Ricki Herbert resigns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok_42shL_5E

Speculation is the bread and butter of forums with "informed" (cough cough) opinion. And mine no less than any others. You could well be right Doloras. But I still don't think Welnix would have sacked him then and there, they would have left him in place until they had found a replacement. 

Maybe he likes the fact he's coached a round number of seasons, rather than a partial season. 

Was never really cold tbh.

*stupid new forum emoticon*

 Telfer for one had started on the Phoenix before Ricki went so in his case yes.As for Reason think he probably would still have taken shots but just from an angle probably asking why Ricki was still there then citing examples from div 2 in Scotland of managers who had been sacked.

cliche maybe?

cloche

but no cigar

 my bad. point stands.

But didn't they always say they there was role for him in the club for the next 2 years regardless of whether he stayed as coach or not, Sounds like he negotiated that himself in his contract a long time back.

Left himself an option.

 Can't we just have a poll? Sacked v Resigned? I'd do it, but I can't be bothered.

Seriously, who cares.

It's no use. He was sacked because everyone on here hates him so much.

Doloras has gone off the deep end.

Posting txt speak in the form of an image macro doesn't make it exempt from Rule 8, Doloras.

pretty harsh!

 ALL RIGHT THEN.

Ha. Well played.

Honestly, I think it's just less depressing to sit around arguing about this, than actually thinking about the football at the moment.

Said this yesterday. Just moves from one angst-fest to the next. It really is becoming rather tedious!  :-)

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So what will Herbert's next move be?

We already know that he will retain some sort of link with the Phoenix as Technical Advisor to the Board.

It was also mentioned in Podcast v49 that he might coach the NZ U20s at the U20 WC.

This little gem of info was also contained in the recent Dom Post story about Ramon Tribulietx:

"The Phoenix face A-League competition in the coaching hunt with Adelaide United also looking for a new boss.

Adelaide have formed a special selection committee including former Socceroos Craig Foster, Alex Tobin and John Perin, while board member Bruno Marveggio did not discount chasing Herbert.

"It may be too early to talk about Ricki Herbert," Marveggio told The Advertiser newspaper.

"But it's all coming together with the committee. Once we reach a decision on exactly what we want and it's approved, then we'll start talking about coaches."

I think most people on here will probably ROFL at the idea of Ricki coaching Adelaide but I reckon it's not that ridiculous. Familiarity breeds contempt so we tend to discount the fact that Ricki is actually a highly experienced and knowledgable A-League coach. He might have run out of ideas and inspiration at the Nix but put him in a new environment and who knows? If not Adelaide I reckon he will turn up at another A-league club within a few years, perhaps when he is well clear of the All Whites.

Also, it would not surprise me at all to see Ricki coaching the Phoenix again at some time in the future. He is still relatively young and will always have strong ties back to the Nix and the A-league. Some time away may be all that is needed.

 Burgess in the Herald confirms that I was wrong... that Ricki did jump, although Welnix did nothing to try to stop him. Which then opens me up for a rant on how I've lost all respect for Ricki, who should have stuck out the rest of the season instead of leaving Greeny to carry the can. But I don't want to argue any more.

Anyway, I really doubt Ricki will be back, because a soufflé doesn't rise twice. However, it's not inconceivable that Adelaide might take him on, and if he leads Adelaide to the Toilet Seat, that might cause a few reflective grimaces around here.

Doubt they would take him on while he is still involved with the AW's. And if he goes to another HAL club and does well, good on him. A change of scene can do wonders for both parties.