Speaking on The Athletic Football Podcast, Sean Dyche has been discussing his search for a new job and his approach to getting back into the game.
Dyche has been out of work for quite some time now after leaving Burnley, and while he’s keen to get back into the game, he’s refusing to allow the rumour mill to go into overdrive.
Indeed, despite being a huge fan of the game, Dyche says that while he’d love to go and watch the teams local to him, he can’t due to fear of being linked with the jobs – stating that he’s been avoiding grounds such as Elland Road and Villa Park for that very reason.
Dyche won’t go to games
The ex-Burnley boss shared why he won’t go to certain grounds.
“There was one game and there were 11 managers there and nine of them were out of work and ever since then I’ve thought that’s not for me. Some people tell me I’m naïve, but you have to have your own values,” Dyche said.
“The reason I bring that up is because when I left Watford I only went to teams near me. But the killer for me now is that the family have moved to Nottingham. I can’t go down to Forest because the cameras zoom in and suppose you’re there for an ulterior motive. I couldn’t go to Leicester until recently when they started winning a few games. I couldn’t go to Wolves for the same reason, I couldn’t go to Villa for the same reason and I can’t go to Leeds for the same reason. I don’t do it because I think it looks wrong and that’s not what I consider my values to be.”
Fair enough
You have to respect Dyche for taking this sort of stance.
Yes, he may stand a better chance of being employed if he’s showing an active interest, but there’s an element of disrespect if he’s lurking over a manager’s shoulder at their own ground.
Imagine how you’d feel if you were Jesse Marsch and you saw Dyche in the stands watching your team just waiting for you to lose your job, it would distract you to no end.
Dyche will be back in the game sooner rather than later, but he’s going about things in the right way it would seem
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