Coventry City head of recruitment Dean Austin is reportedly contemplating authorized motion after his WhatsApp messages had been leaked.
Austin, 53, was in attendance at Vicarage Road on Wednesday (March 6) night time to scout out their upcoming opponents Watford, who drew 1-1 with Swansea. During the match he was in communication with supervisor Mark Robins and agent Rob Segal.
An individual sat behind him within the stands took photos of his cellphone and posted them on social media, exposing his criticism of the house facet’s efficiency and suggestion that their boss Valerien Ismael may quickly be out of a job.
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The non-public messages being made public have left each him and Segal each deeply involved, in response to The Athletic, who say Austin may now escalate the difficulty and take authorized motion. UK legislation states people have the suitable to privateness and safety of their private information, and sharing messages is a possible breach of that.
Watford have received simply one in every of their final 9 Championship video games, constructing strain on Ismael – who Austin was team-mates with at Crystal Palace throughout their taking part in careers. He additionally spent two seasons as assistant supervisor for the Hornets, working alongside each Slavisa Jokanovic and Quique Sanchez Flores earlier than taking cost of Northampton Town, lasting simply months within the job.
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Coventry appointed him as their head of recruitment in December 2022. The Sky Blues are pushing the play-off locations once more this season after dropping at Wembley final May.
They’ll journey to Watford off the again of a 5-0 win over basement facet Rotherham United on Tuesday, seeking to additional add to Ismael’s woes. Speaking post-match, he stated: “I was a player and I was in a situation like that, with a very good club and very good players and we had exactly the same picture.
“It’s tough, it’s really tough. When you’re winning games you’re not thinking, you enjoy life. When you start to lose games, you think too much. In a bad situation, you start to blame each other and it goes completely in the wrong direction. It’s a challenge for me to find the solution.”