UK Athletics head coach given marching orders with immediate effect- no explanation as yet. What the hell is going on at UKA?

Worth stressing that UKA covered some of the costs of the BBC covering the London Diamond - TV should be revenue generating, rather than a cost, but the previous CEO got dragged over the coals for not having TV coverage so likely not something the current crop fancied

SO here's just a quick example of the UKA problems. I had two USA based GB athletes trying to find out the date of the Olympic Trials. All anyone seems to know is they are in Manchester on a weekend in July. That's not financing. That's incompetence that you can't tell the athletes when the most important domestic fixture in 4 years is.

I don' think its quite as clear cut as you are making it sound. Previous admins would say that taking people like KTJ when she wouldn't feature like the 2012 Olympics gave her the experience to win this year's world title. Can't remember where she finished but close to last I think. Present admin of course take credit for her success with the exact opposite approach. And was Kerr's gold becasue of UKA's policies. He's been in the USA since he was 17. Obviously, its impossible to know.

They spend half of their budget on disabled athletics. Go woke, go broke.

Can you try to remain civil? Clearly, you are unusually fond of Asher-Smith, but the subtle point is that many qualified athletes missed out on selection for the recent World Championships, and hearing Asher-Smith spouting off yet again on her Instagram without any thought for the athletes who were left behind and praising the individual behind those decisions is rather tone deaf. By exactly the same reasoning as was applied this year to last year's World Championships 110m Hurdles 5th placer Joshua Zeller, Asher-Smith would certainly be left off the Olympic squad next year, as she finished last in the World Championships 100m Final. She hasn't been reliable in relays in recent years either. Yes of course she has been injured, but so have other athletes who have been left behind.

I'm being slightly facetious, as its obvious from my post that I don't believe in leaving talented, qualified athletes behind, but you are so obsessed with defending any criticism of Asher-Smith that you missed the rest of my post and took it as literally as possible.

Its also noticeable that Asher-Smith is permitted by UK Athletics to have an online platform and presence denied to other athletes by their contracts. Theres little doubt that certain athletes do seem to be treated more favourably than others. Are you suggesting that people should not point this out? Another example was when Andy Vernon was left out of the team because distance runners were that year only required to run the qualifying time twice. Or when Steph Reed was given unusual opportunities to qualify for the Olympic 10000m. Daryll Neita has ran better than Asher-Smith this year but its always Asher-Smith interviewed by the BBC. I think its fair criticism in view of her recent disappointing results and lack of progression that her mental approach might not be helping her be realistic, particularly the mysterious cramps that seem to be affecting her lately. (presumably these are a different issue from the actual hamstring tear injuries).

What does this have to do with the current financial problems? If there is favouritism, unequal treatment, promotion of certain individuals' favourite athletes, then that is probably indicative of ongoing problems within the organisation.

So, would you like to explain why you think evidence based reasoning using comparison is "nonsense" and why you are so invested in Dina Asher-Smith?

Uka are broke cos i have stopped payying my subs

Only 3 things make sense to me:

1. HR issue, as you stated

2. Issues with his quality over quantity policy

3. (Pure speculation on my part) UK athletics has constant budget issues, and does what USATF should have done to Max Seigel years ago to save money.

I don’t think it’s a case of Dina being permitted to have such a voice, it’s simply that they have no leverage over her. She gets nothing financially as she is means tested out of the support and has already accrued a decent amount of personal wealth. She uses her own medical team. She has had no interest in moving to one of the coaches that they employ (and has robustly rejected efforts to get her to move). She speaks freely because she can say what others cannot.

How much is UK Athletics shoe deal? When is it up?

Anyone know?