ANDY Thorn has criticised former Coventry City midfielder Noel Whelan for acting unprofessionally in his bid to get a job on his coaching staff.
Whelan made it public on Twitter that he had approached the Sky Blues through a third party who had recommended him to the club's development director, Steve Waggott, as a candidate for the assistant manager's job * a post that has since been filled by his former City team-mate Richard Shaw.
Waggott met with the 37-year-old * who revealed he offered his services for just £20,000 a year * and told him he would keep him informed if any thing came up in either the first-team backroom or at the Academy but when he hadn't heard anything he claimed on Twitter that he had been treated “disgustingly“ and there was a “lack of respect“.
Thorn hit back: “I am aware of his comments and it is totally unprofessional. We went about things in the right way. We were aware of his interest but I had other options. I know Richard Shaw, who is very good, and that's the route we went down. “He'd already spoken to Steve Waggott who would have let him know if an opportunity came up within the club. It was a private conversation that was had and to go public with it and to go public with it is a joke. We won't get rail-roaded into doing anything.
“We don't conduct our business on Twitter or on any other social network and for that reason I won't be pursuing it.“
Whelan made it public on Twitter that he had approached the Sky Blues through a third party who had recommended him to the club's development director, Steve Waggott, as a candidate for the assistant manager's job * a post that has since been filled by his former City team-mate Richard Shaw.
Waggott met with the 37-year-old * who revealed he offered his services for just £20,000 a year * and told him he would keep him informed if any thing came up in either the first-team backroom or at the Academy but when he hadn't heard anything he claimed on Twitter that he had been treated “disgustingly“ and there was a “lack of respect“.
Thorn hit back: “I am aware of his comments and it is totally unprofessional. We went about things in the right way. We were aware of his interest but I had other options. I know Richard Shaw, who is very good, and that's the route we went down. “He'd already spoken to Steve Waggott who would have let him know if an opportunity came up within the club. It was a private conversation that was had and to go public with it and to go public with it is a joke. We won't get rail-roaded into doing anything.
“We don't conduct our business on Twitter or on any other social network and for that reason I won't be pursuing it.“