Alan Dugdales Moustache
Well-Known Member
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.
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.