You said before
Surely, by going off sick, staying away from the area and keeping quiet IS Lings way of being responsible, and taking responsibility for his own life, decisions and mistakes."When are people going to take responsibility for their own lives, decisions and perhaps mistakes"
Trojan,
Agree with both of your statements, however both of the illnesses you mention are pure speculation when it comes to Ling. I expect we will, rightly or wrongly, never know what has happened.
As far as I'm concerned Ling is still the manager and, until something else happens, he will get my support. Like I said before, if the team starts off badly, or we end up in a similar position to where we are now (but earlier in the season), I would expect either a sacking or a resignation to occur.
Until that time I will support the manager.