At the minute? Things haven't been good under Westley in his over a year in charge.
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A Disgruntled Fan and Peter Ridsdale.
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At the minute? Things haven't been good under Westley in his over a year in charge.
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Well hey lets accept where we are then! We aren't asking to be bank rolled into the Premier league by any stretch of the imagination, but what we aren't happy with is the lack of communication, leadership, strategy and the lack of a competent manager.
Our position is not acceptable but if you think our home record is acceptable then lets carry on cheering the boys for another 90 lacklustre minutes while we slip into the basement league.
This club is a shambles from top to bottom and 99% of us fans are not happy to sit and "happy clap" to the dross being served up every other week. Action needs to be taken for the good of Preston North End.
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I think Ridsdale has written that himself.
I would like to know how many other "chairmen" would actually take the trouble to even bother replying to a shed load of emails.
My suspicion is that Ridsdale is in a minority with this. But it's not done him any favours, because he's rushed it a bit... and then it gets plastered over the internet.
Honestly, it seems that they'd be better shutting up - because any word out of place, they're going to get crucified.
I would like to know how many other "chairmen" would actually take the trouble to even bother replying to a shed load of emails.
My suspicion is that Ridsdale is in a minority with this. But it's not done him any favours, because he's rushed it a bit... and then it gets plastered over the internet.
Honestly, it seems that they'd be better shutting up - because any word out of place, they're going to get crucified.
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This is what I said on another thread, I'm not sure what people want him to say? Hemmings made a brief albeit prob not from him statement a few weeks ago and he was slated for it.
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I think they want him to say that he'll sack Westley in the morning. Nothing else will do.
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I agree, it's like he opened a drop down box and selected ; Reply for whinging supporters.
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The players we have do seem capable and there's no shortage of them so why are the results so awful and lets be honest awful is no exaggeration ? we are on a severe downward spiral and the trap door grows ever closer , theres little if nothing communication wise coming out of the club so i fail to see how any level headed fan can take any positives from the current situation . That said are the fans really wrong to suggest the club is in dire trouble every which way ? .
Agree with this.
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a classic case of who blinks first.
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I shuddered when Ridsdale was appointed. I didn't know enough about westley so give him a chance.
Now the sooner they ve both gone the better.
It's so horrible right now.
No it's much worse. We are a load wussies compared to a lot.
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The more he digs his heels in about Westley the more it becomes apparent he needs to go too.
Has anyone else emailed the non Chairman Chairman recently? If so have they received this reply or one similar?
The lack of communication says 1 thing - they have no answers? I get the feeling senior leadership within the club are totally confused as to why the team that started with promise has not gone on to get stronger. I suspect the team dynamics aren't strong enough and once the game strategies were not paying off with improving results the frailty of a new team was exposed.
But why did the strategies not evolve. Without looking too much into it I would compare GW with John Beck - so mercurial at a club with no history and little expectation his innovative approach initially brought him improvements. But fans and cultures within a club like farnborough or Cambridge utd are much different to a club like ours. John Beck, towards the end, promised to evolve and play a more cultured brand of football but he was a 1 trick pony. He couldn't deliver. failure at Wembley to a Wycombe side playing attractive football was difficult to take and eventually Gary Peters took over promising a change in strategy. Same players ( more or less) different manager got promotion but Peters was no footballing genius and went on to achieve very little else in football.
Graham will seemingly be going the same way - his fault? Of course not. Can you blame a manager for trying to replicate his previous success. The issue is with the owner who despite being witness to the John Beck era failed to learn from it.
Ultimately GW may yet succeed and I hope he does not least because he is so hated by many on here. Whilst I think the situation could have been predicted TH for all his seeming apathy has backed his appointees unfalteringly - so in fairness it's his bed and he can lie in it if he wants.
The pain goes on and whilst it is shit at the moment I am almost of the belief we have to suffer some more to retake this amazing club of ours. Several years of drifting in the championship with hardly a raised heartbeat for the play off achievement against shff utd proved how complacent we all had become. Our expectations were to fail. We will get our great club out of the ashes and rising again but we will have to burn some more first.
But why did the strategies not evolve. Without looking too much into it I would compare GW with John Beck - so mercurial at a club with no history and little expectation his innovative approach initially brought him improvements. But fans and cultures within a club like farnborough or Cambridge utd are much different to a club like ours. John Beck, towards the end, promised to evolve and play a more cultured brand of football but he was a 1 trick pony. He couldn't deliver. failure at Wembley to a Wycombe side playing attractive football was difficult to take and eventually Gary Peters took over promising a change in strategy. Same players ( more or less) different manager got promotion but Peters was no footballing genius and went on to achieve very little else in football.
Graham will seemingly be going the same way - his fault? Of course not. Can you blame a manager for trying to replicate his previous success. The issue is with the owner who despite being witness to the John Beck era failed to learn from it.
Ultimately GW may yet succeed and I hope he does not least because he is so hated by many on here. Whilst I think the situation could have been predicted TH for all his seeming apathy has backed his appointees unfalteringly - so in fairness it's his bed and he can lie in it if he wants.
The pain goes on and whilst it is shit at the moment I am almost of the belief we have to suffer some more to retake this amazing club of ours. Several years of drifting in the championship with hardly a raised heartbeat for the play off achievement against shff utd proved how complacent we all had become. Our expectations were to fail. We will get our great club out of the ashes and rising again but we will have to burn some more first.
Derek Shaw rang me once. Well Done Derek