David Gold breaks silence on James Collins email
Asked by White if the club verbally told Collins he was being released before sending him an email, Gold said: “Oh absolutely. I spoke to James after the [Everton] game. What the league and the FA demand is when you release a player you must send an email to them as well as a copy to the player – you have to do that.
“But I did speak to James and we had a conversation, so that’s not quite true.
“It’s not true when people are assuming that we just sent him an email.”
“Of course, we could still bring James back, It’s the manager’s decision, but we can reemploy James tomorrow. The manager will make that decision.But, I did speak with James at the end of the season on the basis that he might not be coming back because, if the new manager decides that James doesn’t fit his requirements, than we must move on.”
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