Harris & Clemence

That thread makes for very familiar reading. Confusion as to the specific reason, fans blaming other fans for getting on his back, etc.
 
bathnightattheminogu said:
Mutual decision apparently.
Speaking to a couple of Millwall mates it seems to be a recurring theme, I.e. the style of play is acceptable if you are winning every week, otherwise, well we know the rest.
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Got 3 Millwall fans ( 2 of them STH) at work and they all say the same. The footballs OK to watch if they're winning, when they're not (to quote one) "it's as boring and smelly as dogshit to watch".
 
cymrugills said:
Seems to be a pattern emerging here
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Definitely:
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Neil Harris: Millwall head coach to step down from role

Millwall head coach Neil Harris is to step down from his role at the club following their game at Middlesbrough.
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"The direction we as a club want to head in is clear and the next head coach will play a pivotal role in helping us execute our strategy."

So that means they will appoint his successor in about a month, then. By then they will have played Sheffield United, Middlesborough, Norwich and Coventry.
 
Billy_Bleach said:
Bizarre that he's managing tomorrow and Saturday then stepping down, will be wierd for the players and strange atmosphere I imagine.
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Why is it bizarre? Mutual decision. Harris loves the club and gets to leave on his own terms and say his goodbyes rather than a more disruptive sudden departure.
 
nibbles said:
Why is it bizarre? Mutual decision. Harris loves the club and gets to leave on his own terms and say his goodbyes rather than a more disruptive sudden departure.
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Just think it's strange halfway through the season, this could be just as disruptive as the players won't know who the new manager is, will they be part of his plans etc. They've been in very good form apart from the last two results.
 
TGPL said:
The rumblings around the time of his dismissal were that the club hierarchy wanted Livermore to be removed from his position as Assistant Manager after throwing a punch against a Crawley player. Harris stood by Livermore and that is supposedly why he was let go rather than our form.
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Yes I remember this at the time and thought it the most likely explanation . However Livermore himself refuted this when a Gills fan (think it was “Beanhead” from memory) stated the same theory on Twitter a couple of months ago.
Of course he asked Livermore what really happened then, and he did not answer.
 
Billy_Bleach said:
Just think it's strange halfway through the season, this could be just as disruptive as the players won't know who the new manager is, will they be part of his plans etc. They've been in very good form apart from the last two results.
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Calling a section of the fanbase “thickos” sealed his own fate, I guess he was finding the stick he got too much and has had enough.
 
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Captainreblue said:
Got 3 Millwall fans ( 2 of them STH) at work and they all say the same. The footballs OK to watch if they're winning, when they're not (to quote one) "it's as boring and smelly as dogshit to watch".
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I live on a dog walking route so I could post some interesting dog shit to them ….
 
Lark said:
Calling a section of the fanbase “thickos” sealed his own fate, I guess he was finding the stick he got too much and has had enough.
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He was probably better to keep his own council on the intelligence of some fans, but you can see his point.
Just look at some of ours for comparison.
The ‘OUT’ brigade generally get their way in the end, but does very much really change.
We are so much better off the pitch but on, nothing too much has changed with the last three managers.
 
Lark said:
Yes I remember this at the time and thought it the most likely explanation . However Livermore himself refuted this when a Gills fan (think it was “Beanhead” from memory) stated the same theory on Twitter a couple of months ago.
Of course he asked Livermore what really happened then, and he did not answer.
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I think I also recall the Brad said he was still in contact with, and on good terms with, Harris a few weeks after he sacked him.

Wasn't there also an interview with Bonner shortly after he was appointed where he said he had been contacted by both Harris and Clemence who had both told him they would offer any help and advice he wanted? Or at least something along those lines.
 
GillsBluenose said:
I think I also recall the Brad said he was still in contact with, and on good terms with, Harris a few weeks after he sacked him.

Wasn't there also an interview with Bonner shortly after he was appointed where he said he had been contacted by both Harris and Clemence who had both told him they would offer any help and advice he wanted? Or at least something along those lines.
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Yes he remained on good terms with Brad, personally I think the decision to sack him was down to Paul Scally who was running the football side at the time.
We got that cryptic tweet referring to “snakes” from Harris’s wife at the time, as Trashbat alludes to.
 
GillsBluenose said:
I think I also recall the Brad said he was still in contact with, and on good terms with, Harris a few weeks after he sacked him.

Wasn't there also an interview with Bonner shortly after he was appointed where he said he had been contacted by both Harris and Clemence who had both told him they would offer any help and advice he wanted? Or at least something along those lines.
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He did comment that the three of them ended up being on the same table at some event for EFL managers. May have been an FA or League Managers Association event.
 
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