Mark Maguires CEO reply *Updated*

It's about as vague as you'd expect to be honest. Nobody from the club is going to come out shouting their mouths off about the manager.

To be fair, he's saying what most of us think in that response. The next 6 games will dictate McCarthy's future, I believe. Macclesfield, Torquay and Solihull - at least 7 points required, with little expected from Aldershot, Gateshead or Ebbsfleet. Wouldn't be such a PR disaster to sack him, then.

In that...?? Please elaborate

Tend to agree with the above reading.

Again, although it is very much a key driver in MM's success in that it is a lot easier to sell a football club with 3000 gates than 1600, the football side of the business is managed by the CFU board. It is they who will be making any decisions over the management of the first team.

I would imagine that the board have been in contact with each other all weekend and would have agreed a way forward. Again I think it would be too soon to press the button with the above run of games upcoming, but feel that the above games will make or break JMc here. If the games are lost and gates continue to fall, the board will have no choice as income levels against costs will be unsustainable.

Not quite how things work. Football matters and the daily running of the club come under the operations board, which meets every week. That board would report / recommend to CFU board.

Professional response, and one you would expect from someone in MM's position. I don't think you can read too much into it personally. If we win the next 3 on the trot JM will be in line for an extension.

Joking aside, things need to change, the board aren't stupid. Attendances are terrible, anyone would think we were relegated last year.

OK,he gets a a few more games,and I can see happening against all odds he gets a few points on the board.then he'll say I told you it would come right.but for how long ?we want a bit of hope that this club can go forward this season with the team that's here already.but I think it's the players who are not getting the encouragement from a coach who has got no managerial ability.it's only four games in so there would be plenty of time to get it right.if he gets say another six games and doesn't get it right,us fans will right the season off.and be back to square one.get rid now and save a lot of heartache.

Yes I agree I was pleasantly surprised, I forgot to mention his recent successes on the commercial front. But yes a well worded response on both replies.

cant see us getting anything from our next 2 games tbh then it leaves jm with a must win vs torquay anything less then i think that will be that

Macc is a must win, IMO. We have recruited some of their better players and they have a couple in Lloyd and Durrell that McCarthy chose not to try to resign. Lose this one and I really don't see any way back. Even a draw at this stage, assuming we lose at Shots, won't appease the home fans and rightly so. Still think he will get ten games but he must be aware that it's a results business and the stats are stacking up against him. Maguire is making it very clear that patience is not endless but it's the right thing to do to back the manager for as long as possible. Suspect there are a few who would accept defeat to Macc in the hope it hastens JMs departure. I'm not one of them.

What was said this time mate

Dear Mark

I'm sorry but that performance was beyond painful, no passion, no cohesion, no structure, and I don't mean by the players either, enough is enough, gates are plummeting and the fans have had enough, we fluked three points at Aldershot, JM interviews are diabolical he simply my hasn't a clue. He has no respect for the media and is always out to defend the end result.

What sort of hold has he got over the club? ANY other manager would of been gone by now 19 home games without a win, this game is a results business Mark, you know that and WE fans have a right to demand actions. I think we have been patient enough.

If we carry on then we are looking a massive loss towards the end of the season, as gates will plummet sub 1500.

Paul Cox is available please take note. This manager has had more chances than I care to remember, for the sake of the club, the fans and everyone concerned with Chester FC please make a decision now.

We are heading for the conference north at this rate. The performance of the players for the manager is simply not there.

Incompetence is one thing but blaming tiredness for goodness sake all the clubs played twice with 48 hours. He is out of his depth without a doubt.

Sorry to reply again, however I am so angry with what's happening to my club. I speak for many fans in Deva-Chat too.

Was interesting reading today. I personally think both Macca and Maguire should be held accountable. They've assembled a squad nowhere near good enough for a league campaign. We've gone for 'quality' but neglected to build a squad that could produce a strong XI up until Christmas at least. As it is, we are struggling to field a strong starting XI in AUGUST!

It's poor management and has likely put us in a position where if we were to replace the manager, the new manager won't have the funds to strengthen what we currently have

Would tend to agree. Most players we've signed placed mid table last season with their previous clubs, then come to us all all of a sudden are not good enough for the league?  don't think so. It's the management alone that isn't good enough for this league, as well as Chappel. I gave him his due against the shots, he did make the difference, problem is it's his 1 game a season where he decided to show up.