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Confirmed Statement from 'Peter & Craig"

Confirmed Statement from 'Peter & Craig"

Meldrew's Ghost said:
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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It will be a consensus to get the club through the next couple of weeks and limit the damage.
It's all business decisions.
 
dexys111 said:
www.pnefc.net

Club Statement: A Message From Craig And Peter

In tough times the club management is paid to take tough decisions, not easy decisions.
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Condescending bollocks as per usual. First and foremost get this fucking charlatan Ridsdale out of our club, swiftly afterwards Lowe. Get this little club mentality thrown out of the club for good. Our budget doesn't match up to a lot of the division, great, stop crying about it and look at how we can competently give ourselves an advantage. First step, appoint someone who isn't a self preserving dinosaur with a vision to lead the club forward from above. Secondly a coach/manager who is tactically astute. Would be a great start. This defeatist mentality needs slinging, ASAP.
 
The inevitable has happened, around 6 weeks later than I thought would be the case at the start of the season.

I’m sure I’ll be peppered with abuse from the usual suspects, but I suspect the reality is that RL is gone. We can afford to do it, Chelsea away in the FA Cup is worth circa £800k, that was not in the budget. The transfer fees re: Osmajic and Mads are almost irrelevant from a ffp perspective as they are spread over the course of their contracts.

PR is a disgrace. RL is an arrogant moron whom is out of his depth, PR has thrown him to the wolves as a sacrificial lamb on Boxing Day to save his own skin. RL’s interview after the Swansea game was enough to demonstrate he was done. If only Kathryn was interested in or understood anything about football….
 
Silverback said:
Dreaded for whom?
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Not sure if you have a similar thing in the US, but 9 times out of 10 the chairman/owner of a club coming out publicly and backing their manager or head coach is followed by that manager leaving a few games later - it's happened enough for the idea of being given "the vote of confidence" is like a kiss of death.

Personally, I think it's the worst thing a club could do in this situation. More often than not the fans want the change to happen and this change confirms the club don't intend to, the pressure on the manager is intensified rather than relieved because it's like getting a formal written warning from your boss, the directors put themselves in a position where they may have to perform a U-turn and more of the season is eaten away at with someone in charge who all of the players know probably isn't going to be there for much longer.

Hence why the right thing to do for everyone is to just get him gone.
 
MattPNE17 said:
Not sure if you have a similar thing in the US, but 9 times out of 10 the chairman/owner of a club coming out publicly and backing their manager or head coach is followed by that manager leaving a few games later - it's happened enough for the idea of being given "the vote of confidence" is like a kiss of death.

Personally, I think it's the worst thing a club could do in this situation. More often than not the fans want the change to happen and this change confirms the club don't intend to, the pressure on the manager is intensified rather than relieved because it's like getting a formal written warning from your boss, the directors put themselves in a position where they may have to perform a U-turn and more of the season is eaten away at with someone in charge who all of the players know probably isn't going to be there for much longer.

Hence why the right thing to do for everyone is to just get him gone.
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Yeah, we have the same thing and I get it. My post was a bit tongue in cheek. And, given how slowly PNE historically is to get rid of underperforming managers, we are in for a dreadful period as fans until the change is made.
 
Dreyfuss said:
When Lowe is potted - and it's certainly when, not if - Ridsdale should certainly depart at the same time. We need fresh, modern ideas.

We have no club identity on or off the pitch, because it's all based around doing the bare minimum. There's no long term strategy at all.

The football has been complete dross for 4+ years under three different managers. Yet we continue to renew contracts of players who don't deserve them.

Results matter but performances do too. The current brand of football is unwatchable drivel that will never get a championship team promoted.

We need to sweep away the depressing mindset that our clubs ambition starts and ends at achieving a midtable finish.

We need to stop rewarding mediocrity.
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100 per cent this (and it saved me typing out exactly the same sentiments). 👏👏👏
 
JK said:
We all know Lowe isn't going to turn it around & will get sacked.

They just don't want the cost yet.

I think they believe that the anger is limited to social media... the possible toxicity on Tuesday will be on them.
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Quite ironic that they go on about social media yet RL has said over and over he doesn’t do social media.

I’d be more concerned about how much stick he got walking to the tunnel against Watford!!

Maybe they fucked off 20 mins early and missed it too.
 
Soapy said:
It will be a consensus to get the club through the next couple of weeks and limit the damage.
It's all business decisions.
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Maybe if we are lucky it is a delaying tactic.
Maybe the sale of the club is secretly going through.
Maybe the deals to rid the club of Ridders and Lowey are taking a bit longer than thought before the new guys will sign off on the deal.
Maybe there is a Santa Clause after all.
Maybe I should stop taking these happy pills. 😜
 
Was chatting to a chap last night about how when you went to a game you knew what to expect, like David Ayres on the wing, Fuller up front, McKenna mid field with Gregan etc etc ..players performing week after week, knowing their roles....nowadays its just hopeless and seemingly without any plan.
 
beagleman said:
Was chatting to a chap last night about how when you went to a game you knew what to expect, like David Ayres on the wing, Fuller up front, McKenna mid field with Gregan etc etc ..players performing week after week, knowing their roles....nowadays its just hopeless and seemingly without any plan.
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That is probably because we have a squad of players that has but a few who are really up to the required standard.

That is probably due to the fact that we have a manager who is out of his depth.

That is probably due to the fact that we have a guy doing the day to day running of the club who is past his best and even at his best he wasn't up to it.

That is probably due to the fact that we are owned by a conglomerate from the Isle of Man that is probably less than ten percent interested in football and probably in Preston as a whole.

Maybe one day the stars will align and it will be our turn.
 
The statement in itself is metaphorically indicating a board that is burying it's head in the sand. How long will the dreaded vote of confidence last?

All the underlying statistics and eye test which we can all see show a team devoid of confidence, shipping goals and poor in creating attacking opportunities. We are significantly outperforming in the league table but even that is sliding to familiar territory with a view only to get worse.

What can arrest the slide?

Maybe they buy the hyperbole and are too far gone.

Are they planning a huge January transfer window under Ryan Lowe to create the "brand" of defend with four and attack with six he envisaged from day one. No way on earth this back three can deliver a platform to make it work at the moment. If there is a huge overhaul defensively, we have the attacking players to have a right good go at implementing this mythical brand. We won't sit as deep and therefore play higher up the pitch.

Any manager we get will have to work with these defenders until they can ship them out, we need a manager with more tactical nous who can work with what we have and who is honest rather than full of hyperbole.
 
Ron Burgundy said:
Question though JK, in your profession (mental health) if someone came into your office and started telling you how to do your job and telling you what you have done wrong would you at some point question their credentials to backup what they’re saying?

Or am I allowed to come and tell you how to do your job without having the relevant qualifications to back it up?

Because if you get offended by what Lowe said you would say I am allowed to do that.

Let’s just have people without maths GCSE’s telling chartered accountants what to do and being allowed to get offended when it doesn’t add up.
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I'm not a mechanic, but I know if my car doesn't start then there is something wrong with it. I'm not an electrician, but I know if the TV doesn't switch on then there is something wrong with it. In both cases I don't need a qualification to be able to state the obvious.

What is obvious right now is that we are in freefall and Lowe doesn't have a clue how to stop it. Are you saying I need a qualification in order to make that statement?
 
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