[cite]Posted By: forzajuve_27[/cite]I've been thinking the last few days would the attitude of the fans and the board if we didn't get promoted this year be: 'It's Chris Powell so never mind lets just give it another go next season'. However for me Powell or not anything but promotion would be an abject failure in my eyes and I would hope that this wouldn't be the thinking, I still firmly believe that player for player we have one of the best teams in the league so I don't see no reason why we can't go up at all.
I think as I and others have said, you have to look at not expecting CP to work miracles immediately. We can have a great argument about the merits of the current squad. Personally having seen the way we played against Swindon, and against Bristol Rovers, I don't think the squad is go enough, even though there are half a dozen players who could cut it in the Championship.
Experience with Leeds and Norwich have shown thus far that strong teams in this Division, can with minor enhancements, challenge at the next level. We need to be in that position. Crawling up and then completely rebuilding in the Championship is fraught with risk. The better way is to go up with a strong nucleus and make a few sensible purchases when up there.
Of course we could go up. We are probably capable of getting to the play offs. Are we close to being as good as Brighton or Southampton? Sorry I don't think so. If nothing else we can't defend a two goal lead, let alone keep a clean sheet.
I want to get to the playoffs because I think missing out on the top six would be a disappointment because we are good enough I think to do that much. Before the takeover failing like last season would have cast an even bigger shadow over the club than last season and i for one would have seriously feared for our club. Now just like Slater has said I think promotion is just a bonus and the playoffs an exiting seasons end. We need to settle back now and enjoy being Charlton fans again. First time we have had that luxury for years.
[cite]Posted By: forzajuve_27[/cite]I've been thinking the last few days would the attitude of the fans and the board if we didn't get promoted this year be: 'It's Chris Powell so never mind lets just give it another go next season'. However for me Powell or not anything but promotion would be an abject failure in my eyes and I would hope that this wouldn't be the thinking, I still firmly believe that player for player we have one of the best teams in the league so I don't see no reason why we can't go up at all.
I think as I and others have said, you have to look at not expecting CP to work miracles immediately. We can have a great argument about the merits of the current squad. Personally having seen the way we played against Swindon, and against Bristol Rovers, I don't think the squad is go enough, even though there are half a dozen players who could cut it in the Championship.
Experience with Leeds and Norwich have shown thus far that strong teams in this Division, can with minor enhancements, challenge at the next level. We need to be in that position. Crawling up and then completely rebuilding in the Championship is fraught with risk. The better way is to go up with a strong nucleus and make a few sensible purchases when up there.
Of course we could go up. We are probably capable of getting to the play offs. Are we close to being as good as Brighton or Southampton? Sorry I don't think so. If nothing else we can't defend a two goal lead, let alone keep a clean sheet.
The thing is Bing that you can look at the squad two ways.
Yes, it is the same squad that lost at home to Brighton 4-0 and Swindon 4-2.
It is also the same squad that won 5-1 at Posh, 3-0 at Swindon, 3-1 at Orient and got creditable draws (both of which should have been wins but for an ounce of luck/better finishing) at Brighton and Colchester.
We have not played Southampton yet so we don't know how we will go against them but we have already seen that anyone can beat anyone in this league.
Now, as for Slater, I find his comments on BBC very confusing.
He says that we needed to replace Parkinson while we were still in the promotion hunt and that "we must appoint a new manager to give us every chance of going up." Those comments, to me at least, seemed to say that they thought Parky could not deliver promotion THIS YEAR and that they wanted someone to come in an take us up THIS YEAR.
He seemed to say tonight that promotion this year would be "nice but not vital" and that he would be content with promotion next season - I bet Parky would be interested to hear that!
Look, I am not interested in raking over the coals of the Parkinson debate again, but I think most fair minded people would agree that if you sack a manager with the team in 5th place and two points off second spot then you would have to be very disappointed if your new appointment does not at least end up getting you into the Play Offs.
For me, Charlton Athetic should not be in League One and I will not be happy if we are here next season, I thought the owners made their intentions pretty clear in this regard with the sacking of Parkinson - which was quick and decisive if nothing else - and yet now Slater is saying that promotion this year is "not vital."
Let's throw the kitchen sink at getting out of this poxy league THIS SEASON and if we don't do that then we can worry about next season but if we start a 3rd season in a row in League One then we will end up losing even more fans, the "Chris Powell effect" won't last forever.
there is a pressure on him but not one thats too overbearing if chrissy starts to show that the club is rebuilding he will be given time by most if not everyone
rome wernt built in a day and there is much work needed on the foundations after the last 2 hopeless acts before him
Let's throw the kitchen sink at getting out of this poxy league THIS SEASON and if we don't do that then we can worry about next season but if we start a 3rd season in a row in League One then we will end up losing even more fans, the "Chris Powell effect" won't last forever.
I presume the message the new owners are giving us, Ormiston, is that they have not only short-term ambitions but a long-term plan for the club.
Parkinson did not deliver the kind of football they felt could meet either their long-terms plans, or their short-term ambitions. So better to make the change asap and give a new man time.
If Parkinson hadn't gone in January, he would surely have gone in May when he was out of contract. And if they calculated he was unlikely to get us promoted, there was no sense or logic in dragging out the agony.
Now we've got a new manager, the focus shifts to medium-term objectives, in which the pressure for instant miracles is taken off.
That surely has to be right. Powell goes into his first game on Sat seven points off second place and seven points off 19th place. So the position he has inherited is nowhere near as great as some have made out.
I don't personally see the confusion and for me, if Powell gets us into the play-offs that will be a real result.
The "Kitchen sink" is cash and plenty of it at putting together a side that can push on and get up this season.
We don't need young short-term loanees, we need hardened L1 players who can battle and work together as a team like Millwall did last season.
To my mind we need an experience keeper, a pacy centre-half, a creative centre-midfielder, a new target-man (that scores goals) and another winger/front player to replace the gap left by Martin.
We need to show our intent and backing for Powell by giving him the money that Parkinson never had the opportunity to work with.
@ Incorruptible Addick
Yes, we are seven points off second but with two games in hand and are only one point off sixth place (MK Dons) and have two games in hand over them as well. Rightly or wrongly Parky can be blamed for a lot but he hardly left us in the relegation zone, did he?
If Powell does not at least get this squad into the Play Offs, especially given the size of this club and the league position he was left with, then it will be a failure, there is no other way to describe it.
Sure Parky would probably have left anyway at the end of the season (barring promotion), that's fair enough, but the new board opted for a mid-season change presumably to affect the outcome of THIS sesason, not next season.
If you sack a manager whose team is in the Play Off positions then surely, by definition alone, you are saying that the new manager must do better than the previous manager did, that means promotion this season or at least the Play Offs.
I am not really comfortable with people talking about medium-term plans when we are in League One, people persecuted Parkinson for not getting us up last season, not neccesarily your good self, and now apparently we are all prepared to wait until next season for promotion if that's what it takes.
Sorry, but I think there are double standards at play here.
[cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]And just about as good a chance as everybody else ....... including those teams above us who've played more games.
Come on Oggy, your perspective doesnt allow the miseries to wallow in their own self pity!
Where is the fun in looking on the bright side??
I know, Floyd - I'm not being fair, am I?
Charlton have lost 6 matches already this season, dreadful.
Even though 2nd placed Huddersfield have lost only 9.
MK Dons though are obviously a much better team than Charlton - they have a point more than us, sit in the play off positions and lost just 11 matches.
[cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]And just about as good a chance as everybody else ...
Well that was the point, Oggy. Almost everyone has as good a chance as we do. You've got Orient in 18th place, seven points behind us but with a game in hand, for example. So , as you, say, almost ''everybody'' is in the mix.
We've got 35 pts from 23 games and wiill need 45 pts from the next 23, which means Powell has to get them playing much better than Parkinson did if promotion is even a posiblity.
Therefore, in my view, Oggy, the new owners are thoroughly sensible in taking the pressure off and accepting that it might take Powell another season to get us promoted.
One hopes most fans can see that and it's a little disturbing to see good poeple like Ormiston saying : ''If Powell does not at least get this squad into the Play Offs, especially given the size of this club and the league position he was left with, then it will be a failure.''
[cite]Posted By: incorruptible addick[/cite]Therefore, in my view, Oggy, the new owners are thoroughly sensible in taking the pressure off and accepting that it might take Powell another season to get us promoted.
I've never debated this point - and obviously that was the whole meaning of the new owners' statement.
Another obvious thing is that they are also intent in changing the negativity amongst many supporters - and lifting the energy in and around the club.
With money to spend and half a season to go we are well placed to make a decent attempt at pronotion and I hope and expect the CP sees that as his goal this term.
Its good that the club doesn't have the worry of further financial melt down hanging over ot any more. There should also be a much more positive and supportive crowd behind the team.
All that should mean less fear and more confidence leading to better results. We can go up this year and I think we should be aiming for that.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
All that should mean less fear and more confidence leading to better results. We can go up this year and I think we should be aiming for that.
Something we can all get behindm to lift us, the team the manager and the club at a time when it is most needed
[cite]Posted By: incorruptible addick[/cite]We've got 35 pts from 23 games and wiill need 45 pts from the next 23, which means Powell has to get them playing much better than Parkinson did if promotion is even a posiblity.
Just assumptions, incorruptible. Charlton only need one single point more than the 3rd placed club, to win promotion.
Or if they reach the Playoff Final, just one more goal more than our opponents.
By Powell's appointment, again it's obvious that the team is expected to play better.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
All that should mean less fear and more confidence leading to better results. We can go up this year and I think we should be aiming for that.
Something we can all get behindm to lift us, the team the manager and the club at a time when it is most needed
Chris Powell has already mentioned turning The Valley back into a fortress.
The team need to play their part. And we need to play ours.
We are aiming at that there is no doubt. The right things are being said managing expectations is a job on its own.
We have to move on from pardew and Parkinson something that we ain't managed to do so far.
Powell will get it right he will be supported with funds but even throwing money at it nothing is certain.
Throwing money at wages is just as challenging to some clubs. We can offer that option even if we don't splash cash on singings.
I am looking forward to watching it unfold first time in 3 seasons .
I can visualize powelly getting us up and staying up but i truly don't care if it is this season or next double standards yep damn right .
We could debate why all night but I am moving on from parkindew and I am willing to lower my expectations if ultimately it helps Chris Powell get to his goal
[cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]And just about as good a chance as everybody else ...
Well that was the point, Oggy. Almost everyone has as good a chance as we do. You've got Orient in 18th place, seven points behind us but with a game in hand, for example. So , as you, say, almost ''everybody'' is in the mix.
We've got 35 pts from 23 games and wiill need 45 pts from the next 23, which means Powell has to get them playing much better than Parkinson did if promotion is even a posiblity.
Therefore, in my view, Oggy, the new owners are thoroughly sensible in taking the pressure off and accepting that it might take Powell another season to get us promoted.
One hopes most fans can see that and it's a little disturbing to see good poeple like Ormiston saying : ''If Powell does not at least get this squad into the Play Offs, especially given the size of this club and the league position he was left with, then it will be a failure.''
Sorry, IA, but I cannot work out the logic that you or other are applying here!
If you sack a manager with the team in FIFTH position in the League - no matter how badly the team are playing - then the objective for the new manager must surely be to maintain that position or improve on it, or what was the bloody point of bringing him in?
If we can't make the Play Offs with a new board, new manager and new funding (hopefully) and competing against much smaller clubs in Bournemouth (now sans Howe), MK Dons and Oldham then we can't surely consider that a success.
The crux of the issue is this, those that wanted Parkinson out got their way in the end, we have now moved on from that and are all hoping that Powell brings back the good times.
However, those that were calling for Parkinson to be sacked now claim that the new manager should be free of the very obligations - promotion from League One this season - that they had placed Parkinson under and had slagged him off for not achieving last season or this.
Do we really believe that the Valley faithful are going to be happy if Powell ends up taking us into mid-table this season and missing the Play Offs? Not bloody likely, there will be plenty then claiming that we should never have appointed an "inexperienced" manager.
There are always expectations of success from managers and there will be plenty on Powell once push comes to shove, let's not kid ourselves about that.
[cite]Posted By: Ormiston Addick[/cite]Sorry, IA, but I cannot work out the logic that you or other are applying here!
I couldn't either. Anyway, Chris Powell has his own thoughts on the matter: "I'm sure it's easier for me where we are now, we are not fighting to stave off relegation," said Powell.
On the Charlton page BBC website (I can't copy the link without losing my post).
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Good post Ormiston.
With money to spend and half a season to go we are well placed to make a decent attempt at pronotion and I hope and expect the CP sees that as his goal this term.
Its good that the club doesn't have the worry of further financial melt down hanging over ot any more. There should also be a much more positive and supportive crowd behind the team.
All that should mean less fear and more confidence leading to better results. We can go up this year and I think we should be aiming for that.
Spot on Henry!
Of course we should aim for it, and we certainly can go up. What I like is the whole change of atmosphere from desperation to renewal and hope. That may indeed mean that monkey has finally been thrown of our backs. Makes perfect sense to me and doesn't put the manager and the team under intolerable pressure.
I said on another thread that often as not players who are no mugs under-perform due to fear. Take the fear away and replace it with desire and that may indeed be enough to turn things around.
surely the point of sacking parky was, that despite our position, our football in the main, was atrocious and rarely convincing?
the thing about any promotion season, is that there are generally two very strong teams and then the rest scrambling for the play offs. what's to say were going to be one of the strong one's next year, unless of course their prepared to buy their way out?
[cite]Posted By: sillav nitram[/cite]surely the point of sacking parky was, that despite our position, our football in the main, was atrocious and rarely convincing?
Particularly at home. So why was that?
Anyway, hoping all that will change now.
That change has got to come from the players, and it's got to come from us.
Ormiston you've made some good points and it is useful to have a voice that does not automatically buy everything Michael Slater says. Slater is no more proven as our chairman than CP is as our manager.
But you could also allow for the fact that he might actually have modified his own expectations since he first spoke. He may well have listened to Richard Murray and Peter Varney, and realised that putting pressure on CP to deliver promotion this season would be counter-productive.
I was also uneasy about sacking a manager when we are in 5th place and when he hasnt had money to spend. However Slater has been there to see the evident fragility of the team, and the way that communicates itself to the supporters. I respect their belief that Parky may not have been able to deliver even if he's had money in the window.Everything then depended on how they replaced him. If it had been Wise, then I would have said, automatic promotion or I will personally lead the campaign to get Wise out. But it wasnt Wise, it was somebody who is the polar opposite of Wise.
We should remember that when Michael Slater speaks, he is representing the collective views and decisions of the new Board. And that Board includes Peter Varney. I suspect Varney is comfortable with the decisions both to get rid of Parky and appoint CP..
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a bold " Yes " was the answer.Very re-assuring assuming he walks the walk.
Didn't beat around the bush. Nor did he for any answer. See why the 'consortium ' chose him. ;-)
I think as I and others have said, you have to look at not expecting CP to work miracles immediately. We can have a great argument about the merits of the current squad. Personally having seen the way we played against Swindon, and against Bristol Rovers, I don't think the squad is go enough, even though there are half a dozen players who could cut it in the Championship.
Experience with Leeds and Norwich have shown thus far that strong teams in this Division, can with minor enhancements, challenge at the next level. We need to be in that position. Crawling up and then completely rebuilding in the Championship is fraught with risk. The better way is to go up with a strong nucleus and make a few sensible purchases when up there.
Of course we could go up. We are probably capable of getting to the play offs. Are we close to being as good as Brighton or Southampton? Sorry I don't think so. If nothing else we can't defend a two goal lead, let alone keep a clean sheet.
The thing is Bing that you can look at the squad two ways.
Yes, it is the same squad that lost at home to Brighton 4-0 and Swindon 4-2.
It is also the same squad that won 5-1 at Posh, 3-0 at Swindon, 3-1 at Orient and got creditable draws (both of which should have been wins but for an ounce of luck/better finishing) at Brighton and Colchester.
We have not played Southampton yet so we don't know how we will go against them but we have already seen that anyone can beat anyone in this league.
Now, as for Slater, I find his comments on BBC very confusing.
If we look at his comments here.....
http://www.cafctv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10267~2257916,00.html
He says that we needed to replace Parkinson while we were still in the promotion hunt and that "we must appoint a new manager to give us every chance of going up." Those comments, to me at least, seemed to say that they thought Parky could not deliver promotion THIS YEAR and that they wanted someone to come in an take us up THIS YEAR.
He seemed to say tonight that promotion this year would be "nice but not vital" and that he would be content with promotion next season - I bet Parky would be interested to hear that!
Look, I am not interested in raking over the coals of the Parkinson debate again, but I think most fair minded people would agree that if you sack a manager with the team in 5th place and two points off second spot then you would have to be very disappointed if your new appointment does not at least end up getting you into the Play Offs.
For me, Charlton Athetic should not be in League One and I will not be happy if we are here next season, I thought the owners made their intentions pretty clear in this regard with the sacking of Parkinson - which was quick and decisive if nothing else - and yet now Slater is saying that promotion this year is "not vital."
Let's throw the kitchen sink at getting out of this poxy league THIS SEASON and if we don't do that then we can worry about next season but if we start a 3rd season in a row in League One then we will end up losing even more fans, the "Chris Powell effect" won't last forever.
there is a pressure on him but not one thats too overbearing if chrissy starts to show that the club is rebuilding he will be given time by most if not everyone
rome wernt built in a day and there is much work needed on the foundations after the last 2 hopeless acts before him
Let's throw the kitchen sink at getting out of this poxy league THIS SEASON and if we don't do that then we can worry about next season but if we start a 3rd season in a row in League One then we will end up losing even more fans, the "Chris Powell effect" won't last forever.
So what exactly is the kitchen sink?
Another encouraging showing from the board - they are doing very well so far.
Parkinson did not deliver the kind of football they felt could meet either their long-terms plans, or their short-term ambitions. So better to make the change asap and give a new man time.
If Parkinson hadn't gone in January, he would surely have gone in May when he was out of contract. And if they calculated he was unlikely to get us promoted, there was no sense or logic in dragging out the agony.
Now we've got a new manager, the focus shifts to medium-term objectives, in which the pressure for instant miracles is taken off.
That surely has to be right. Powell goes into his first game on Sat seven points off second place and seven points off 19th place. So the position he has inherited is nowhere near as great as some have made out.
I don't personally see the confusion and for me, if Powell gets us into the play-offs that will be a real result.
Or 1 point off the playoffs with 2 games in hand.
And just about as good a chance as everybody else ....... including those teams above us who've played more games.
Come on Oggy, your perspective doesnt allow the miseries to wallow in their own self pity!
Where is the fun in looking on the bright side??
The "Kitchen sink" is cash and plenty of it at putting together a side that can push on and get up this season.
We don't need young short-term loanees, we need hardened L1 players who can battle and work together as a team like Millwall did last season.
To my mind we need an experience keeper, a pacy centre-half, a creative centre-midfielder, a new target-man (that scores goals) and another winger/front player to replace the gap left by Martin.
We need to show our intent and backing for Powell by giving him the money that Parkinson never had the opportunity to work with.
@ Incorruptible Addick
Yes, we are seven points off second but with two games in hand and are only one point off sixth place (MK Dons) and have two games in hand over them as well. Rightly or wrongly Parky can be blamed for a lot but he hardly left us in the relegation zone, did he?
If Powell does not at least get this squad into the Play Offs, especially given the size of this club and the league position he was left with, then it will be a failure, there is no other way to describe it.
Sure Parky would probably have left anyway at the end of the season (barring promotion), that's fair enough, but the new board opted for a mid-season change presumably to affect the outcome of THIS sesason, not next season.
If you sack a manager whose team is in the Play Off positions then surely, by definition alone, you are saying that the new manager must do better than the previous manager did, that means promotion this season or at least the Play Offs.
I am not really comfortable with people talking about medium-term plans when we are in League One, people persecuted Parkinson for not getting us up last season, not neccesarily your good self, and now apparently we are all prepared to wait until next season for promotion if that's what it takes.
Sorry, but I think there are double standards at play here.
I know, Floyd - I'm not being fair, am I?
Charlton have lost 6 matches already this season, dreadful.
Even though 2nd placed Huddersfield have lost only 9.
MK Dons though are obviously a much better team than Charlton - they have a point more than us, sit in the play off positions and lost just 11 matches.
Well that was the point, Oggy. Almost everyone has as good a chance as we do. You've got Orient in 18th place, seven points behind us but with a game in hand, for example. So , as you, say, almost ''everybody'' is in the mix.
We've got 35 pts from 23 games and wiill need 45 pts from the next 23, which means Powell has to get them playing much better than Parkinson did if promotion is even a posiblity.
Therefore, in my view, Oggy, the new owners are thoroughly sensible in taking the pressure off and accepting that it might take Powell another season to get us promoted.
One hopes most fans can see that and it's a little disturbing to see good poeple like Ormiston saying : ''If Powell does not at least get this squad into the Play Offs, especially given the size of this club and the league position he was left with, then it will be a failure.''
Obviously they didnt have that fule Parky in charge!
I've never debated this point - and obviously that was the whole meaning of the new owners' statement.
Another obvious thing is that they are also intent in changing the negativity amongst many supporters - and lifting the energy in and around the club.
And God knows, it needed doing.
With money to spend and half a season to go we are well placed to make a decent attempt at pronotion and I hope and expect the CP sees that as his goal this term.
Its good that the club doesn't have the worry of further financial melt down hanging over ot any more. There should also be a much more positive and supportive crowd behind the team.
All that should mean less fear and more confidence leading to better results. We can go up this year and I think we should be aiming for that.
Something we can all get behindm to lift us, the team the manager and the club at a time when it is most needed
Just assumptions, incorruptible. Charlton only need one single point more than the 3rd placed club, to win promotion.
Or if they reach the Playoff Final, just one more goal more than our opponents.
By Powell's appointment, again it's obvious that the team is expected to play better.
Chris Powell has already mentioned turning The Valley back into a fortress.
The team need to play their part. And we need to play ours.
We have to move on from pardew and Parkinson something that we ain't managed to do so far.
Powell will get it right he will be supported with funds but even throwing money at it nothing is certain.
Throwing money at wages is just as challenging to some clubs. We can offer that option even if we don't splash cash on singings.
I am looking forward to watching it unfold first time in 3 seasons .
I can visualize powelly getting us up and staying up but i truly don't care if it is this season or next double standards yep damn right .
We could debate why all night but I am moving on from parkindew and I am willing to lower my expectations if ultimately it helps Chris Powell get to his goal
Sorry, IA, but I cannot work out the logic that you or other are applying here!
If you sack a manager with the team in FIFTH position in the League - no matter how badly the team are playing - then the objective for the new manager must surely be to maintain that position or improve on it, or what was the bloody point of bringing him in?
If we can't make the Play Offs with a new board, new manager and new funding (hopefully) and competing against much smaller clubs in Bournemouth (now sans Howe), MK Dons and Oldham then we can't surely consider that a success.
The crux of the issue is this, those that wanted Parkinson out got their way in the end, we have now moved on from that and are all hoping that Powell brings back the good times.
However, those that were calling for Parkinson to be sacked now claim that the new manager should be free of the very obligations - promotion from League One this season - that they had placed Parkinson under and had slagged him off for not achieving last season or this.
Do we really believe that the Valley faithful are going to be happy if Powell ends up taking us into mid-table this season and missing the Play Offs? Not bloody likely, there will be plenty then claiming that we should never have appointed an "inexperienced" manager.
There are always expectations of success from managers and there will be plenty on Powell once push comes to shove, let's not kid ourselves about that.
I couldn't either. Anyway, Chris Powell has his own thoughts on the matter:
"I'm sure it's easier for me where we are now, we are not fighting to stave off relegation," said Powell.
On the Charlton page BBC website (I can't copy the link without losing my post).
Spot on Henry!
Of course we should aim for it, and we certainly can go up. What I like is the whole change of atmosphere from desperation to renewal and hope. That may indeed mean that monkey has finally been thrown of our backs. Makes perfect sense to me and doesn't put the manager and the team under intolerable pressure.
I said on another thread that often as not players who are no mugs under-perform due to fear. Take the fear away and replace it with desire and that may indeed be enough to turn things around.
the thing about any promotion season, is that there are generally two very strong teams and then the rest scrambling for the play offs. what's to say were going to be one of the strong one's next year, unless of course their prepared to buy their way out?
Particularly at home. So why was that?
Anyway, hoping all that will change now.
That change has got to come from the players, and it's got to come from us.
But you could also allow for the fact that he might actually have modified his own expectations since he first spoke. He may well have listened to Richard Murray and Peter Varney, and realised that putting pressure on CP to deliver promotion this season would be counter-productive.
I was also uneasy about sacking a manager when we are in 5th place and when he hasnt had money to spend. However Slater has been there to see the evident fragility of the team, and the way that communicates itself to the supporters. I respect their belief that Parky may not have been able to deliver even if he's had money in the window.Everything then depended on how they replaced him. If it had been Wise, then I would have said, automatic promotion or I will personally lead the campaign to get Wise out. But it wasnt Wise, it was somebody who is the polar opposite of Wise.
We should remember that when Michael Slater speaks, he is representing the collective views and decisions of the new Board. And that Board includes Peter Varney. I suspect Varney is comfortable with the decisions both to get rid of Parky and appoint CP..