Bay managers depart- and club may follow

Herne Bay managers walk away- and club contemplates its very existence, blaming 'social media trolls.'

Just before yesterday's victory over Whyteleafe, Herne Bay confirmed the departure of managers John Embery and Jermaine Darlington- before questioning whether the club will have a team next week, or whether there will even be a club next season. Blaming 'social media trolls', the directors added that 'relegation to the SCEFL looks inevitable.' The statement read:

'The social media trolls have finally won the day. The management team have been hounded out of the club and as such the club are playing Whyteleafe with Anthony Deer taking the team.

Whether we will have a team to field next Saturday is in the lap of the footballing gods. Relegation back to the SCEFL looks to be inevitable.

Whether there will be a club next season is unclear.

The board have put so much effort over the years but the past two weeks has become so demoralising.

These keyboard warriors who hide behind false titles post what they like without knowing the full facts, criticising the board and their decisions and it is these individuals who have destroyed this football club.'

Deer managed to steer the side to a 2-0 victory, but what the future holds for Bay- given this statement- remains unclear. Read the entire statement at the club website, here.

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