OK, I know I will probably lose some karma but here goes. I am a Rovers fan and had a season ticket up until coming to live in America 7+ years ago.
Tony was a great servant to Blackburn Rovers for over 30 years and deserves great praise and respect for all he did for the club. That having been said, none of us go on for ever. Times and circumstances change and sometimes new brooms are needed and are expected to sweep clean. Mark Hughes has made a decision that Tony does not fit into his plans and has acted on it. He is the manager and his decisions have to be respected; as far as I am concerned anyway. I think it is a very brave decision on his part because he must know that there will be a lot of people who will think it was harsh. Maybe it was. But maybe it needed to be done. Time will tell. These decisions are obviously made some time prior to people being told. The fact that Tony found out through a leak to a newspaper is an absolute travesty. I do not, however, consider that Mark Hughes is to blame for the leak. I'm quite sure he knows that people would be up in arms over such an event and would have much preferred to tell Tony himself and do the thing right. Whoever leaked this to the press is the real villain in this instance and they should be rooted out and fired as soon as possible.
Best of luck to Tony in whatever he decides to do and yes, I think Accrington Stanley could possibly benefit from his vast experience.
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