| Cowling is worse than Evans 23:43 - Mar 31 with 2525 views | tetchris |
Feel really sorry for Colchester United fans. Ridiculous decision to get rid of McGreal and hire two guys who clearly aren’t up to managing at that level. Makes Evans look like a genius |  | | |  |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 01:07 - Apr 1 with 2378 views | haynes_toe1 |
I wouldnt go that far, we swapped Mick for Hurst. | | | |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 01:43 - Apr 1 with 2352 views | Illinoisblue |
They’re almost 30million in debt. Which is incredible for a Division 4 club who pull in 3k crowds (when able).
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 06:52 - Apr 1 with 2129 views | BlueBadger |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 01:07 - Apr 1 by haynes_toe1 |
I wouldnt go that far, we swapped Mick for Hurst. |
I think the impressive bit was when we swapped HIM for someone even worse. |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 08:26 - Apr 1 with 1909 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 06:52 - Apr 1 by BlueBadger |
I think the impressive bit was when we swapped HIM for someone even worse. |
Marcus Evans: "That's the worst appointment you'll see from me for a while".
Marcus Evans: "Hold my beer". |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 08:55 - Apr 1 with 1827 views | bournemouthblue |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 01:43 - Apr 1 by Illinoisblue |
They’re almost 30million in debt. Which is incredible for a Division 4 club who pull in 3k crowds (when able).
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Is any of that debt down to the building of their new stadium, didn't they upgrade or have a new training ground as well?
Letting McGreal go was certainly a strange one but as people are saying, we did swap MM for Hurst.
Given our general histories, us languishing in League One probably isn't similar to them struggling in League Two |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 08:59 - Apr 1 with 1806 views | pointofblue |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 08:55 - Apr 1 by bournemouthblue |
Is any of that debt down to the building of their new stadium, didn't they upgrade or have a new training ground as well?
Letting McGreal go was certainly a strange one but as people are saying, we did swap MM for Hurst.
Given our general histories, us languishing in League One probably isn't similar to them struggling in League Two |
At least we’re not fearing relegation from League One... yet. | |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 09:35 - Apr 1 with 1726 views | TieDyedIn95 |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 01:43 - Apr 1 by Illinoisblue |
They’re almost 30million in debt. Which is incredible for a Division 4 club who pull in 3k crowds (when able).
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Isn't that as much as we owed before Evans bought us.... |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 09:41 - Apr 1 with 1713 views | Herbivore |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 08:26 - Apr 1 by Swansea_Blue |
Marcus Evans: "That's the worst appointment you'll see from me for a while".
Marcus Evans: "Hold my beer". |
Come on now, nobody could have predicted that Paul Lambert would be a failure here. Its not like he'd failed in every single job he'd had since managing Norwich nearly a decade ago. |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 10:13 - Apr 1 with 1650 views | chicoazul |
Cowling is at least visible at the club and acts like he cares. He has also delivered anew stadium and new training facilities. |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 12:47 - Apr 1 with 1535 views | BlueBadger |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 09:41 - Apr 1 by Herbivore |
Come on now, nobody could have predicted that Paul Lambert would be a failure here. Its not like he'd failed in every single job he'd had since managing Norwich nearly a decade ago. |
And after he started so brilliantly with all those limp defeats as well! | |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 12:49 - Apr 1 with 1531 views | BlueBadger |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 10:13 - Apr 1 by chicoazul |
Cowling is at least visible at the club and acts like he cares. He has also delivered anew stadium and new training facilities. |
Is that the club owner's equivalent of free beer, Improved Performances and All These New Grounds to visit? | |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 12:55 - Apr 1 with 1515 views | clive_baker |
In its own right it was a weird decision to get rid of McGreal. He'd really relied heavily on youth and there were reasons to believe it was a squad that could've kept improving. They were very solid and had finished in the playoffs with one of the best defensive records in the division. Couple that with the fact he was a real club man there and it was just a weird decision, but then Cowling is a bit of a d1ck.
It was made weirder when they replaced him with Steve Ball. I can only assume it was a cost thing.
I actually make it a worse decision the ME because although MM had done a good job, I do think it was the natural time for him to go. |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 08:59 - Apr 2 with 1370 views | Sharkey |
I think Cowling is miles better than Evans. He explains everything very clearly to the fans. Occasionally he stands on the terrace at away games so that fans can talk to him direct. He clearly cares about the players he employs. He always gives great credit where it is due, and sympathetic to the problems of other small clubs. (For example, he praised the Port Vale board very highly when they basically stood aside to let the U's take the last play-off place when Covid kicked in this time last year.) His recent interview on the BBC explaining why he cut his cloth so thin this season, and saying that if it misfires and the club is relegated the fault will be entirely his, is an example of exemplary leadership. |  | | |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 09:39 - Apr 2 with 1302 views | Radlett_blue |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 12:55 - Apr 1 by clive_baker |
In its own right it was a weird decision to get rid of McGreal. He'd really relied heavily on youth and there were reasons to believe it was a squad that could've kept improving. They were very solid and had finished in the playoffs with one of the best defensive records in the division. Couple that with the fact he was a real club man there and it was just a weird decision, but then Cowling is a bit of a d1ck.
It was made weirder when they replaced him with Steve Ball. I can only assume it was a cost thing.
I actually make it a worse decision the ME because although MM had done a good job, I do think it was the natural time for him to go. |
I can't think McGreal would have been particularly well paid & any saving would be minimal in terms of Colchester's overall finances. |  |
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| Cowling is worse than Evans on 11:10 - Apr 2 with 1228 views | Sharkey |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 09:39 - Apr 2 by Radlett_blue |
I can't think McGreal would have been particularly well paid & any saving would be minimal in terms of Colchester's overall finances. |
I agree, I doubt the saving was much, and Colchester soon brought in Hayden Mullins as assistant manager.
Going back to the previous post, John McGreal was not sacked, he left 'by mutual consent' . Of course that's often a euphemism, or just a matter of making pay-offs more civilised, but I suspect that here there was truth in it. I suspect John McGreal was wary of (and disappointed by) the down-budgeting that Cowling was recommending to get through the lockdown, and in the long term keen to be a proper manager, rather than being the first-team coach with Tony Humes as the real manager. To what extent the team is 'required' to set up in a certain way according to Humes's philosophy, making them extremely predictable, is a moot point.
By the way, if Colchester do drop out of the league, does their academy have to adjust in terms of fixtures, or even be wound down? https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/19198346.colchester-united-under-18s-claim- | | | |
| Cowling is worse than Evans on 12:25 - Apr 2 with 1150 views | wkj |
I agree.
Cowling = Wilfully dangerous at running a football club
Marcus =Terrible at running a football club, and oblivious. |  |
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