Mowbray Until End Of The Season (11 Viewers)

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LB87ccfc

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Can't win 4yrs wrong and so is 14 games according to many on hear, just don't get it!

Great work by the owners and Steve Waggott and a sensible decision to review the situation at the end of the season.

Very Best of Luck Tony, let's hope ALL supporters unite and get behind you, your staff & the players! PUSB
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Fuck off.
 
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John_Silletts_Nose

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Given that it is a short term assignment, at least initially, it sounds more of a head coach role rather than manager.

He will have to work with what he has, can request additional players but Waggott is the manager controlling the finances and the signings (as he did previously)
 
Hobo

Hobo

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Grendel said:
I would suspect this is a clause by Mowbray - if we do get relegated it gives him a get out of jail option - if not he can then sit down and thrash out a longer deal on his terms.

Whatever people say his pedigree is pretty high for a club like us.
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I think you have called this about right Grendel, especially as we approached him rather than him applying for the post. I think it also reflects the limitations of the budget at the club.

My concern about this appointment, is he will start making progress...then he will be off to bigger and better things.
 
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steveecov

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matesx said:
the more you think about it the more it makes sense from Mowbray's standpoint

if he keeps us up (which im sure he will) it puts him in a strong position
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I believe Hockaday would have kept us up.

Hell I always thought we'd survive.

It was the owners who blinked first.
 
skybluepm2

skybluepm2

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I imagine this will be one of the 1st questions asked by the Press in the forthcoming Press Conference. I just hope that TM answers instead of Waggott, who will no doubt answer in true Tim Fisher-esque riddler style!
 
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LB87ccfc

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Ridicolous - so if keeps us up wins say 9/14 - another club comes sniffing and he fucks off elsewhere, if he does not so well and we go down, then we are not tied in, but he WOULD of been the right man to bring us straight back up.

Honestly I think something might be bubbling away here and he A chose to have a temporary deal and see how we go / see what he thinks of the club , is he the right fit, can he get on with sisu / waggott etc etc, or B - sisu have completely lost the plot and might be gearing up for a sale - we can wish.
 
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SkyBlueSid

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Skyblue4u said:
Or he turns us around and waits for a better offer from another club next season
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What is more likely is that, whether we stay up or go down, Mowbray will realise what sort of people he is dealing with in Seppala, Fisher & Waggott, and we won't see his arse for dust.
 
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Sky Blue Dal

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Grendel said:
I would suspect this is a clause by Mowbray - if we do get relegated it gives him a get out of jail option - if not he can then sit down and thrash out a longer deal on his terms.

Whatever people say his pedigree is pretty high for a club like us.
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Agree plus SISU would not able to afford his wages in a longer contract if we went down to L2 with him being our manager. Would not be justified.

They are carrying out there due diligence which is a sensible approach.
 
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Paddy9239

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Only win for us is if we go down we can get someone cheaper. Other than that, he keeps us up is back in the game, snapped up by someone else? Great manager on paper for an average league one team. Worries me this.

looking forward to tonight anyhow, players should be looking to impress!
 
Otis

Otis

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Grendel said:
I would suspect this is a clause by Mowbray - if we do get relegated it gives him a get out of jail option - if not he can then sit down and thrash out a longer deal on his terms.

Whatever people say his pedigree is pretty high for a club like us.
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Yep. Agree with this. Would say this is down to Mowbray rather than the club.
 
skybluebeduff

skybluebeduff

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LB87ccfc said:
Ridicolous - so if keeps us up wins say 9/14 - another club comes sniffing and he fucks off elsewhere, if he does not so well and we go down, then we are not tied in, but he WOULD of been the right man to bring us straight back up.

Honestly I think something might be bubbling away here and he A chose to have a temporary deal and see how we go / see what he thinks of the club , is he the right fit, can he get on with sisu / waggott etc etc, or B - sisu have completely lost the plot and might be gearing up for a sale - we can wish.
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It all points towards them selling up. And i'm sticking with that, SISU are leaving, they're paving a way for new owners to take over whats left.
 
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steveecov

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Wonder, do the bookies have to pay out on such a short term appointment Guessing they must. Knew when I awoke, there was a shock in store.
 
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mrbluesky87

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1 and a half year deal would have been more sensible surely?

Guide us to safety this season and then a full season to see what he can do? Surely you just put clauses in to the contract in case of relegation but you don't announce to the world he is a free agent in the summer so that if he wins 10 out of 14 games, another club take him off our hands and we are back at square 1 looking for piss pot manager for next season.
 
matesx

matesx

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we are back at square 1 looking for piss pot manager for next season

what drivel
 
sw88

sw88

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I think it's honourable of him to commit to the short term cause. Why would he commit to longer knowing we may yet be in league 2 next year? Is that where he wants to be?

This way he can see what conditions he will be working under, and the powers that be can see him at work, albeit with not many tools to work with; he'll have to work with existing playing staff, can't be much remit to bring in loan players, the free transfer window to sign free players must close soon (sure it's March time), and he'll get to see what the coming-out-of-contract players have going for them incase he stays longer and has to be the decision maker on their future

Good Luck Tony!!
 
SkyBlue_Bear83

SkyBlue_Bear83

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steveecov said:
Wonder, do the bookies have to pay out on such a short term appointment Guessing they must. Knew when I awoke, there was a shock in store.
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Yes I think so, one site says it will be paid out to any manager who is in charge for 10 games or more regardless of whether he is a caretaker or otherwise.
 
standupforcity

standupforcity

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I suspect this is a very shrewd move by Mowbray for all the obvious reasons, and he has nothing to lose. He's an old campaigner with loads of gravitas, and he's not going to be pushed around. I like it...someone else dictating the rules, if that is indeed what's happened. Can't be sure of course, but it's different that's for sure, and it isn't sisu's style!
 
duffer

duffer

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It's a double-edged sword this, as with all short-term contracts. If he does well, there's every chance that he goes elsewhere and we're looking again.

Saying that, even if he's signed a four-year deal there's the possibility of poaching - it's just that it seems more likely to be temporary in these circumstances imho.

Everything about the club seems temporary at the moment - the manager, half the squad, even the ground - nothing is tied down for more than a year or two. It doesn't really feel like the actions of an owner intent on building something at CCFC...
 
hill83

hill83

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It is what it is. Not ideal but I assume it works for both parties.

Great chance for a whinge though. Let's go.
 
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Steve.B50

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Makes sense to me.
Keep us up and negotiate new contract.

Lets just get behind him and the team.


Ok, off to Barnsley now !!
 
Mild-Mannered Janitor

Mild-Mannered Janitor

Kindest Bloke on CCFC / Maker of CCFC Dreams
That Waggot and SISU are pure genius and have finally worked out that the long term managers continually fail where as Robins, Black etc on short term appointments have the most succesful track records so we now engaged on employing 4 managers a year but for just 12-14 highly focussed performance related games

Personally, if I were TM, I wouldnt have taken a contract past that point - fail and he loses very little, succeed and he will be able to negotiate a better personal deal for keeping us up or be made a better offer by a team coming down or another in the champ/L1
I am not sure it is SISU that have wanted just a short term appointment but they probably have no choice if he is the man they want.
 
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skyblueref

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chiefdave said:
Which one of these applies:

he's here with the job of keeping us up and they've agreed an extension if he does
someone else is lined up but can't come in until the end of the season
SISU are off in the summer
SISU don't have a clue what they are doing
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I know we all hope, but I do think SISU might be off in the Summer :D
 
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LB87ccfc

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New Coventry City boss Tony Mowbray says the Sky Blues are in a false position and is confident he can guide them out of relegation trouble.
The 51-year-old former West Bromwich Albion, Celtic and Middlesbrough boss was today unveiled as the Sky Blues’ 12th manager since they dropped out of the Premier League.
Speaking exclusively to the Coventry Telegraph, Mowbray - who has signed a deal to the end of the season - knows his first task is to ensure City pull clear of the threat of relegation.
[h=3][/h]“I see it personally as a great opportunity to take over a club that is in a false position,” said the man who earned rave reviews for the way he inspired the Baggies’ promotion drive in 2008.
“We’ve obviously got to get through these next 14 games and if that can be achieved then I would like to think it’s a club that can be repositioned where it should be.
“It’s obviously been an under-performing and under-achieving club. I’ve managed in the Midlands and played against Coventry City and felt what the stadium is like when there’s a big crowd in.
[h=3]Live: Coventry City appoint Tony Mowbray as manager - reaction and analysis[/h]Although Mowbray has been out of the game for the last 14 months since leaving the Riverside, he remains as ambitious as ever.
“I’ve been on a sabbatical after a tough job at Middlebrough but I have been ready to get back into the game over the last few months,” he said.
“We all want to manage at the top level and I want to one day be managing back in the Premier League. I did it in the Midlands before and I’ve managed in the Champions League and Europa League.
“Do I want to be at the bottom of League One? No, but is there an opportunity to take the club and achieve something."
 
ajsccfc

ajsccfc

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Our last two managers have been one let go after signing a long-term contract, and another who just walked off. If Mowbray is planning to use us to get his name out there again, it means he'll have to do well and there's more honesty in what's essentially an elongated trial period.

Contracts largely mean shit in football.
 
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