MW wrote:Hearing from a good source that there was dissent in the coaches box. Drs told Handby that an injured player on the bench was right to come on so they could take an injured player on the field off. Apparently Handby refused and wanted to keep the injured player on the field to "teach him a lesson". It took the Football Managers intervention to make the sub!
Very reluctant on principle to believe a 'good source' quoted on the Footy Forum, but assuming this is true, wasn't Handby an assistant coach in the state side this year? Would love to hear the reaction of a club whose player aggravated an already serious injury on state duty because the coach had wanted to keep him on in order to 'teach him a lesson'. Would be a great way though to get rid of a good player whose team was due to play yours soon...