"Likewise, I'm starting a role but everybody says I can't do it ... so I'm meant to be the big bad wolf around that."
It is suddenly not the "ra-ra opportunity" the region is identifying with.
It had dawned on Angell that he was going to have to fasten his seatbelt when Central Football approached him to do the job.
"I knew it was messy. I think it was unnecessary messy because I would have felt, in certain instances, it was going to be resolved.
"It made it more difficult for the transition," he says, revealing he sat down with Greatholder to discuss why they needed to move on.
"At the end of the day, I don't want to be a so-called failure in anything that I do."
It wasn't until Angell approached a player to join the management group that he became aware of "issues".
"They were issues that were never resolved but, you know, potentially they got put out in the public domain and obviously there were articles written around them.
"It was an unfortunate end for Chris. I spoke to him and he certainly didn't want it to end this way because his last two [seasons] were very bright and that's what he would have wanted moving forward."
He wasn't privy to Greatholder's "non-continuance" except someone sounding out Angell in assuming the mantle of coach.
"I've spoken to Chris and left the door open for him to do anything he wants to do or contribute around the environment."
He didn't expect an immediate response from Greatholder after their meeting last month.
Angell has spoken to last summer's support staff and "virtually 95 per cent of the playing squad".
"The feedback is they are willing to speak and that's all I can ask for.
"Realistically what's on has been said and now it's time to sit down to move forward," he says, satisfied there were no grounds for "miscommunication".
Whether some players want to move forward remains their prerogative and something that will become clearer in a month.
He has been unable to contact just one import player.
"I've been a footballer so you're not going to completely chuck your hat into the ring straight away.
"It is about speaking and being forewarned on who is available."
The former English Premier League striker also understands other franchises may have tabled offers to some of the players, too.
"Now we just have to convince some of those players that Hawke's Bay United is where they want to be to develop their career.
"At the end of the day it's always about Hawke's Bay United - coaches come and coaches go.
"Players come and players go so what remains is the club and what benefits it."
Angell has names of some players who potentially can add value to what Bay United already have.
"Where we were last [summer], are we able to keep some of them?
"I very much hope so.
"Are we going to lose some of them?
"Possibly.
"Do we want to lose any of them?
"Well, realistically, the game will move on."
His primary concern is to build a foundation for the franchise for successive regimes to build on.
"I think we need all of the football fraternity to get behind it - whether it be Napier City Rovers or whatever clubs - for the good of the game.
"Nobody is bigger than the game, regardless of whether it's here or internationally.
"I will give it my best shot and leave no stone unturned to leave the club as strong, if not stronger, than what it is."
Angell has identified an assistant coach who he believes is capable of spreading his gospel.
"I've spoken with the people about that situation so they are aware of my feelings."
He also has spoken to Greatholder's support staff.
"In vast majority of cases they wanted to contribute as they were doing last [season]," he says.
But he has in some cases offered portfolios where he feels their skill sets are better suited.
"So nobody's said, 'Not interested', or nobody's gone, 'Not interested, I've already signed'."
The contracts, he suspects, won't be signed until September.
