Mohsni: “McCoist isn’t on Gardening Leave – he was fired”
Outgoing Rangers defender Bilel
Mohsni has set the cat among the pigeons by claiming that rather than being on “Gardening
Leave”, ex-manager Ally McCoist was in fact sacked outright after handing in
his notice.
Mohsni has set the cat among the pigeons by claiming that rather than being on “Gardening
Leave”, ex-manager Ally McCoist was in fact sacked outright after handing in
his notice.
The Tunisian international,
himself the centre of a huge controversy following the full-time brawl last
Sunday, claims that rather than McCoist receiving a monthly wage of £72,000 for
doing nothing, the former chief was paid off in full to the nature of his
entire year’s £850,000 salary and presumably has signed a confidentiality
contract prohibiting him from ever publicly revealing it.
himself the centre of a huge controversy following the full-time brawl last
Sunday, claims that rather than McCoist receiving a monthly wage of £72,000 for
doing nothing, the former chief was paid off in full to the nature of his
entire year’s £850,000 salary and presumably has signed a confidentiality
contract prohibiting him from ever publicly revealing it.
The former Southend stopper said:
“The big mistake was to sack McCoist in the middle of the
season. After they sacked him no one
knew what was happening at the club. It was like a mess so it is normal that we
didn’t get promoted. Everything was a shambles.”
season. After they sacked him no one
knew what was happening at the club. It was like a mess so it is normal that we
didn’t get promoted. Everything was a shambles.”
It is of course possible
something has been lost in translation here, but if it has not, and indeed
Mohsni’s English is pretty good, then the entire “Gardening Leave” story is a
total lie and public relations exercise.
something has been lost in translation here, but if it has not, and indeed
Mohsni’s English is pretty good, then the entire “Gardening Leave” story is a
total lie and public relations exercise.
The curiosity is whether the
truth looks bad, indeed good, for McCoist, or for the ex-board. And may also
explain why the current regime has been extremely vague about discussions with McCoist.
Dave King has claimed, very specifically, that he understands McCoist’s
contract is still being paid:
truth looks bad, indeed good, for McCoist, or for the ex-board. And may also
explain why the current regime has been extremely vague about discussions with McCoist.
Dave King has claimed, very specifically, that he understands McCoist’s
contract is still being paid:
“Ally McCoist is still being paid by
the club, I think through to the end of his contract. That’s my understanding,
he’s still being paid.”
the club, I think through to the end of his contract. That’s my understanding,
he’s still being paid.”
If McCoist has already been
outright fired and paid off, then King is being ‘economical’ with the truth.
And if there is indeed a confidentiality clause, that is probably why.
outright fired and paid off, then King is being ‘economical’ with the truth.
And if there is indeed a confidentiality clause, that is probably why.