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No… The owner trusted the package of MR and AV to take us forward. MR terminated that and chose a new structure of coaches that didn’t seem to have the same quality for the players. The results have slumped and without quality coaches to support MR and the team, his position became untenable...

Well, no that doesn’t work because if MR says he wants a candidate and the hierarchy says no, that’s undermining MR’s position. The points tally argument would never have been enough on its own. Especially when the majority of the fan base believed it was the hierarchy that sacked AV and was...

Well yeah, it’s not his job to sort out the coaching structure, that was MRs. Otherwise, he would be undermining him by interfering i.e. the very thing people were accusing King of in the first place!

Well, MR and AV specifically… The fans had the right instincts, that is the coaching setup not being good enough when compared to AV. What they didn’t know is that it was MR’s doing and therefore he is accountable. If the coaching setup isn’t good enough and there’s a talented ‘deck’ of...

It never crossed anyone’s mind that it could come back to Robins because of our sentiment. I believed Robins (and still do, frankly) that he’d have turned things around and that gives us all a blind spot. His success over 7 years made us believe that the changes in club as a whole was the issue...

Based on current performances, not many but that’s the point. These players need the coaches to develop them into Prem players. If the MR regime wasn’t doing that, it’s a problem. AV had an elite coaching pedigree and who’s replaced that vacuum?

If he’s told the truth, I have no problems with anything he’s said. Especially because of the narrative behind the coaching structure and who was involved in getting rid of AV. The reason it was a curveball because people had this idea that it was all Doug and Dr Roberts. You can forgive our...

I’m sure that Van Nisrelrooy has said somewhere he doesn’t want to be a number 1 from his previous experiences in the Netherlands.

To paraphrase, be did say ‘its not just about the form’… that was his starting point. His specific concern was that after all that, the MR-AV divorce and the subsequent coaching situation was a concern to him.

How would be to blame for anything? If Robins chooses the players and the coaching staff and our results are below par - how is that the owners fault? Again, had it been any other manager from 23/24, they wouldn’t have lasted this long. From DK’s perspective, after AV left, he became sceptical...

Agreed. It’s all done now and Robins will always be a legend and has given me my best days as a City supporter. No one can take that from me or anyone else who shares my sentiment. What is important now is that this next appointment takes the club forward. When (or if) the day comes in the...

Based on what Doug King said, no. Based on @usskyblue MR met Ramsey with a view to being #2 and that was jettisoned because ‘now is not the right time’. Which means that DK may be lying but I just don’t think that would be sensible to say it publicly where Robins could either sue or simply...

Then I suspect your source could be reliable but it’s also equally possible that Robins could’ve jettisoned the deal. The jist of what he said was that managers down the pyramid do a lot of shit that shouldn’t be in their remit. The example used was booking accommodation or coaches or...

Your information contradicts other ITK tidbits here and one of the sources is incorrect. There’s a thread called ‘.’ (Edited by OP) where the insinuation is that this was forced on Robins. Someone’s ITK source is incorrect so I trust your info 50%. There’s information wars at the club and there...

He said he didn’t want to tell Robins what to do which is fair enough.

Not at all, I think many people expected to pelt Doug King because they had it in their minds it was him/his people that got rid of AV and then Robins. As it happens, it was Robins who got rid of AV and wanted the much-maligned flat coaching setup. Many people had decided it was Dr Roberts who...

He said there was no candidate put in front of him or a deal to be made and insinuating there was willingness to invest money into someone.

Well, plenty of contributors were blaming her for the performances. Likewise, there’s been plenty of suggestions that she was the one recommending players and the coaching staff. It seems that Dean Austin and King are more involved with side of things. In terms of her remit, it seems that the...

It’s because fans would believe anything other than Robins being at fault for anything. Robins has had the backing and support. I understand I don’t believe everything he said, but if King is going to make such public pronouncements, he better be telling the truth because all it takes is for...

Right then, the conspiracy theorists can take their tin foil hats off now. Unless Doug King told barefaced lies, MR a) had final day on all signings and b) chose the coaching setup. Which is what common sense told us all. AV and MR had a falling out for whatever reason and the failure to...