Re: Football Department Review
Reply #1144 –
Barker was terminated/sacked 2 days after the review was announced.
What do you put that down to, coincidence??
Yes, it is coincidence.
The review was announced on 7 June. Barker had given notice prior to that and was asked to bring his departure forward to 7 June.
Teague and Lloyd's support of Barker's intention to stay until the end of the season was widely discussed at the time and was brought up again in the context of Stanton's departure by Sam Edmund recently:
Barker had the blessing of coach David Teague and football manager Brad Lloyd to coach out the season before leaving, but Barker’s departure was fast-tracked by management [Liddle].
Interestingly, when asked about the review on 7 June, Brad Lloyd's comments included:
“There are a number of areas that haven’t been up to the level - our skills, our contest work and defending. But we have strong confidence in the senior people around the club, including Teague, both on and off the field.”