05-11-2021, 10:15 AM
(05-11-2021, 09:57 AM)Wightblue Wrote: MWhilst it may be fair and reasonable to ask for Cowley to be given more time there is a presumption in that view that Cowley is indeed capable of hugely improving the squad in terms of quality, fitness and tactics especially as it seems that EWWK will be in operation for the extended period.
But is he ? His performance in the last window was far from impressive and his press conferences certainly don’t give me any confidence and how does this particular leopard change his spots in terms of personnel and tactics ?
Unless we are in very serious danger of relegation I think he will get his 150, I doubt Eisner is prepared to pay Cowley off.
Of course there is the question of Season Ticket sales, the financial bounty provided by the 12-14,000 STs enjoyed thus far by Eisner should not be taken for granted. My understanding is that match day ‘attendances’ are boosted by including non-attending ST holders whether they attend or not…..but will all current ST holders renew if the football remains as dire as at present and match day tickets are freely available as they usually are this season (even if marginally more expensive).
The football we currently play isn’t worth more than 10-12,000 diehards (the Stockport Crowd !), that really does put EWWK in the frame, meaning even less for the playing budget than at present.
Give him the extra time by all means but do consider the implications, it’s quite possible that in trying to do the right thing, Pompey may well end up doing the wrong thing.
Stockport County was 8,600 if memory serves, so considerably fewer than the figure you quote.
I’ve been disappointed with the Cowleys this term, but you only have to look at clubs like Tottenham who spunk money on managers every five minutes to see that it isn’t as simple as changing the manager every time things don’t go well.
It is far too early to sack the Cowleys IMO.
Things can change very quickly in football, we should stick with them at least until the end of this season.
A few good results and things could look very different.