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Confirmed Statement from 'Peter & Craig"

Confirmed Statement from 'Peter & Craig"

JK said:
They will be praying to heaven above that Ryan manages to turn it around over the next few games to save them from a pay off to both him and his staff

I believe they have underestimated the anger and frustration of the fan base and think if he did win a couple of games everything would be forgotten.

The fact Peter refers to social media is part of that narrative that they think its a small number of vocal fans who have had enough - they are wrong.

As someone else said - the easy decision is to keep him, no pay off, no recruitment costs, business as usual so to speak.

It is inevitable he will end up being sacked, deep down they probably know that but instead have taken the decision to hope for a miracle on Tuesday.

If I am wrong and it is just a delay tactic whilst they line their ducks up, then they would have been better off saying nothing.

I hope we get that miracle because the alternative is unthinkable of how toxic Deepdale may become.
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All managers get the sack eventually.I think CH & PR have done the right thing .
It gives RL a very slim chance to turn things round but crucially also gives them valuable time to decide what they expect from a new coach ( style )
Christmas & new year is a real bad time to replace a manager.
Early January is the perfect time to replace Lowe .
Think we can all be patient for 2 or 3 weeks .
 
Terry flemings left foot said:
any bets ridsdale does not turn up tuesday, goes down in history as one of the few men in football despised by 2 sets of fans !
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People like him have no qualms about putting themselves out there and up front, in fact those sort of personalities thrive on it.
He has absolutely no sense of empathy for our fans, let alone those he left 20 years ago (or whatever).
 
bowlandwhites said:
I think CH & PR have done the right thing .
It gives RL a very slim chance to turn things round but crucially also gives them valuable time to decide what they expect from a new coach ( style )
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What makes you think they care about how we play?

I'd happily argue that the fact they've kept him around in spite of the atrocious stuff we've been playing is as big a sign as any that they literally don't give a fuck about the style of play - as long as it wins.
bowlandwhites said:
Early January is the perfect time to replace Lowe .
Think we can all be patient for 2 or 3 weeks .
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Waiting until January to do what we all know is inevitable is literally the worst thing we could do.

"Let's let the man we have doubts about take charge of a few more matches and ruin our season a little bit more, then either let him or a caretaker manager take charge of our big day out away at Stamford Bridge, and then give the incoming manager less than half of the January transfer window at best to assess the playing squad, complete any potential new signings and ship out anyone they don't fancy."

How is that the "perfect" time?

Reading between the lines, this club statement does nothing but attempt to excuse the lack of action and spin it as "trying to be brave and stick by Lowe" when in reality it's Ridsdale and Hemmings taking the cowards way out, sticking their fingers in their ears and closing their eyes. You've absolutely lapped it up.
 
Ando60 said:
I think if you read between the lines, they are giving him the Xmas period ….

The next to last paragraph contains the words “ at this stage…. “

He will be gone after the Sunderland game
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Agree this - treat as a written warning.
An owner who has ploughed not inconsiderable money into players will not condone them being devalued as much as they appear to be/ or being forced into a fire sale that Div 1 would bring. So subliminal message to Lowe… fix it or else.
Message to owners from me > the defence needs reinforced at the Jan transfer window. The negative goal difference speaks for itself. Now whether Lowe is the correct man to fix these deficiencies or another - is an entirely other matter!
 
Sid Snot said:
Team selection was, indeed, questionable last night. To bring Woodbum on for the last four minutes was shocking. I appreciate he wasn't directly involved in Swansea's winner but I wouldn't have bitched if he'd brought Woodman on to play as a defensive midfielder for those four minutes.

Talk about slaps in the faces to all Nobbers, he certainly achieved that in spades last night.
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Woodburn should not be seen in a first team game again. Lowe continue selecting the likes of him will be your undoing . Dreadful choice of player to bring on. I agree
 
twickerspne said:
Woodburn should not be seen in a first team game again. Lowe continue selecting the likes of him will be your undoing . Dreadful choice of player to bring on. I agree
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The amount of times he is brought on to make an 'appearance' with little or no chance of having any impact on the game - not withstanding that many of us think he couldn't anyway - just beggars belief.
I don't think its even cynical to think that something untoward is happening in respect of his bonus/appearance money and link to the same Lowe agency.
There's a smell about it!
 
Don’t you know pump it up,
Ryan’s boys are going up.

Hope we lance Leeds, and it all pays off.

Would relieve some pressure and give us all a good Xmas.
 
IanBogie9 said:
Don’t you know pump it up,
Ryan’s boys are going up.

Hope we lance Leeds, and it all pays off.

Would relieve some pressure and give us all a good Xmas.
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So that we'd have won what, 4 games in 15? Not sure a scabby win against Leeds fixes anything frankly.
 
Aqueous said:
So that we'd have won what, 4 games in 15? Not sure a scabby win against Leeds fixes anything frankly.
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Maybe doesn't fix any longer term scenario, but like it or not, it will give him a stay of execution,
IF we beat Leeds the hiearchy will see it as not being too far off, and i can see him lasting the Season.
And that's saying how i think it will be, rather than how i would like it to be.
 
twickerspne said:
Agree this - treat as a written warning.
An owner who has ploughed not inconsiderable money into players will not condone them being devalued as much as they appear to be/ or being forced into a fire sale that Div 1 would bring. So subliminal message to Lowe… fix it or else.
Message to owners from me > the defence needs reinforced at the Jan transfer window. The negative goal difference speaks for itself. Now whether Lowe is the correct man to fix these deficiencies or another - is an entirely other matter!
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Spot on.
A very formal written warning.
I would expect the club to be working on a list of replacements and just maybe Tony Mowbray fancies for once Christmas with his family or the announcement could have been very different.
No one likes to see a manager removed as this indicates failure , however the owners have a point, we have seen some poor refereeing decisions, including failure to get the basics right of whether it is a corner or goal kick etc, etc. Yes other clubs get bad decisions, but this season we have had more than our fair share and clearly there needs to be some ‘levelling up’. I would expect the club to be making strong representations to the referees body to as a minimum, seek an improvement in the standard of officials for our matches.
 
I don't think that the decision of whether or not to sack the manager is in the hands of Peter and Craig.

It would have significant, unbudgeted costs, and as such will be in the hands of someone who has no love for the club. I think she will have told P & C "Get your man to make it work."
 
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