Herbert gets a shot at redemption to some extent midweek. Not happy Herbert's the only scapegoat here. Van Hattum's getting off scot-free right now for problems that were 2 or 3 years in the making. The Oceania fiasco was essentially swept under the carpet, and the lost opportunity of revenue and playing top nations at the Confederation Cup was always going to lead to this world cup playoff outcome. That combined with the absurdity of Herbert holding both Phoenix and AW's roles. Herbert complains about being a victim of some football journos - but man - he's got off lightly over the last 2 years re AW's. Millmow and Worthington finally got onto it re the Phoenix, criticism all valid. Ask any long suffering Nix fans. But Herbert had to go after the Oceania embarrassment, and probably van Hattum as well.
Herbert gets a shot at redemption to some extend midweek. Not happy Herbert's the only scapegoat here. Van Hattum's getting off scot-free right now for problems that were 2 or 3 years in the making. The Oceania fiasco was essentially swept under the carpet, and the lost opportunity of revenue and playing top nations at the Confederation Cup was always going to lead to this world cup playoff outcome. That combined with the absurdity of Herbert holding both Phoenix and AW's roles. Herbert complains about being a victim of some football journos - but man - he's got off lightly over the last 2 years re AW's. Millmow and Worthington finally got onto it re the Phoenix, criticism all valid. Ask any long suffering Nix fans. But Herbert had to go after the Oceania embarrassment, and probably van Hattum as well.