Is it time for "we want Pressley out " at matches ? (1 Viewer)

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Alan Dugdales Moustache

Alan Dugdales Moustache

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We are in a dire predicament on the field which has been , quite rightly, blamed in the main on events off the field.

I for one supported Pressley from the off - I liked his footballing philosophy, his ideas on building the club from within and promoting the development of the younger players. I thought this would be a 3- 4 year job: consolidate a mid table position this season and possibly go for a top half next with promotion back to the Championship the year after. It would be a slow but steady improvement, with the younger players coming through over time.

The start of the season was promising, the return to the Ricoh the icing on the cake. Then the wheels came off.

Pressley has always pushed the positives after matches as many managers do. When results were mixed and we were in mid table his recount was positive and yet honest : the squad was still developing as a unit, the final third of the pitch is what we needed to work on. All well and good.

As our team results deteriorated he has moved away from putting a cautious positive spin to a world of complete nonsense. His remarks over the last few weeks are alarming to say the least. Last night's remarks left me seriously concerned about the prospect of relegation, with a manager offering lavish praise for his team the like of which I have never heard in almost 40 years of following City.

The Ricoh echoes (mainly because there are so few there now ) with calls for our owners to go, but they are not responsible for what I am witnessing now . Is it time for the supporters to call for our manager to go ? My patience with this man is at breaking point.
 
Jackoskyblue

Jackoskyblue

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I think we were seconds away from a full blown Pressley out protest but tudgays great finish but an end to that. You can feel it bubbling up and if it continues then I can see pressley out chants being a common thing. I feel it's the one think we can protest about and see something happen, as the majority want him gone I think we should but I sensed last night there was noone willing to start it as they think they are a minority
 
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sky blue zam

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Chicken and egg if you ask me, while I have felt sorry for pressley having his hands tied, the bloke really ain't done himself any favours. Like his team selections and interviews. But then sisu have gave him fuck all and whoever was to replace Elvis, will be going through the same soon enough
 
The Reverend Skyblue

The Reverend Skyblue

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If/when we go behind to Bradford I can see a protest starting , the problem is the owner with all the power won't be there, she see's only the result ,though that should be enough.

if she could be there and hear the feelings of the fans still going then surely she would act. It's going to be too late soon to act, knowing sisu they will sack him in May when it's all over and we are a league two club
 
skybluetony176

skybluetony176

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I cant see SISU sacking him anytime soon, why would they. They don't want the costs of doing it and he's a great distraction from there own failings.
 
skybluepm2

skybluepm2

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I was thinking exactly the same thing last night. There were several 'SISU out' chants echoing around the ground whenever a pass went astray or we passed it aimlessly from side to side, but when does this change to being aimed at Pressley. From memory, I don't recall any 'Thorn Out' chants and the only managers I can recall demanding removal of from the terraces were Strachan, Reid and Micky Adams. We have been more than patient with Pressley and if you totted up all of the incidents, mistakes, signings, poor decisions, costly defeats that have occurred this season, it's astonishing that he is still here.

Fisher and Waggott clearly hate admitting they're wrong and the finger would be pointed solely at them should they swing the axe given the bullshit praise they've given him (Pressley ethos, DNA etc). The guy achieved nothing before us and has achieved nothing here and still harps on with the things that we all want to hear. The thing is that he said exactly the same opening gambit when he arrived. This club has been failing for too long, I'm here to build a squad, a philosophy for long after I've departed etc etc. they're unfortunately just hollow words which are never followed up to match the expectation.

The stability line certainly doesn't wash with me. He is shit, has amassed something like 50 players and doesn't have the ability to turn this around. I'm all for a long term manager but only when he is half decent and knows what he's talking about. My season ticket almost got catapulted last night and im not too sure how much more I can take.
 
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Steve.B50

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Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
We are in a dire predicament on the field which has been , quite rightly, blamed in the main on events off the field.

I for one supported Pressley from the off - I liked his footballing philosophy, his ideas on building the club from within and promoting the development of the younger players. I thought this would be a 3- 4 year job: consolidate a mid table position this season and possibly go for a top half next with promotion back to the Championship the year after. It would be a slow but steady improvement, with the younger players coming through over time.

The start of the season was promising, the return to the Ricoh the icing on the cake. Then the wheels came off.

Pressley has always pushed the positives after matches as many managers do. When results were mixed and we were in mid table his recount was positive and yet honest : the squad was still developing as a unit, the final third of the pitch is what we needed to work on. All well and good.

As our team results deteriorated he has moved away from putting a cautious positive spin to a world of complete nonsense. His remarks over the last few weeks are alarming to say the least. Last night's remarks left me seriously concerned about the prospect of relegation, with a manager offering lavish praise for his team the like of which I have never heard in almost 40 years of following City.

The Ricoh echoes (mainly because there are so few there now ) with calls for our owners to go, but they are not responsible for what I am witnessing now . Is it time for the supporters to call for our manager to go ? My patience with this man is at breaking point.
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As as I have just commented on another thread, while we scream for Pressely to go it keeps the pressure off the real culprits in this mess. If they went then then things would change automatically.
 
SBS

SBS

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I wish people would leave negative chanting, booing etc until the final whistle.

"We're shit and we're sick of it" in the 80th minute on Tuesday when we were one down - inspirational!
 
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skysblue

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Yes yes yes Pressley out for christ sake he's hopeless and always has been Now before its to late. He wouldn't know a good player if he seen one.
 
SkyBlue_Bear83

SkyBlue_Bear83

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The Reverend Skyblue said:
If/when we go behind to Bradford I can see a protest starting , the problem is the owner with all the power won't be there, she see's only the result ,though that should be enough.

if she could be there and hear the feelings of the fans still going then surely she would act. It's going to be too late soon to act, knowing sisu they will sack him in May when it's all over and we are a league two club
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No Bradford game this week becasue they are still in the FA Cup I believe.
 
letsallsingtogether

letsallsingtogether

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skysblue said:
Yes yes yes Pressley out for christ sake he's hopeless and always has been Now before its to late. He wouldn't know a good player if he seen one.
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Wouldn't matter if he did know good players he wouldn't be able to bring them in if it is over the £100 budget.
 
mrtrench

mrtrench

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The Reverend Skyblue said:
if she could be there and hear the feelings of the fans still going then surely she would act. It's going to be too late soon to act, knowing sisu they will sack him in May when it's all over and we are a league two club
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I don't think she would. She's a very stubborn person and it would cost her money to do so.
 
Terry Gibson's perm

Terry Gibson's perm

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All the pressure needs to go on Waggott these people at the top of clubs don't like it when the fans turn on them instead of the manager.

Waggott and Fisher are just a pair of clowns who are hanging on here because nobody else will ever touch them after the shambles they have created here.
 
skyblueinBaku

skyblueinBaku

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Terry Gibson's perm said:
All the pressure needs to go on Waggott these people at the top of clubs don't like it when the fans turn on them instead of the manager.

Waggott and Fisher are just a pair of clowns who are hanging on here because nobody else will ever touch them after the shambles they have created here.
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As I recall, they didn't cover themselves in glory at Charlton, but JS employed them - which indicates that her judgement may be flawed.
 
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skyblueindorset said:
As I recall, they didn't cover themselves in glory at Charlton, but JS employed them - which indicates that her judgement may be flawed.
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Correct if they had been any good there they would still be there or higher up the food chain not messing about with our club!
 
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Noggin

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The Reverend Skyblue said:
If/when we go behind to Bradford I can see a protest starting , the problem is the owner with all the power won't be there, she see's only the result ,though that should be enough.

if she could be there and hear the feelings of the fans still going then surely she would act. It's going to be too late soon to act, knowing sisu they will sack him in May when it's all over and we are a league two club
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What has given you the impression that Joy Seppala listens to the feelings of fans and acts accordingly? Doesn't Northampton suggest she doesn't give a shit what we think?
 
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RoboCCFC90

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On this forum just before January I said that I had faith in Pressley and I would give it until the end of January before I ultimately made a decision whether I believe that Pressley is right for us.

Now we're in February.. We have continued to fall like a bird who has had its wings shot, fans are becoming disgruntled and you can't blame them for that, we have been dire in to many games this season and I am sure it would have got to a point whereby there would have been a call for Pressley's head if Tudgay hadn't of scored on Tuesday night.

I don't think Pressley is solely to blame for this mess, the people in charge of the Club I.e Tim Fisher and Steve Waggott need to shoulder the responsibility, I gave Steve Waggott my opinion at the Yeovil game and I am sure he is aware of fans frustrations on a whole. That said Pressley is not without blame, playing players out of position consistently, over complicating tactics and an apparent lack of knowledge for how deep we are in the mire.

There were a few "Pressley Out" chants on Tuesday, coupled with a chant of "We're shit and we're sick of it" and you can't really blame fans for it, many people including I, travel up and down the country to support the City, home and away, people have done for this for a number of years, however right now it's as bad it possibly has been and the realisation is we are in a relegation battle and League 2 could well be our fate..


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ohitsaidwalker king power

ohitsaidwalker king power

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RoboCCFC90 said:
On this forum just before January I said that I had faith in Pressley and I would give it until the end of January before I ultimately made a decision whether I believe that Pressley is right for us.

Now we're in February.. We have continued to fall like a bird who has had its wings shot, fans are becoming disgruntled and you can't blame them for that, we have been dire in to many games this season and I am sure it would have got to a point whereby there would have been a call for Pressley's head if Tudgay hadn't of scored on Tuesday night.

I don't think Pressley is solely to blame for this mess, the people in charge of the Club I.e Tim Fisher and Steve Waggott need to shoulder the responsibility, I gave Steve Waggott my opinion at the Yeovil game and I am sure he is aware of fans frustrations on a whole. That said Pressley is not without blame, playing players out of position consistently, over complicating tactics and an apparent lack of knowledge for how deep we are in the mire.

There were a few "Pressley Out" chants on Tuesday, coupled with a chant of "We're shit and we're sick of it" and you can't really blame fans for it, many people including I, travel up and down the country to support the City, home and away, people have done for this for a number of years, however right now it's as bad it possibly has been and the realisation is we are in a relegation battle and League 2 could well be our fate..


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I think we all share the same frustrations Robbo, I'm just not of the mindset that changing the manager is the right way to go.. right now.. of course its a somewhat pointless debate?
One thing that I get slightly frustrated with is this " we are shit and sick of it" chant....often quickly followed by "loyal supporters"... now I deny no-ones frustrations, just ponder on the value add of the admittance and announcement as to how bad we have become during a game?
 
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covboy1987

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skysblue said:
Yes yes yes Pressley out for christ sake he's hopeless and always has been Now before its to late. He wouldn't know a good player if he seen one.
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everyone is entitled to there opinion- the clip below from the guardian was printed on the 6th January 2012 in reference to all the English clubs after the talent Steven pressley had put together at Falkirk - i think he knows a player


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'In this frenzy of the January transfer window, it may seem curious to outsiders that some of the strongest focus from England on a Scottish club can be found in Falkirk - Steven Pressley's team are not even at the summit of the First Division but have a batch of young, already first-team players, who are deservedly attracting wider interest.









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Grendel

Grendel

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covboy1987 said:
everyone is entitled to there opinion- the clip below from the guardian was printed on the 6th January 2012 in reference to all the English clubs after the talent Steven pressley had put together at Falkirk - i think he knows a player


Guardian Clip
'In this frenzy of the January transfer window, it may seem curious to outsiders that some of the strongest focus from England on a Scottish club can be found in Falkirk - Steven Pressley's team are not even at the summit of the First Division but have a batch of young, already first-team players, who are deservedly attracting wider interest.









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Falkirk were shit and most fans wanted him out.
 
oakey

oakey

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Pointless chant IMO. Owners won't take any notice anyway. SP has a lot of blame but the majority of blame lies with our owners who simply don't care.
changing the manager might shake up the few players we have left that are any good but the real problem is the players and the club's policy of kids, nearly men and loans. That's not going to change with a new manager.
I think we will have enough to stay up but the same problems emerge in the summer. If the owners don't change their approach we are always struggling. So I'd stick with SP.
 
Hobo

Hobo

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And if he is out.....can you see a radical change, a transformation within the structure of CCFC?
 
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