attacking instincts was limiting us quite severely. O'Brien is reportedly being paid half a million for give or take 5 months at the club (about 100k per month or 25k per week) and if it keeps us up then you could say its money well spent, however it has also demonstrated the kind of defensive midfielder that we are looking for - hopefully we can find someone who can fill that profile without having to break the bank on wages.
If he is gone as well then one can surely only look at it as a parasite being purged from the club. While Coleman has made many mistakes during his tenure, I do think that when we look back at January the 4m sale of Grimes and the outlay to bring in O'Brien for the six months might have been a critical moment in breaking free of a comfort zone trap of our own making.
Even if we don't find a way to keep O'Brien beyond this season it has demonstrated that there is life after Grimes and that the over coaching which has buried all of his attacking instincts was limiting us quite severely. O'Brien is reportedly being paid half a million for give or take 5 months at the club (about 100k per month or 25k per week) and if it keeps us up then you could say its money well spent, however it has also demonstrated the kind of defensive midfielder that we are looking for - hopefully we can find someone who can fill that profile without having to break the bank on wages.
