Chester V Sutton Match Thread

I'm going to see if I can find out what the longest winless run in this league is. I would imagine it's someone like Hyde or Leigh RMI. Not even sure what our current score is but it must be around 13. It's a record that we don't want but unless things improve we could be in for it.

I'll repeat myself again then; the CFU board decided upon giving McCarthy a new contract. Maguire is below the board.

I won't try to patronise like some others because of your age. However, i do think Alan (who posts on here) may have more of an idea on who would hold influence when it comes to managerial contacts. I can't imagine the MM had no input on the decision (personal opinion). My bringing him up though, was simple to emphasise the fact JM can't help that fact he was offered this deal, and he would have been a fool not to take it. Whether we like it or not, the personnel behind that decision may prove costly, given the dwindling attendances due to entertainment value.

The Board has always and will always appoint the manager, from my understanding, including any extensions. It may seek experienced opinions in this process, a CEO normally would be included, but there is no reason why it would have to, should it not feel the need. 

Lets rewind...  Macca is appointed as both the assistant manager of Chester FC and subsequently the CEO of the Comm Trust. As a very experience player and highly qualified coach, he's much respected amongst the playing squad. When Burr's sacked, he galvanises the team with four games to go, producing impressive football to avoid the drop. Given a 12 month contract. Starts the season with a few okay results, then goes on an incredible run of form, resulting in Chester being up to 7th and one of the best defensive records in England.

Not to shabby. A manager who's done this in his first managerial post, on a comparatively small budget, only has 6 months on his contract left. Now, other clubs come looking. Macca's on a small wage and a short contract. Those interest parties become more serious by the day.

What do you do? Let the high flying manager get pinched, losing two managers in the space of six months and a man who knows so much about the way in which the club is run. I think not. You can't out bid the bigger clubs with finances, as we well know, but you can offer the security of a longer term contract. From what i understand the board did the right thing at the time for the club, no-one was complaining then.

From his Chronicle interview:  "We have to look at a game plan to be able to stop other teams initially and then try and add to it."

Therein I think lies the major cause of the rumblings of discontent.

How long is it since we really bossed a game especially at home?

I for one would not be displeased if we drew or lost the odd game but gave ourselves every chance of a win most games by asserting ourselves over the opposition rather than appearing to be held on the leash and feeding off scraps. A W12/D5/L6 home record with F40/A25 goals, for example, at the end of the season, would not be the end of the world
Crowd revenue is THE major source of our club's income, we can't afford to squander the opportunity to increase it by attempting to provide at least a modicum of entertainment.

This is literally the EXACT opposite of what he said at the pre-season CFU meeting where he said - " we'll always be positive and take it to teams, we're good enough to do that."

Just about sums up his communication - one of constant contradiction. Let's be honest, he is going to need a massive run of good form to turn around perception. At some point we will win a game of football and I've no doubt his handful of fans will be on here then telling us how wonderful he is. We have averaged less than a point a game for the last 6 months of competitive football. Who can possibly defend that and be surprised that fans are outraged that it's been allowed? Let's hope Maguire and the CFU board are holding a review of his performance sooner rather than later.

Back to previous posts and decisions made by the board and the timing of the contract extension. Which was concluded after the end of the season?
If someone can provide info on the reasons a and rational for the two year deal aside from continuity I'd be very grateful. I'm sorry but rewarding the second half of last season is laughable. I get trying to build things up slowly becoming more competitive, budget on the rise etc and what MM has done deserves credit.
It costs me £60 or more to attend home games. I expect some sort of entertainment.

Your rewind button is broken. McCarthy was NOT appointed as assistant manager. He was appointed as First Team Coach. Gary Jones was the assistant manager. 
It was Burr who ensured Gary Jones was ousted to put a full stop on the remains of Neil Young's regime.
In my opinion the board, having decided to get rid of Burr, failed to deal with the whole problem. McCarthy should have gone at the same time.

3-0 to the blues hat-trick to Hannah.

Yes alright, it's ridiculously optimistic, but why not. We did not predict the big home wins early last season but they happened.

We've only played 3 games for Christ sake and too many fans are drawing conclusions. This is a new team and still finding their way. We can see where they are failing to control games with too much hoofball. It's interesting that one of our most highly rated players Astles is the biggest culprit in this. I am sure this will be remedied.

Let's give these players a chance, they are battling and clearly more competitive than the end of last season.

Whatever you think of Macca give the players your backing, encouragement and belief.

Sutton look quite handy, so I'll go for a tough 1-1 with Akintunde on the scoresheet and perhaps a red card or 2

Agree, but wouldn't McCarthy have kept his community role?

It isn't. To appoint is to 'assign a role or job to someone', he was employed by us as a coach initially and subsequently appointed to the two positions referenced. 

Gary Jones was and is a top bloke, but he wasn't managerial material. Like young, he covered the basics.The performance's on the pitch we're due to the fact we outspent everyone in our first three years. We had the better players, in every position on the pitch than our opponents. And if we needed more, we just offered an increased wage to a player at a opponent, who could leave on the spot, because there we're no solid contracts at those levels. Winning was inevitable. Then we came to the Conference, we could no longer outspend other clubs and we began to fall apart. We had a decent team, but it wasn't coach or managed correctly, and we correctly sacked Youngie before we we're dead in the water. 

And Macca defiantly shouldn't 'have gone at the same time' as he stopped us getting relegated that season. Or have you forgotten that. 

I'm not being in Macca's 'camp' but some of you need to apply a bit of common sense, when looking at things retrospectively.
You are right to question his tactics now, but like most sensible posters on DC have alluded to, he has to be given a 10 game grace to show us whether he is up to it, or not.