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No idea either, so I'd put it down to being "tired and emotional"
I'm probably one of the more pro-Stam elements on the board, I think he and the team were desperately unlucky at times this season, and very small margins would have made a big difference.
But, there comes a point when - even if what has gone before is not all your fault, if you don't know how to fix it, you've got to make way for somebody who can.
I just hope it's not too late.
One of the positives coming out of this, though, is what it shows about the owners.
They took action - so the conspiracy theories about them deliberately trying to run the club into the ground are shown to be hogwash
They didn't do it 3 months ago. I know this will upset some, but it shows that they aren't going to panic, and sack managers at the drop of a hat. This (a) makes Reading a better prospect for potential managers to come to, and (b) aids the stability of the club. We have plenty evidence of what happens with clubs with trigger-happy owners.
Also, it sounds like they've been checking out the availability (and interest in the job) of Paul Clement (and maybe others) before they made their move - rather than sacking first, and thinking later. (This may be why Stam didn't get the push a few weeks ago - they were working out who they could get instead)
In other words, they might actually know how to run a football club. It's almost as if they've done this before. Who knew?
Candidate for post of the year. Cap dothed!
Thou doth shirley mean thou 'doffed' thy cap?
I stand corrected but you got the gist so move along...