Shock - Jen Chang Sacked

Another shock this week:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2233996/Jen-Chang-sacked-Liverpool.html

Liverpool's controversial communications director Jen Chang has left the club following the Twitter storm with spoof blogger 'Duncan Jenkins'.

The club were forced to apologise to Jenkins, real name Sean Cummins, for the 'inappropriate actions' of Chang, after they met in a Manchester restaurant.

Chang was tipped to leave his post earlier this week in Charles Sale's Sports Agenda column.

A club statement read: 'Jen Chang has left Liverpool Football Club by mutual consent and has returned to the US for family reasons," said a Liverpool spokesman.

'Jen brought a fresh perspective to the overall communications function through the use of a variety of media channels, including social media and blogs.

'He reviewed and refocused the Liverpool Ladies and created a new impetus in relation to their structure, organisation and future playing strategy.

'We would like to thank Jen for his contribution to Liverpool Football Club during his time here and wish him well in his future career back in the US.

'Jen would like to thank everyone he has worked with during his time at Liverpool for their support and respect and wishes the club every success.'

Chang wrongly believed inside information used by Cummins on Twitter had been fed to him by an Anfield mole.

The fan then alleged in a blog that Chang made a series of threats to him, which included revoking his shared season ticket.
After accusing Cummins of costing the club £300,000 extra in the Fabio Borini transfer from Roma this summer because of 'information' posted on the Jenkins Twitter feed, Cummins pointed out that all his information was lifted from fans' forums.

It is then alleged that Chang demanded he tweet under the fake account to 'confess' there was no mole and the whole account was made up.
After Cummins complained, Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre spoke to both men before apologising for Chang’s error.

In his letter to Cummins he wrote: ‘I acknowledge some of the elements you highlight were not appropriate. I would therefore like to apologise to you on behalf of Liverpool FC, for any upset and distress this caused you.’
'Clearly it is not appropriate for me to comment on how the club is managing this internally, and I trust you understand this.'

Chang has been in New York sorting out the family home after Hurricane Sandy.

 

The Daily Mail are a joke - the headline implies that Jen Chang was sacked but in the article, it mentions that it was mutual consent.

My fault for not picking up on it in the first place!

 

Its mutual consent and he left for family reasons

 

It's a euphemism anyway.
Probably suggested by the Director of Communications

 

Comoli left "for family reasons" too..

 

Just glad that he has gone whatever the reason.

 

Tosspig

 

I don't want to log this as another internal embarassment Hicks and Gillett would've been ashamed of.

I don't want to but I must.

 

Can we have a full summary? Maybe make it thread.

 

He was a bit of a spunkmonkey!

 

H&G knew not the meaning of shame.

 

I was going to post that! Beat me to it, Saint.

 

He was leaking information, it was 100% certain he was going to leave.

 

Have you applied for the job yet?

 

Even this belter would have drawn the line at those T shirts though, I reckon.

 

I already have one. You should apply for it, it will mean that you no longer have to eat out of bins like the other freegans from Gunchester.

 

Yeh but your job is ****, this one would be much better and you'd be brilliant at it as you're such a personable and engaging guy. You should go for it.

 

My job is better than yours. Your job is food taster from wheelie bins for the rest of the freegans.

 

Ah but my dad is bigger than yours (although they're both Manchester United fans).

 

Still no idea who he is.
Still no idea how he got the job.
Still no idea what he actually did when he was employed by LFC.

Glad he's gone. Lets get someone competent next time