As he contemplates these dangerous times for his team and his career, Andy Robinson could be forgiven today for feeling that his strengths, both personal and professional, have conspired to make life more difficult for him.

Robinson's decency as a human being meant that he gave his assistant coaches every opportunity to find new employment by offering them full notice once the difficult decision to allow their contracts to expire at the end of the season had been taken.

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