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I can't be the only one who isn't overly concerned? Club will have known this was coming and hopefully have a replacement lined up already and with plenty of other good coaches on the books already. SP is a fantastic servant to the club and has been great as a player, but I've no idea if he was a good coach. But certainly no room for sentiment in football and we shouldn't get hung up on him being a 'Grimsby Legend'. I'm not discounting his contributions to the club in different capacities, but I'm not losing sleep over a member of the coaching staff leaving.

I can't say I know loads about coaching (nothing at all infact), but sitting in the main stand you'll often see DA giving very specific instructions to players (albeit with some suspect looking arm movements haha). SP always struck me as someone who was good at shouting alot, but it never seemed to have alot of substance, and would often shout like hell at a player but offer zero instruction. Like I say, I know sod all about coaching and I'm sure behind the scenes he could have been an excellent coach (he must be given Lincoln's rumoured interest), but I'm sure DA will have already had one eye on who can come in and compliment his detailed coaching style.

Also on the Kabia subject, again I don't sit here worried like I might have done previously like when we've lost any of our big players. I've every confidence the club have been planning for Kabia's departure with potential replacements lined up and I'd imagine discussions already started. For the first time in my years of supporting the club, I feel we're a real professional outfit that has it's ducks in a row and are planning months in advance, rather than reacting last minute.

Granted timing of all of these things isn't ideal, but losing a member of staff or a player shouldn't and won't derail our progress going into the new season.

Quoted from Balthazar Bullitt

You can't guarantee that. We've lost of our Head of Recuitment in tragic circumstances and now our Assistant Manager leaving 3 days before our first competitive match of the season. That is clearly going to have an impact. I can only hope that, knowing this was in the pipeline, the club have already identified a replacement. Artell is human and I can't imagine the additional workload is going to be anything but added pressure following what will have been a very difficult summer.

You would have thought that Ben Davies would step up, if only on a temporary basis until a permanent replacement is appointed?

Quoted from Brummie Codfather

Pretty sure I remember him and Pearson as being best of friends and I read this as him ribbing his mate a bit.  Just a downside of putting it on social media is that all and sundry then read into it

Have Mckeown and our much loved former poster Alan Buckley ever been seen in the same room together?

Quoted from Captain Sensible

You would have thought that Ben Davies would step up, if only on a temporary basis until a permanent replacement is appointed?

Don't think there's any need really, Ray will take over Shaun's role until a replacement is found and our senior staff is well equipped nowadays compared to previous. No need for Dave Moore to rush back to put the cones out.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Have Mckeown and our much loved former poster Alan Buckley ever been seen in the same room together?

Didn't Alan Buckley disappear around the same time Ben Davies went to coach the youth team?

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Didn't Alan Buckley disappear around the same time Ben Davies went to coach the youth team?

He disappeared at a similar time Mckeown had some pretty dramatic changes in his personal life. And he appeared with spot on information around the time Pearson got involved in the coaching staff.

He also left in a great big hissy fit, much like Mckeown did.

He was the source of leaks for years so if it wasn’t him directly posting, I’m almost certain he was the source behind most of it.

Good goalkeeper, shite bloke.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Didn't Alan Buckley disappear around the same time Ben Davies went to coach the youth team?

Already posted it elsewhere but AB disappeared when we lost our last head of recruitment and there's plenty of leaks from Lincoln about signings this season....

Quoted from 1mickylyons

The timing of this is poor all round and shows nobody in a good light imo.Good luck to Shaun he's been a good servant and a real 100%er.This could be a great opportunity for DA to add his final piece of the promotion jigsaw or maybe the wheels fall off on his journey. The Club seem driven off the field and are clearly getting that right.I  like most fans concentrate on what I see from our players once the season starts I've got to be honest I'm not excited by our signings to this point but the starting eleven barring keeper is unchanged. Not sure but I'd think failure to get promoted this time around will see a Manager change and what price Pearson returning?

I doubt DA will be sacked unless we completely fall off a cliff.

However, this summer has been tough for him for obvious reasons.  He's had a hell of alot to deasl with off the field in his time here, so maybe if he fails tro get us up, he'll walk?

It has to take uit's toll over time.

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

Worked with Ray at Liverpool and in Saudi.

Didn't realise that, makes sense. I've never heard of him before today.

Quoted from Laceby Mariner

Interesting comment on Shaun’s departure from James McKeown

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