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Mowbray, Go or Stay? (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter ccfc92
  • Start date Sep 17, 2016
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Mowbray, Go or Stay?

  • Go

    Votes: 38 27.9%
  • Stay

    Votes: 98 72.1%

  • Total voters
    136
  • Poll closed Apr 17, 2017.
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #176
SkyblueBazza said:
So why were most welcoming his appointment?

...onwards & upwards PUSB
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May I suggest it's because he Tony Mowbray was the most experienced manager who was interested in the job !!! :happy:
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #177
shelby76 said:
There is no way tony will be sacked now, that anderson has walked, the only way he will go is if he walks, hope he sees the season out.
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New broom is the most likely time for some fella to be sacked. Allows an elegant get-out for both manager and club.
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #178
given the hand he appears to have been dealt by our owners,
i think he has done as reasonable a job as could be expected,
of course, the thing is we don't know anything because our owners appear to think being secretive is the way to run a football cub
 
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Ibby

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #179
Mogga needs wins quickly for sure now.
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #180
i seriously worry that if TM were to go, what calibre of manager would CCFC be able to attract
 
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Buster

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #181
Dont think we should rush to replace him but surely the clock must be ticking
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #182
georgehudson said:
i seriously worry that if TM were to go, what calibre of manager would CCFC be able to attract
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Same was said before him
 
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Sky Blue Old Boy

New Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #183
TM Needs more time, the team is not that bad apart from lack of goals and we have players to return from injury.
I would say by middle of December still in bottom 4 then he has to go.
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #184
in fairness nick, i can't remember people saying that of Elvis
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #185
georgehudson said:
in fairness nick, i can't remember people saying that of Elvis
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And thorn
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #186
no, not really, a mate of mine had a good old chat with him, & expletive deletives apart his opinion of the owners was not very high, then again his managerial career was embryionic @ that point
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #187
georgehudson said:
i seriously worry that if TM were to go, what calibre of manager would CCFC be able to attract
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playing devils advocate, what calibre would be unable to be better than 3 goals in 8 games, bottom of the table TM ?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #188
ccfcway said:
playing devils advocate, what calibre would be unable to be better than 3 goals in 8 games, bottom of the table TM ?
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Have a look at every other manager in the division.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #189
I could see the likes of....

Paul Clement
Paul Lambert
Brian McDermott

sniffing around should the vacancy become available
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #190
perhaps this is where the problem lies;
as the devils advocate (satan supporter) ccfcway, would you apply for, & be capable of doing, the job ?
i proffer the point that the owners are doing severe damage to their own reputation
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #191
georgehudson said:
perhaps this is where the problem lies;
as the devils advocate (satan supporter) ccfcway, would you apply for, & be capable of doing, the job ?
i proffer the point that the owners are doing severe damage to their own reputation
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I applied a few years ago. Got a rejection letter from Paul Fletcher, saying I didn't have my coaching badges. Got it framed on my wall.
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #192
i applied too, but my coaching badges, from National Express, were not accepted
 
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Steve.B50

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #193
Grendel said:
Signing Mowbray, clapham and Venus as well as paying off Pressley and McFarland was anything but cheap.
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They did not pay off Pressley and McFarland stayed to end of season as payment.
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #194
TM is desperate for results, which I thought would start last Saturday.

However sacking the guy will achieve nothing in the grand scheme of things.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #195
Steve.B50 said:
They did not pay off Pressley and McFarland stayed to end of season as payment.
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So a "sensible solution" was paying nothing then?

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...s/coventry-city-steven-pressley-legal-8879939
 

AFCCOVENTRY

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #196
Mogga is out of contract at the end of this season.

I doubt Sisu will do anything before then.
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #197
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Mogga is out of contract at the end of this season.

I doubt Sisu will do anything before then.
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They might if the pay off isn't too great vs relegation.
 
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martcov

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #198
Hobo said:
They might if the pay off isn't too great vs relegation.
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I think they have bigger problems than relegation.... And I think TM will be there until almost the end of the season whatever happens. If he turns things round on the field, he and Venus may even get a new 2 year contract. We would always find another manager. We always have. 2 years later we will either have another new one or be looking for a one. The manager is not the main cause of our malaise.
 
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Captain Dart

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #199
At this rate Venus or the Academy Manager will be interim manager for the last 2 months.
 

robbiekeane

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #200
What do people think the setup is with recruitment at the moment?
MV sends Mowbray a shortlist of players and Mowbray makes the call? Or the other way round.
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #201
robbiekeane said:
What do people think the setup is with recruitment at the moment?
MV sends Mowbray a shortlist of players and Mowbray makes the call? Or the other way round.
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Venus has said he does all the initial research, sourcing and prep talks with players and agents. Then TM has final interview and final say.
 
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Gosford Green

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #202
What a difference a year makes. A year ago he was the best manager we have had and now around 30% of the fan base here want him gone.

He has not covered himself in glory with his recruitment policy, that might be down to available budget and the CT have not helped with stupid headlines that we are closing in on signing fucking no one, the first few weeks of bullshit was probably pressure from above to shift season tickets but here we are in September watching the results of 3 months of recruitment.

Coming out and claiming Vincelot being sold was his idea did not help his standing to much either. Especially as it was supposed to strengthen the squad.

Would I keep him ? Yes.
 
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robbiekeane

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #203
Gosford Green said:
What a difference a year makes. A year ago he was the best manager we have had and now around 30% of the fan base here want him gone.

He has not covered himself in glory with his recruitment policy, that might be down to available budget and the CT have not helped with stupid headlines that we are closing in on signing fucking no one, the first few weeks of bullshit was probably pressure from above to shift season tickets but here we are in September watching the results of 3 months of recruitment.

Coming out and claiming Vincelot being sold was his idea did not help his standing to much either. Especially as it was supposed to strengthen the squad.

Would I keep him ? Yes.
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A year ago was the last time we had any sort of form
 

Captain Dart

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #204
robbiekeane said:
A year ago was the last time we had any sort of form
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and today we are bottom..
 

oucho

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #205
I'm amazed that so many fans, both in this poll and on the CT survey, want him to stay. I personally do but normally by now the knives are out.

Maybe people are seeing through the "blame the manager" thing and are starting to realise where the blame really lies.
 
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robbiekeane

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #206
oucho said:
I'm amazed that so many fans, both in this poll and on the CT survey, want him to stay. I personally do but normally by now the knives are out.

Maybe people are seeing through the "blame the manager" thing and are starting to realise where the blame really lies.
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oh fuck off

where does the blame for on the pitch results lie? those nasty pasty owners who Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus agreed a competitive budget with and then spunked it on shit players? Who were quoted last January as saying they wouldn't say no to giving extra money if it was the right player?

If we had the 6th best budget in the league and we couldn't ever get higher than 6th then yes, that would be the owners fault. If we have the 6th best budget in the league and we are rock fucking bottom of the league, is that SISUs fault? is it their fault he makes dog shit substitutions then wastes another one fixing it? Is it their fault that hes signed 6 bloody strikers and they can't get more than 5 goals between them?

What if we were top of the league now absolutely smashing it? Would you be praising SISU or would you be praising TM and MV for doing so well against the odds? I wonder....

Our fans are really fucking stupid
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #207
robbiekeane said:
oh fuck off

where does the blame for on the pitch results lie? those nasty pasty owners who Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus agreed a competitive budget with and then spunked it on shit players? Who were quoted last January as saying they wouldn't say no to giving extra money if it was the right player?

If we had the 6th best budget in the league and we couldn't ever get higher than 6th then yes, that would be the owners fault. If we have the 6th best budget in the league and we are rock fucking bottom of the league, is that SISUs fault? is it their fault he makes dog shit substitutions then wastes another one fixing it? Is it their fault that hes signed 6 bloody strikers and they can't get more than 5 goals between them?

What if we were top of the league now absolutely smashing it? Would you be praising SISU or would you be praising TM and MV for doing so well against the odds? I wonder....

Our fans are really fucking stupid
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If, if we have the sixth biggest budget.

Agreed a competitive budget? What makes you so sure it was agreed and competitive? Accepted the budget offered through a lack of options is just as likely.

What most people understand is that the club for decades isn't an environment that breeds success. We've all seen the results of that first hand. You say it isn't SISU's fault but the truth is they haven't addressed this issue, just the opposite. They've exacerbated it.

If understanding all that makes me one of the "fucking stupid" fans I'll happily take that.
 
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Chip Batch

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #208
robbiekeane said:
A year ago was the last time we had any sort of form
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No it wasn't. We won 4 out of 5 at the end of last season.
 
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martcov

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #209
robbiekeane said:
oh fuck off

where does the blame for on the pitch results lie? those nasty pasty owners who Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus agreed a competitive budget with and then spunked it on shit players? Who were quoted last January as saying they wouldn't say no to giving extra money if it was the right player?

If we had the 6th best budget in the league and we couldn't ever get higher than 6th then yes, that would be the owners fault. If we have the 6th best budget in the league and we are rock fucking bottom of the league, is that SISUs fault? is it their fault he makes dog shit substitutions then wastes another one fixing it? Is it their fault that hes signed 6 bloody strikers and they can't get more than 5 goals between them?

What if we were top of the league now absolutely smashing it? Would you be praising SISU or would you be praising TM and MV for doing so well against the odds? I wonder....

Our fans are really fucking stupid
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Every couple of years or less we land at the same place. Manager is shit. So, are all managers shit? Or is there another common denominator ( e.g. The backing from the owners ) is shit?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #210
martcov said:
Every couple of years or less we land at the same place. Manager is shit. So, are all managers shit? Or is there another common denominator ( e.g. The backing from the owners ) is shit?
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How does the budget and resources available compare in our league though? It won't be last.
 
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