I can't say if it really had any effect, but I can see his point, someone tried to murder them yesterday on the way to work, and today they're expected to turn up and play a big game. They got dealt a dirty shit covered hand.
Some say they're waiting for a good run of form to do it. At this rate he's just going to turn up in the dugout next season without anything being announced.
Maybe he hasn't been attacking enough at times, but I don't buy idea that this is a really good squad anymore. I can't really compare to the rest of the championship due to a lack of knowledge, but I'd certainly take our last championship squad over this lot. If we finish top 2 then he's done a fine job.
This is one of those things that should just be between the two people involved. I've heard some of the outrage and none of it has addressed whether or not she is actually offended, it seems an important part of the story to me. I would also bet 99% of the people kicking off don't actually care, it's just that society has become one big episode of Jeremy Kyle where we've all got to weigh in on who we think is a cunt.