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Why should AT or any other manager of any club feel entitled to have money to spend? You work with what you've got. Nobody expects miracles to be worked with this side, but it is not at all unreasonable to expect better results than what we've achieved. And despite fears, SISU have not sold the...

So can we at least be clear about this, then: you would prefer no communication or details whatsoever? Because I'm really not defending how SISU operates this club, but it strikes me as being a little hysterical for fans to complain about the lack of communication, and then complain more so when...

Kinda agree, but the whole point of any manager is to unite, train, and maximise the potential of the group they are charged with. That goes for football managers with spoiled players, teachers with unruly children, drill sergeants with unfit and insubordinate new recruits, etc. Ultimate...

If it was any other club stating that their best players had been offered a handsome pay bump and contract extension, then there would be no complaints. All of the focus would turn to the players in question to see whether they would take the club up on the offer. The problem we now have is...

Pretty much all you hear is griping about SISU. That won't stop. It doesn't mean that AT should be free from responsibility, though. He's a poor manager and deserves to be fired.

This is where the pro-AT argument always wanders into masochistic, self-pitying territory. Yes, our club is on its knees, but there is no reason whatsoever to believe that another manager couldn't squeeze better results out of the resources available. Nobody's suggesting we have a top six squad...

It kinda begs the question as to the point of bringing in an experienced hand. Isn't it just a polite way of saying that AT isn't up to the job? And if that's the case, why not give the new man a clean slate instead of having a co-manager hanging around?

You're better off looking to the Mirror for CCFC scoops than our local newspaper.

Mmm. Still have chilly memories about Jim Smith being brought in to help Roland Nilsson. Besides, I'm not sure how well AT would take such a move - it shows a clear lack of confidence in the manager.

Sure. I'm just setting out why he was considered 'the messiah' - the one we're still sadly searching for. As for whether he would have continued it, I see no reason why not, because Black's method was do-or-die; there were a lot of bad losses that measured up to the wins. There was a consistency...

A short tenure, yes, but it was enough for me to believe he was the real deal. As I say, I can understand the extra huff-and-puff resulting in a few more positive results when a new manager takes control, but it's rare that you see such a complete turnaround over a period as long as 18 games. It...

Because... 1. the average points per game went from 1.2 under McAllister to 1.6 under Black 2. the league win percentage went from 26% under McAllister to 50% under Black 3. the average goals scored per game went from 1.1 to 1.88 4. we scored three goals or more in a third of all Black's...

Every fan would be behind the SISU Out movement in such an eventuality.

Excellent post, Torchy. PUSB.

No doubt it would be a challenge, but it's where I'd focus nevertheless. Build stronger community ties, get the number-crunchers to work out attractive ticket prices, do some good PR by giving veterans/long-term ST holders a free pass for a year, maybe even gamble on a loss-leader season etc...

As I remember it, it was heavy fan lobbying that secured AT the job.

No. I would focus on trying to fill that ground every other week. If we have to bootstrap our way to success, that's where we must start. As unlikely as that may seem, I consider it more likely than finding a deep-pocketed benefactor. Most have walked for free - and then the board were...

That's essentially been the case for nearly a decade now. Administration won't solve those woes...only an owner with a big cheque book.

Beggars can't be choosers. It's easy to forget that our suitors around that time were Jo Dhinsa and Alki David. Robinson even went public saying he'd be willing to talk to anyone. We reeked of desperation. I doubt that they'd have been so keen to force through a deal with SISU if there were any...

Also worth noting that two of our better-performing managers over the last decade, Black and Nilsson, were unproven.