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CibbuanoEagles give Voss the all clear
September 1st 2008 08:29
WEST COAST chief executive chief executive Trevor Nisbett confirmed Michael Voss has been approached by the Brisbane Lions to replace Leigh Matthews.
Nisbett said the club would not stand in their assistant coach's way if he was offered a senior role.
"This morning's situation is, Michael is committed to us and I would think that he's got a serious decision to make if Brisbane offer him the senior coaching job," Nisbett said.
"But ... our club certainly won't stand in the way of someone taking a senior job if it in fact (it) is going to be offered to him."
"From our point of view, we're hopeful that he'll still be with us but it's now just a hope rather than we know he's with us."
Nisbett also said Voss had called the club as soon as he was contacted by the Lions.
"He (Voss) actually asked permission, which I think is a real testament to what Michael is like, and I gave him that permission because we are not going to stand in the way of somebody furthering their career if it's a senior position," said Nisbett.
"(But) If I had of said 'no, you can't speak to Brisbane', I'm sure he would have said 'OK, I'm out of the running'."
"What will happen in the next 48 hours we don't really know."
"I think it won't be a case of dragging it out for a long period of time."
Nisbett said the club would not stand in their assistant coach's way if he was offered a senior role.
"This morning's situation is, Michael is committed to us and I would think that he's got a serious decision to make if Brisbane offer him the senior coaching job," Nisbett said.
"But ... our club certainly won't stand in the way of someone taking a senior job if it in fact (it) is going to be offered to him."
"From our point of view, we're hopeful that he'll still be with us but it's now just a hope rather than we know he's with us."
Nisbett also said Voss had called the club as soon as he was contacted by the Lions.
"He (Voss) actually asked permission, which I think is a real testament to what Michael is like, and I gave him that permission because we are not going to stand in the way of somebody furthering their career if it's a senior position," said Nisbett.
"(But) If I had of said 'no, you can't speak to Brisbane', I'm sure he would have said 'OK, I'm out of the running'."
"What will happen in the next 48 hours we don't really know."
"I think it won't be a case of dragging it out for a long period of time."
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