So who's going to be our new manager then? (1 Viewer)

skybluetony176

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Despite me having a handbag slapfight with tony on page 1, I agree with him absolutely about last season. Pressley did an admirable job despite the late season falter and to claim that was just the players whereas this season is all him is moving the goalposts a little too much to suit an agenda.

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Chez78

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List of potential managers (off the top of my head):

Paul Tisdale - not bad
Dean Smith - like him a lot
Keith Hill - not for me
John Still - good shout doing a cracking job at Luton
Owen Coyly - please god no
Dave Jones - no chance, not enough dollar at the club for him to succeed
Stuart McCall - swapping like for like
Gary Megson - no chance, would do a good job but no chance
Uwe Rosler

Richard Money for me, he was in the running the first time round can't believe we chose Pressley ahead of him really. As for people saying there is no one out there have a word with yourself there is always someone looking to prove themselves in the world of football.
 

LJC_CCFC

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Richard Money for me, he was in the running the first time round can't believe we chose Pressley ahead of him really. As for people saying there is no one out there have a word with yourself there is always someone looking to prove themselves in the world of football.

Yeah did think of him tbf, has done a fantastic job at Cambridge as getting out of the Conference is no easy feat.
 

Grendel

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Despite me having a handbag slapfight with tony on page 1, I agree with him absolutely about last season. Pressley did an admirable job despite the late season falter and to claim that was just the players whereas this season is all him is moving the goalposts a little too much to suit an agenda.

No one questions his achievement last season and his management of an almost impossible situation.

It cannot though be ignored that he did have the two most prolific strikers in the league. His defensive strategy was poor and would have relegated most teams even without the 10 point penalty.

Now despite trying to set the team not to concede they still look fragile. His signing record is woeful and he seems to be falling out with key players.
 

AndreasB

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Plenty of people are calling for SP to go as it will turn our season around apparently but no one is saying who can/would/should replace him and how they're going to save our season.

I'm all ears. Convince me.

What an unpleasant thread. You should be supporting him instead of speculating what 10th rate league 2 fuckwit could replace him.
Wishing your lives away some of you twats on here.


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skybluefred

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I like sp but he needs to learn what attack and entertainment are or he will go because we are too bigger club to play In front of 8k every week I'm a st holder and I won't take another season of this utter dross.

Sorry but we are not a big club.We don't even have a Stadium to call our own.Big clubs go out and spend money on players who will improve the
teams performance and that does not suit our owners ideals.We had 34 years of relevant mediocrity in the premiership and other than the 87 cup win
the rest has been about survival.
 
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It cannot though be ignored that he did have the two most prolific strikers in the league. His defensive strategy was poor and would have relegated most teams even without the 10 point penalty.

Arguably however, his defensive strategy was poor because he was playing to his team's strengths.

Point to note, that when Pressley came here, he originally intended to play only one up front. On seeing Clarke and Wilson, he decided to change his mind.

Maybe he's not as inflexible as he appears just atm or (more worryingly) maybe the security of his contract makes him more stubborn...
 

Grendel

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Sorry but we are not a big club.We don't even have a Stadium to call our own.Big clubs go out and spend money on players who will improve the
teams performance and that does not suit our owners ideals.We had 34 years of relevant mediocrity in the premiership and other than the 87 cup win
the rest has been about survival.

If there was a new owner with money to spend what's the first thing they would do?
 

Chez78

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What an unpleasant thread. You should be supporting him instead of speculating what 10th rate league 2 fuckwit could replace him.
Wishing your lives away some of you twats on here.


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Can you actually respond without abuse?

And the way you refer to every manager in league 2 just about sums you from what I can see
 

ajsccfc

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It cannot though be ignored that he did have the two most prolific strikers in the league.

True, but I'd argue that he allowed them to be prolific rather than it being something that would just have happened regardless.

The same kind of thing was said about Mark Robins and while he'll always be on my shitlist, I similarly don't buy the argument that he only did well because McGoldrick was here and he was lucky to be swept up in the unstoppable goal machine who Forest fans mocked us for loaning.
 

AndreasB

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Can you actually respond without abuse?

And the way you refer to every manager in league 2 just about sums you from what I can see

Supporting our excellent current manager and calling out those who would sack managers every month is not abusive. Thanks anyway.


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Chez78

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Supporting our excellent current manager and calling out those who would sack managers every month is not abusive. Thanks anyway.


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Supporting our current manager fair enough and from what I can see or hear no one is on the terraces calling for his head, referring to him as excellent well that is a matter of opinion which you can clearly see is not shared by everyone.

Referring to people on here as "twats" that is abusive plain and simple, the thread was started to see if people genuinely have an idea who they would like to see or think could do a better job. Do you not think with our current performance that is not a reasonable question?
 

Grendel

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True, but I'd argue that he allowed them to be prolific rather than it being something that would just have happened regardless.

The same kind of thing was said about Mark Robins and while he'll always be on my shitlist, I similarly don't buy the argument that he only did well because McGoldrick was here and he was lucky to be swept up in the unstoppable goal machine who Forest fans mocked us for loaning.

The difference between robins and Pressley is that Robbins would set his team up with the opposition in mind. He would not just blindly set a predictable formation in advance to allow a week for opposition to do their homework.
 

Grendel

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Invest in the playing squad so that our manager had decent tools to work with.

Nope he'd look at Presley and his disastrous signings and sack him - cheap sisu option isn't he? We don't need them do we Fred?
 

LJC_CCFC

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True, but I'd argue that he allowed them to be prolific rather than it being something that would just have happened regardless.

The same kind of thing was said about Mark Robins and while he'll always be on my shitlist, I similarly don't buy the argument that he only did well because McGoldrick was here and he was lucky to be swept up in the unstoppable goal machine who Forest fans mocked us for loaning.

You could see Robins had a clear idea about how he wanted the team to play.

I couldn't attempt to even vaguely guess what Pressley is telling them, literally looks as if it's "4-4-2 today lads lets try and win".
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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Invest in the playing squad so that our manager had decent tools to work with.

In comparison with the rest of the division, Pressley has excellent tools to work with. It's not clubs fault that Pressley has went and bought screws and nails but forgot to buy the drill and hammer.
 

skybluefred

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In comparison with the rest of the division, Pressley has excellent tools to work with. It's not clubs fault that Pressley has went and bought screws and nails but forgot to buy the drill and hammer.

How much did Pressley actually spend on transfer fees?
 

skybluefred

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Probably the same as 6th placed Oldham, 7th places Notts County, 4th placed MK Dons and 3rd placed Preston North End

You didn't answer the question. BSB you will find the wage budget to be considerably lower this year than last, hence the exodus of our better players.
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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You didn't answer the question. BSB you will find the wage budget to be considerably lower this year than last, hence the exodus of our better players.

I did answer the question and frankly you're an idiot who thinks SP is a young Sir Alex so I have no interest in continuing this debate.
 

The Gentleman

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So everthing goes right and it aint down to SP but when it goes wrong it is? Genius.

How many games has Gary Rowett been in charge for? Shouldn't you wait and see how the rest of his season pans out before judging him. He could yet prove to be another AT.

At the start of Pressley's reign he didn't set the world on fire, then the start of last season all the good players were fit and I could of put them out there and they would have done well and they weren't his signings. So for me I won't give him all the credit and plaudits in the world because we were still woeful at the back and he was supposed to be a defender! Then when the shit hit the fan and we lost Clarke and had a few injury's what happened, where was his great vision and management then. Then onto this season, all the good players go, he signs 'the new breed' of the sort of player he wants at the club. What happened? all these supposed 'his type of player' turn out not to be and his tactics and decisions and signings are now all on him so he has nowhere to turn so in my eyes it is his fault.

With regard to Rowett, my business partner is a Blues lad and although it is still the honeymoon period and they will still have there ups and downs, he seems to know what he is doing, seems to know how he wants his teams to play, seems to be able to out think opposing managers despite them being supposed superior teams and seems to be able to get the best out of the players he has. Show me where Pressley can boast that?
 

skybluetony176

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Proud of yourself are you? Pointless tittle tattle.


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You're a dimwit because you've completely misunderstood the purpose of starting the thread. So yes I am proud of myself and if you had the brains to work out why I started the thread you'd be proud of me too, which worries me as much as anything else.
 

wingy

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Must be in the top 6-10 in the league.


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sure It's been muted at £2.7M . though I think some have queried that ,If it were that it would be greater than last season which was said to be

£2.5M. although they may have recouped a portion of that as Clarke left In Jan .
 

Astute

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All managers should be given time to get their own players in and get them to play the systems that they want them to. This then gives you an idea on how competent they are. How many players are at our club that were not signed by SP? How many players have we signed since he came to our club?

We have seen his plan A. Either it will not work or the players he has brought in are shit. He doesn't seem to have a plan B. We are playing games without even getting a shot on target FFS. Some of us celebrate a clean sheet. Some of us keep going on about not spending money on players as a reason for being shit. Most clubs don't spend money on signing players in Division 3. We are looking at signing Madine permanently. Most clubs in Division 3 would love a player like him. The main reason we are not getting hammered most games is that our opponents do not have a decent striker.

I don't want to see SP go. But for the future of our club he needs to go. The supporters at his last club told us that he is good at using youth players. But he makes poor signings and poor decisions. Nothing has changed. So something needs to change ASAP before it is too late. I hate my club being in Division 3. And I thought the idea of getting out of Division 3 was to get promoted. There is a chance of getting out of Division 3 this season. But not the way we all want.
 

letsallsingtogether

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I'd give the job to Tim Fisher.
Surly can't fuck up all he touches.
 

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