THERE'S never a dull moment down Albert Park way, with sackings, resignations and heavy deafeats commonplace at the perennial strugglers. So much so, the impact of yet another manager calling it a day would, normally, really only be felt by those closest to the club.

But this week's bombshell news that newly-appointed boss Derek Hanock has quit after less than a week in the hot seat has sent shockwaves round local footballing circles.

Apparently, Hancock has been let down by several Hawick-based players who, he claims, have decided against joining the Albert after originally pledging to do so.

Okay, so a few of his player targets are not so keen to sign up after all. But isn't that part and parcel of the game? And one could argue that players whose commitment appears to be some way short of what is required weren't worth bothering about in the first place.

I just can't help thinking that Hancock, no stranger himself to dragging struggling clubs out of the mire, was THE ideal man for the Albert job. With his track record of success, I'm sure he could still have brought in the quality needed to get the Albert on the right track. But now we'll never know.