Dean Keates speaks out

[89Leader]

Originally Posted by The Only Way Is Up

It's a shame his honesty in that message wasn't equalled in his quotes to Tuesday's Daily Post:

Wrexham manager Dean Keates insists he is not in the running for the vacant manager's job at Walsall, despite being second favourite among bookmakers to take over at his former club.
Keates told the Daily Post today: "I've had no contact from Walsall and don't expect to."

Honesty? Integrity? Loyalty? Why should the players feel any sense of belonging at Wrexham when their boss showed none this week?

Perhaps he hadn’t spoken to Walsall and had no contact at the point he was asked that question

[Windsor Mike]

Originally Posted by TaidTom

Will always be 'Up The Shaggin' Town' to me.

[FieldtownRed]

Originally Posted by TaidTom

My thoughts exactly. A bit like being dumped by a girl because she loves someone much more than she loves you - you know you'll get over it and move on, sort of hope it works out for them..but deep down would get some satisfaction if it didn't.

You’d rather be with someone who’s heart wasn’t elsewhere though wouldn’t you?

Walsall may be his hometown club so if another club of similar standing and league position had come in he may have turned them down. But if it had been a championship or larger league 1 club surely he’d have gone anyway?

It’s a career move to the club he supports. It’ll be interesting to see what happens if he does well and an even bigger club comes in for him. I predict a similar statement from him saying he couldn’t possibly turn the opportunity down.

[Wrexham's Patrick Bateman]

Originally Posted by RHYLRED

Cheers.

Must admit.I didn't know that either..

[TomWFC]

Originally Posted by 89Leader

Perhaps he hadn’t spoken to Walsall and had no contact at the point he was asked that question

This.

But trying to explain this to some is a little too complex it seems...

[t1954]

Personally, I don't care whether he stayed or left. That his choice, it is not unreasonable to ask the approaching club to wait 4 weeks before he takes up the offer. This period can mean thousands to the club if we are promoted. He could go after this period with everyone's good wishes, it does not seem unreasonable.

[TomWFC]

Originally Posted by t1954

Personally, I don't care whether he stayed or left. That his choice, it is not unreasonable to ask the approaching club to wait 4 weeks before he takes up the offer. This period can mean thousands to the club if we are promoted. He could go after this period with everyone's good wishes, it does not seem unreasonable.

But it seems the Walsall offer was a “take it or leave it”, not a “ok we’ll wait a month while our season potentially goes down the pan”...

[Ruabonred27]

Good luck to him

[RemovedUser]

Originally Posted by TaidTom

Will always be 'Up The Shaggin' Town' to me.

I never thought it stood for anything else.
It’s news to me that it has been morphed into “Up the Supporters Trust”!