Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
Because it clears the air and doesn't leave doubt lingering through to the end of the season and the summer. That would have made it all about Wenger again. Now they can make it all about the new guy coming in.

I said the other day, they have to sack him now, today. That's the smart move. I can't believe they actually did it. Otherwise a EL win could be used to con Stan into a new contract. The board has removed that possibility. They have cut off the chance of an end run of the same kind Wenger pulled last time.
We're still quite a way out from the end of the season. Fergie announced it on 8th May. Today is the 20th April. The board seem to have stepped it up quite early, why? We've had years of lingering doubt, what more would a few more weeks do? Maybe there's more to it.