The tribe has spoken but the word is Chris Greatholder is unlikely to be the head coach of the Hawke's Bay soccer franchise in the 2014-15 summer.
By the end of this week the Kinetic Electrical Hawke's Bay United will be naming Brett Angell, of Napier, as their new coach although the shortlist of two other candidates includes experienced coaches with ASB Premiership experience from Auckland and Wellington.
That scenario will unfold despite a groundswell of opinion from players and passionate soccer fans in the Bay, around the country and even overseas as they took to social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, to express their dismay at the franchise board's decision and heap plaudits on Greatholder.
Bay United have confirmed the Napier bank manager's contract expired in April and they are seeking his successor.
"I had caught up with CG [Greatholder] in March and he made it very clear he was not continuing this season," the new board chairman Bob Patterson said last night, reaffirming that franchise general manager John McGifford had summed up the situation well in yesterday's Hawke's Bay Today.