We all knew Mo Johnston would be gone at the end of this season. Preki, that's another story.
Although evidence had been building in recent weeks pointing to that eventuality as a logical outcome, those close to the club could see that the coach and his boss were heading in different directions.
I've been around the team as much as anyone, but I never saw the two of them have a decent conversation. There were rumblings that there were Johnston signings and Preki siginings. Each had his own.
If the two didn't get along, it was easy to see why.
Both are headstrong, abrasive and easily angered. The friction between the two, filtered down to the players causing confusion, mistrust and a basic lack of faith in what was happening above them.
The final straw may have been the uninspired performance against DC United on the weekend, but the catalyst was really the banishment of assistant Nick Dasovic.
The players were left to wonder over his whereabouts. Some of them may have figured it out, some perhaps not.
But there had to be wild speculation you can be sure. And Nick Dasovic is well liked.
When I asked Tom Anselmi at Tuesday's news conference, what role personality and attitude would have when searching for Johnston and perhaps Preki's replacements, he said it wasn't that big of a deal.
After all George Steinbrenner and his manager Billy Martin fought all the time and yet the Yankees won plenty of titles.
That was a generation ago and I don't think that example applies anymore.
In my opinion, after the increasing instability generated over four years around BMO Field, this team needs people with the right character in charge.
Johnston and Preki made everyone under them nervous, confused, dispirited and eventually resigned to the fact that life around BMO was akin to life in the circus, not a professional football club.
Don't get me wrong, General Managers and coaches don't necessarily have to be liked by players. But they have to be respected by them.
I don't think that was the case any longer with this team, both men were simply too unpredictable.
So what is next?
No question there's a new boss coming in. The league will likely have plenty of input into that, which may or may not be a good thing.
As for Dasovic, he absolutely wants the coaching job full-time and it says here he should get it.
His resume as a player is extensive and varied with clubs in both Europe, North America, and an international career of 63 appearances with Canada.
He has coached at various levels as an assistant and he was also head coach of Canada's 2008 Olympic team.
They could do far worse than Nick Dasovic, and at least they would know what they're getting, a solid, level headed, talented football man with the respect of the players.
What do you think?
