Who's house now?

The news, equal parts disappointing and unsurprising that Culverhouse & his team have called time on their brief Poppies tenure broke this morning.  The Poppies rumour-mill has already spun into overdrive.  Usually this can spit out any number of outlandish theories.  But, this time, I think we all have a fair idea of how the behind-the-scenes conversation between our owner and manager might have gone.

IC:  I want a better pitch

RC:  So do I, but at the moment this is what we have to play on

IC:  I want a bigger budget

RC:  So do I, but at the moment this is what we have to play with

IC:  Well, that's that then......(closes door)

Yes, it's a shame Culverhouse has left because he is a quality manager and those are thin on the ground as we have recently experienced with Nicky Eaden, who, on paper, seemed a great fit.  But did Culverhouse ever really strike you as someone who was here for the long haul?  Didn't you rather get a sense he was merely keeping his hand in until something better came along?  There are a lot of clubs at this level who would love to have him running their team and they would have looked enviously at us when he nailed (temporarily) his colours to the Poppies mast.

My two favourite Culverhouse theories are (A) he is being lined up to replace Cox at Boston as, no matter how well they do this season, Boston would much rather have free-thinking Culverhouse manage them than the rather one-dimensional Cox.  Or (B) it's back to Kings Lynn again for another crazy stint under Mad, Bad Cleeve.

But what if neither of those clubs want him?  Given his reluctance to move too far away from The Wash (perhaps he's an ardent bird watcher) let's hope he doesn't regret chucking the Poppies too soon.  Or perhaps Wisbech have a splendidly flat pitch?  And a newly discovered pot of gold?

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