Thanks Kev - but is a new manager needed?

[Wingnut]

Of course. When it continues there's food for thought.
But some of the postings want Maher gone now, despite all that's gone before.
On that premise, Man City should be sacking Pep with only three wins from the last seven, not counting the Salford FA Cup thrashing.

There is no comparison between the two is there pep can get who he likes

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Of course. When it continues there's food for thought.
But some of the postings want Maher gone now, despite all that's gone before.
On that premise, Man City should be sacking Pep with only three wins from the last seven, not counting the Salford FA Cup thrashing.

Pep has won 18 trophies with City.

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

The squad is ****e And the board can't invest in to it atm

No idea what sacking the NL 23/24 manager of the season will achieve

Do you really think a club that can't afford to invest in to the team will have the money to sack Maher and bring in an improved manager?

Strap in, see what the summer brings in terms of investment (if any) and then judge Maher. He's yet to have a transfer window where he can sign who he wants (which will be the same for anyone who replaces him)

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Notice the poll figure has gone up to 33.3 per cent today.Before Sat it was below a third.

 

[Holy Joe]

They are not bottom because of Moncur. His arrival there has sparked things up but almost certainly too late to save them. We never got the best out of him because of Maher's deadbeat tactics.

No they're bottom because of the style of football they're playing that is allowing Moncur to score

 

[blues exile]

Surely it is blatantly obvious for all to see that Maher is not the coach to get us back to the EFL. No amount of excuses can keep being trotted out. He needs to go now. It would be folly for COSU to keep faith in him or to allow any more signings with him in charge. His shortcomings - inflexibilty, negativity, playing favourites regardless of form, lack of proactivity during a game, questionable use and timings of substitutions, berating players during a game who don't stick religiously to the plan etc etc are on display in every game and never more so than yesterday.

 

[Danshrimp1]

"A Day in the life" for us and Kev

August 9th- Blues become most popular bet to win league
August 20th Mayer confirms Blues have talent to hurt most teams
August 22nd Mayer heaps praise on Waldron
August 30th Mayer says will stay loyal to these players
Sept 5th Mayer says squad l is ight in numbers trying to add to squad "Weve got to work extra hard at it to get bodies in"
Sept 9th MacCauley Bonne signs
Sept 19th Mayer says" We will get it right and I will get it right
Sept 2oth Mayer says you look at our squad right now, its short but we will get it right. Well look to get ,bodies in We have the staff here. " Its a results business the Blues boss said and I saw a stat t that says we make the least most subs in the league
Oct 2nd Moncur confirms Blues are close to clicking soon
Oct 12th " I still want to add 2 or 3 but its a difficult market says Mayer
Oct 27th Mayer praises Bridge after landmark display
Oct 28th Bridge certain Blues best is yet to come
Oct 31st Morton says he wont get carried away with his best ever run ( 4 games in a row )
Nov 5th Husin sets big target for the season
Nov 8th New Cosu investor Shivas Gulati joins
Nov 12th Blues defender staying upbeat despite defeats
Nov 18th Blues Boss pleased to welcome back Cav Miley
Dec 4th Bonne on the importance of evolving his game, In form Morton more confident Blues are becoming more consistent
Dec 6th Crowther aims for more celebrations
Dec 6th " Kev opens up on search for new signings , frustrated in attempts to add to squad, " Weve tried " Weve got a transfer Committee, Data will play a part , Need to sort out how its going t to work Mayer says we want to add at the right time
Dec12th Scott Morriss and Cav back Blues to bounce back ,
Dec 18th Taylor aims to show Blues Progress at York City
Jan 10 Mayer says " People have got to step up
More recently
"Weve got to get players in to improve us long term We are talking and we are trying
In Talks with potential new signings , got to go through the right channels
We need to strengthen. Barnet have done that ever so well ! We need to do the same"

Who's Mayer??

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Pep has won 18 trophies with City.

That's the point!
He's been a success, and in a lesser way taking an embargoed club to the very last day for a play-off place is equally commendable. And yet, tongue-in-cheek away fans have taken to telling Pep in recent games he's getting sacked in the morning, lol!

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

There is no comparison between the two is there pep can get who he likes

Actually, there is if we're talking recent results as opposed to budgets.

 

[blues exile]

That's the point!
He's been a success, and in a lesser way taking an embargoed club to the very last day for a play-off place is equally commendable. And yet, tongue-in-cheek away fans have taken to telling Pep in recent games he's getting sacked in the morning, lol!

How you can even begin to compare Maher's record in any way shape or form with Guardiola's? How can 'a lesser way' be 'equally commendable'?

 

[Fitz]

The unfortunate truth is that we have had to trade any hope of promotion in the next 5-10 years in return for the benefit of survival as a Club.
Massively depressing when you consider we have a larger average attendance than many League One clubs, and are routinely getting penetrated by clubs with Isthmian League followings. Many more years of this mediocre crap to come I'm afraid.

I am not sure that is sustainable. If we don’t show ambition, interest and crowds will drift. I already see a reduction in season ticket holders next year. This is an entertainment and results business, standard business models will not work.

 

[Tampa Blue]

Ticket revenue is unlikely to be effected this season as so many of us, me included, have season tickets.

Next season will be telling as I suspect that the euphoria of new owners will have long since passed and it will be interesting to see what the season ticket sales will be.

After decades of having a season ticket, if things continue unabated, then it is extremely unlikely that I will renew mine and I say that with an extremely heavy heart

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

How you can even begin to compare Maher's record in any way shape or form with Guardiola's? How can 'a lesser way' be 'equally commendable'?

...because one's comparing success.
If you can spend bazillions, you've got a head start, but you've still got to deliver.
If you're hamstrung in every which way and still bring relative success, it's a different but lesser version of the same thing.

 

[meerkat54]

Notice the poll figure has gone up to 33.3 per cent today.Before Sat it was below a third.

Yes correct, the longer these performances on the pitch continue. The more will fall off the fence onto Kev out.
Think Kev will get the summer though to do transfers . But I’m not convinced we are the so called big club that the better players want to come to.

 

[WestyReturns]

...because one's comparing success.
If you can spend bazillions, you've got a head start, but you've still got to deliver.
If you're hamstrung in every which way and still bring relative success, it's a different but lesser version of the same thing.

Foden wouldn't get a look in if Maher was there. KDB would be b****cked for playing risky balls and banned from shooting outside the 6 yard box. Barnardo Silva would be blasted for making forward runs not getting back quick enough.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Foden wouldn't get a look in if Maher was there. KDB would be b****cked for playing risky balls and banned from shooting outside the 6 yard box. Barnardo Silva would be blasted for making forward runs not getting back quick enough.

I like your style! It's almost a pity we'll never find out...

 

[stewart]

The squad is ****e And the board can't invest in to it atm

No idea what sacking the NL 23/24 manager of the season will achieve

Do you really think a club that can't afford to invest in to the team will have the money to sack Maher and bring in an improved manager?

Strap in, see what the summer brings in terms of investment (if any) and then judge Maher. He's yet to have a transfer window where he can sign who he wants (which will be the same for anyone who replaces him)

Thats the exact reason i said make Currie the interim manager for the remainder of the season ,lets see how he performs . With the same set of players

 

[Essex Exile]

As a home game is a 350mile round trip for me obviously I don’t get to as many as I’d like to.

Last season was 7 home games with the rest of the home and away games being watched on NLTV.

This season I started watching all games on DAZN at a tenner a pop, with the absolute dross we’ve been playing I stopped wasting my money on that and since November have been listening to games on BBC Essex but even that’s getting to the point where it’s a waste of 2 hours of my life with the same dreary tactics, poor team selections and baffling substitutions being served up week after week.

Surely there must be one among the 3 amigos who should be coming out and saying this isn’t working we need to change it round instead of thinking don’t worry lads stick with it coz it will work this week.

At this rate it will be a long time before I consider another 350 mile round trip………….mind you I’ve tentatively got my fingers crossed for another Wembley day out

 

[Sherif H]

Actually hilarious that people are still using the departure of Kensdale and Cardwell as a justification for playing like a side that has already been relegated.

 

[annie1954]

Actually hilarious that people are still using the departure of Kensdale and Cardwell as a justification for playing like a side that has already been relegated.

I wondered why we lost 3 nil yesterday so that explains everything those two leaving the club