Cape Town Spurs coach Shaun Bartlett says he won’t quit his job, despite the club appointing a new technical director following their 3-1 defeat to Cape Town City on Saturday.
It was Spurs’ seven-straight defeat in the league after winning promotion at the end of last term and also confirmed the worst ever start to a PSL campaign in history.
That was apparently the laaste strooi for the club’s bosses, who reportedly asked Bartlett to resign as it will cost the club just one month’s salary payout rather than a six-month payoff for firing him.
FULL TIME | Some things never change.
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What a week, what a day, what a WIN! 🔥#iKapaDerby pic.twitter.com/ehqoSgXRBR
They then also unveiled Northern Irishman Sean Connor, who lasted just six months in the NFD with Black Leopards in 2014/15 season, as technical director.
Bartlett, though, will not leave without a fight and said straight after the match: “I’m not somebody to just throw in the towel. I think my whole life I’ve always persevered.
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“I’ve always had my back against the wall. Nobody gave me a chance. So, I’m always going to try my utmost best.
“I’ve got a thick skin and broad shoulders. That’s why I’m carrying the team and will continue to carry the team until any decision is made.”
SPURS APPOINT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
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Cape Town Spurs F.C. have appointed Sean Connor as the club’s technical director with immediate effect.
Connor is a UEFA pro license coach with extensive experience in various roles in the industry. pic.twitter.com/yk7YIRUs3w
Asked about his future, he adds: “The best way to answer that is in the next 48 hours to see what happens and what conversation will be had, and what’s decided.
“I don’t really disclose too much as to the confidential stuff.