Huddersfield after Pressley (3 Viewers)

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stupot07

stupot07

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Mary_Mungo_Midge said:
It's not nitpicking. You're mocking the Telegraph for fabricating or embellishing the story as it's without foundation; I'm telling you that as he's favourite in the betting - as you mention in your first post - it is with foundation. Our manager is favourite for a vacant role. That's news worthy in the sports section, surely?
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Oh ok. We're not allowed to mock the telegraph? Great #bringbackcitybutdontevermockus

Oh and the article doesn't even mention odds, just that it "understands they could go for Pressley"

It's not like they said 'pressley emerges as an early bookies favourite"..
 
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SkyBlue_Bear83

SkyBlue_Bear83

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Mary_Mungo_Midge said:
It's not nitpicking. You're mocking the Telegraph for fabricating or embellishing the story as it's without foundation; I'm telling you that as he's favourite in the betting - as you mention in your first post - it is with foundation. Our manager is favourite for a vacant role. That's news worthy in the sports section, surely?
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Literally the only thing linking Pressley with the Huddersfield other than the telegraph article is the betting odds which are rarely accurate this early on.

Yet the telegraph use words like 'expected to target Pressley'
'It is understood that Huddersfield chairman Dean Hoyle has earmarked Pressley as a prime candidate'

I very much doubt the Huddersfield chairman has even given it much thought yet as to who the replacement will be, they've taken all this from the fact he is the early favourite
 
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robbiethemole

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If he walks, who would be the best choice of replacement??? I favour McDermott or (dare I say it) Neil Warnock !!!

(body armour and blast helmet on.................bring on the abuse,bitches:slap:)
 
covmark

covmark

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robbiethemole said:
If he walks, who would be the best choice of replacement??? I favour McDermott or (dare I say it) Neil Warnock !!!

(body armour and blast helmet on.................bring on the abuse,bitches:slap:)
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Who would want it more to the point. You would need to have a screw loose to join this shitfest. I'd go for Warnock too though.
 
Paxman II

Paxman II

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Well I'm a little surprised the fact Robbins walked from us at the chance of more money (can't blame him) and away from the nonsense that was going on with SISU at the time to enjoy a better opportunity has somewhat backfired now! He is out of a job. Football is a fickle old game.
As for Pressley going there? Doubt that very much. What exactly has Pressley achieved so far that would make them come hunting our manager again? There are far too many good candidate ahead of him I'm afraid. Billy Davies and many more spring to mind....
 
Grendel

Grendel

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Mary_Mungo_Midge said:
It's not nitpicking. You're mocking the Telegraph for fabricating or embellishing the story as it's without foundation; I'm telling you that as he's favourite in the betting - as you mention in your first post - it is with foundation. Our manager is favourite for a vacant role. That's news worthy in the sports section, surely?
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He's favourite in the betting due to press speculation for the same reason wilder was favourite last time,
 
Mary_Mungo_Midge

Mary_Mungo_Midge

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Grendel said:
He's favourite in the betting due to press speculation for the same reason wilder was favourite last time,
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I see. So, you've got some demographic evidence to support that he's favourite with Sky - a bookie of national prominence - due to an article in a local Coventry paper; and this is all due to the people of Binley and Earlsdon 'lumping on'?
 
mark82

mark82

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Not sure SP will be anywhere near this. I predict he won't be our manager come the end of the season but suspect it will not be because he's moved upwards. Just think he may become a scapegoat for a much weaker squad and poor results as the season progresses. Hope I'm wrong though.
 
Grendel

Grendel

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Mary_Mungo_Midge said:
I see. So, you've got some demographic evidence to support that he's favourite with Sky - a bookie of national prominence - due to an article in a local Coventry paper; and this is all due to the people of Binley and Earlsdon 'lumping on'?
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Chris wilder was odds in favourite as fronted by an article in the telegraph and he want even approached.
 
skybluetony176

skybluetony176

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mark82 said:
Not sure SP will be anywhere near this. I predict he won't be our manager come the end of the season but suspect it will not be because he's moved upwards. Just think he may become a scapegoat for a much weaker squad and poor results as the season progresses. Hope I'm wrong though.
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I wouldn't be surprised.
 
Grendel

Grendel

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mark82 said:
Not sure SP will be anywhere near this. I predict he won't be our manager come the end of the season but suspect it will not be because he's moved upwards. Just think he may become a scapegoat for a much weaker squad and poor results as the season progresses. Hope I'm wrong though.
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Certainly if we were back at the Ricoh Pressley will be odds I'm to be gone by the end of the season. Some fans love crushing ineptitude but not someone with intelligence and strategy thinking.

Remember last time round some idiots wanted bobby Gould, the only clown who ran thorn close, back in charge.
 
spider_ricoh

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mark82 said:
Not sure SP will be anywhere near this. I predict he won't be our manager come the end of the season but suspect it will not be because he's moved upwards. Just think he may become a scapegoat for a much weaker squad and poor results as the season progresses. Hope I'm wrong though.
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I agree with this, and have in fact predicted to other City fans.. if the worst happens, my vote would be for Thorn. He was the best manager we've had, goign back to Jimmy Hill
 
mrtrench

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mark82 said:
Not sure SP will be anywhere near this. I predict he won't be our manager come the end of the season but suspect it will not be because he's moved upwards. Just think he may become a scapegoat for a much weaker squad and poor results as the season progresses. Hope I'm wrong though.
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If you are right let's hope he leaves for Huddersfield pronto then. Is now the right time to say that I don't rate Pressley that highly? I think he got lucky with the players he inherited - but when you look at the side he's build himself they are poor.
 
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Noggin

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You can't judge presley on his signings, The budget for wages is probably about 20% of the wage budget from when he started, combine that with us not looking like a team that will challenge, playing at sixfields in front of tiny crowds and the club being in total turmoil, hes had an exceptionally difficult time building a squad.
 
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mrtrench

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Can I judge Thorn and Robins by their signings? Because they faced similar constraints. This must be obvious, why else would the players who do well want to leave asap?
 
mrtrench

mrtrench

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I agree with spider_ricoh. Thorn was building a good side, his signings were not shite like Pressley's and he was treated appallingly.
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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You could argue that Thorn set the way for Pressley, blooding players early and suffering for their mistakes. Pressley then reaped the rewards once they'd matured.
 
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Noggin

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mrtrench said:
Can I judge Thorn and Robins by their signings? Because they faced similar constraints. This must be obvious, why else would the players who do well want to leave asap?
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Neither faced anything like the same constraints, we have cut our budget by 60% this year, the fact we decimated our squad last year too means its fair to assume that was at least a 50% cut, that takes us to 20% of what we were when Robins left at best, neither of them had to deal with attracting players to play in front of 2k fans at sixfields.

Both Thorn and Robins had very difficult jobs with important players sold out from under them and some difficult and unfair constraints I absolutely agree but when Robins left it was more because it was obvious things were about to go to hell rather than because they had, what Pressley has experienced has been an order of magnitude worse imo. When we lost McGoldrick Robins was able to quickly bring in Leon Clarke, When we lost Clarke Pressley had an immensely difficult time trying to get any sort of a decent player to come and replace him.
 
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RoboCCFC90

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The CT's article regarding Huddersfield is designed to attract attention and from the state of some of the posts on this thread I would say it's worked..

By the way Grendel is right, Chris Wilder, Paul Ince and Dennis Wise are managers who were heavily linked yet never appointed..

Huddersfield will want someone who can come in and work under their conditions, Pressley isn't that type of manager.
 
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