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Paul Warne reveals classy Mark Robins comments on Derby County win amid verdict on shock sacking
Paul Warne said Coventry City's decision to sack his old pal Mark Robins "shook him" and felt he was the manager who had the most job security in the Championship after his achievements at the Sky Blues.
Coventry sacked Robins after a seven-year spell in charge of the club on Thursday, a decision the club said had not "taken lightly." Ironically it came after Derby secured a 2-1 win at the CBS Arena just hours earlier, but it gave Warne no extra pleasure given the pair's friendship. Warne reached out to Robins via text in the aftermath of the decision and speaking today, ahead of the Plymouth game at the weekend, said it had taken him by surprise.
"It seems to have come out of the sky blue," he said. "I shook his hand at the final whistle, and his exact words were 'congrats, mate, you deserved it'. That is quite good because, as a manager, your most raw emotion comes on the handshake.
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"I've always tried to be valiant in defeat, but sometimes it isn't easy. After the game, I went to see him, and his family were all in his office. I had a diet 7-Up and chewed the fat with him for about two minutes.
"Then he had a player who wanted to speak with him. I said, 'look, mate, everyone's waiting for me on the bus'. We didn't discuss the job. If I discussed job security in this league, I'd be doing it and never leave any stadium because everyone feels the heat. We didn't have any conversation like that. Weirdly, in football, I always think that when things are close to happening, everyone knows. There's always someone who knows something that gets passed around. Sometimes, you might ask me off the record, have I heard such and such, and sometimes I will say yes.
"I wasn't aware of anything and I always think that when it is coming - and I'm not encouraging fans to boo - but you know when there's unrest. When people want change then on the final whistle, there's normally a reaction. Every manager has had boos at full-time. But when it's three or four games on the spin, your brain kicks in and thinks the end might be nigh.
"But I don't think that was the case. I didn't hear any boos in midweek. If you'd asked me, who was one of the most secure people of what he's achieved at the football club and what he's currently achieving, I would have said Robbo. I would have thought he would have been in the top two in the league. The thought of him losing his job has really surprised me and shook me a little if I am honest."
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