CMS blog says players didn't know Oscar was leaving...

[Titanic]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/...on-exit-and-missing-out-on-the-play-off-final

"It was the day after we found out our boss had left the club. Oscar Garcia did a great job here and got us up in to the play-offs.
He must have had these thoughts for a while. It's a shame because we'd been on a high but he's had his reasons and will come out and explain what's going on and we have to move on, again.
Oscar has shown what he's capable of this season; we've had a lot of injuries and haven't been at full strength. I don't think he had the chance to strengthen much in January but he still got us to the play-offs, which not many people expected.
He's done a good job and if a Premier League role comes up for him then I think he'll do a good job, wherever he goes."

 

[somerset]

Gives the impression that there may a way to go with regards playing staff motivation heading into next season, .. at least with those who remain from this years squad.

 

[father_and_son]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/...on-exit-and-missing-out-on-the-play-off-final

"It was the day after we found out our boss had left the club. Oscar Garcia did a great job here and got us up in to the play-offs.
He must have had these thoughts for a while. It's a shame because we'd been on a high but he's had his reasons and will come out and explain what's going on and we have to move on, again.
Oscar has shown what he's capable of this season; we've had a lot of injuries and haven't been at full strength. I don't think he had the chance to strengthen much in January but he still got us to the play-offs, which not many people expected.
He's done a good job and if a Premier League role comes up for him then I think he'll do a good job, wherever he goes."

Not sure if this doesn't just say that CMS was out of the loop.
I suspect all the players who spoke a certain european language were in the know and other player weren't!

 

[nwgull]

CMS is a good pro and would always say the right thing. Whether or not this is the truth is a different matter.

 

[thony]

Gives the impression that there may a way to go with regards playing staff motivation heading into next season, .. at least with those who remain from this years squad.

Note the final quote in the article:
"With a new manager every position will be up for grabs again and I want to make sure I'm strong and one of the first on the team sheet."
That suggests that motivation could actually be high.