AthleticoSpizz Gills sack Edinburgh
I wasn't surprised by the decision but was a bit by the timing. That was until I heard Paul Scally's interview on BBC local radio this morning. Basically he told Edinburgh that things needed to improve, IIRC it was the 8th November, and I suspect that had Scally not been recovering from heart surgery he may have gone sooner. Edinburgh had a fantastic first year (although I was never convinced they were good enough to go up automatically midway through last season), but things started to go wrong when I saw them in late Feb last year (the day we won at Charlton). They were dreadful that day and the atmosphere was as bad as I can remember from the times I've been to Priestfield (which given that Gills fan are quick to complain and aren't shy about rushing towards the touchline at times with the seated stewards doing bugger all
really is saying something). I knew then they'd miss the playoffs and it wasn't even that close in the end. They've been on a downward spiral ever since really.Be interesting to see who they appoint next. Scally talked about possibly bringing in a head coach, which IMO is because he doesn't fully trust a manager to bring players in. He had a bit of a dig at the lack of impact Edinburgh's signings had made this season, and also said this is the most expensively assembled squad in his time at the club (so basically ever) and they were massively underachieving. Bradley Dack's loss of form this season is the biggest puzzle for me, and that's surely got to be as big a reason as any as to why they've struggled so much.
