[azul]

I overheard 2 ITK lounge lizard types today discussing the fact that PC had met with CT towards the end of last week (budget talks) and PC stated he was not interested in the Pompey job

Has anyone heard similar, they seemed quite plausible, then again I'm quite gullible

[S40-fan]

Odds on SkyBet just gone to 1/10 on Cookie

[Wooden Spoon]

azul, on 03 May 2015 - 07:38 PM, said:

I overheard 2 ITK lounge lizard types today discussing the fact that PC had met with CT towards the end of last week (budget talks) and PC stated he was not interested in the Pompey job

Has anyone heard similar, they seemed quite plausible, then again I'm quite gullible

Its not about Pompey. They are just a vehicle to progress events at CFC. A tool to apply pressure. At worst a back up.




Its a game of poker. A game of bluff.

The club want to see a certain level of expenditure and a certain level of conduct off the field. Cook has other ideas about what he wants.

IMO everything now rests on the play offs. Go up, and we will have a bit of money, and an incentive to tempt those who may want away. Fail to go up, and there will be some big changes at CFC. Internal politicics may have even progressed things to the point where we start the season with a new manager, regardless of what division we are in, and what any budget might be.




To quote the man himself - this is going to be a big summer at CFC.

[Mr Mercury]

S40-fan, on 03 May 2015 - 08:05 PM, said:

Odds on SkyBet just gone to 1/10 on Cookie

That's got to be very telling, either that or somebody put him in a thruppney round robin!

[longeatonspireite]

[quote name='a kick in the balls' timestamp='1430684268' post='1109639']
Its not about Pompey. They are just a vehicle to progress events at CFC. A tool to apply pressure. At worst a back up.




Its a game of poker. A game of bluff.

The club want to see a certain level of expenditure and a certain level of conduct off the field. Cook has other ideas about what he wants.

IMO everything now rests on the play offs. Go up, and we will have a bit of money, and an incentive to tempt those who may want away. Fail to go up, and there will be some big changes at CFC. Internal politicics may have even progressed things to the point where we start the season with a new manager, regardless of what division we are in, and what any budget might be.

a certain level of conduct off the field
What is meant by this?

This post has been edited by longeatonspireite: 03 May 2015 - 08:24 PM

[starsky72]

Strange how Bet Victor have PC at 10/11 and Skybet have him at 1/10...

[BlueDay]

Just hope Sheff Utd come calling for Cookie.

That way with all of our Wednesday connections, then they would pull put all of the stops to keep Cookie at his rightful home with the Spireites.

[azul]

a kick in the balls, on 03 May 2015 - 08:17 PM, said:

Its not about Pompey. They are just a vehicle to progress events at CFC. A tool to apply pressure. At worst a back up.




Its a game of poker. A game of bluff.

The club want to see a certain level of expenditure and a certain level of conduct off the field. Cook has other ideas about what he wants.

IMO everything now rests on the play offs. Go up, and we will have a bit of money, and an incentive to tempt those who may want away. Fail to go up, and there will be some big changes at CFC. Internal politicics may have even progressed things to the point where we start the season with a new manager, regardless of what division we are in, and what any budget might be.




To quote the man himself - this is going to be a big summer at CFC.

YES IT IS

They are the immediate threat, they want him and there has been no rebuttals from PC so any gossip like this could be good news

We all know he'll be gone sooner or later but first there has to be a vacancy, second that club has to be interested in PC, third that club has to suit him. That could be next month or it could be next year or never

I actually thought PC's body language was one up on last week. You never know PC and the owners may have reached an accomadation

This post has been edited by azul: 03 May 2015 - 08:35 PM

[Spireite in Essex]

Some think on one of Pompy's fans forum that it's a 99% done deal

http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/

I do hope not but sky bet also now have Cookie as 1/10 😁

[Westbars Spireite]

Post match (in a pub) Turner apparently said Cook won't be going to Portsmouth.

[Spireite in Essex]

Westbars Spireite, on 04 May 2015 - 07:48 AM, said:

Post match (in a pub) Turner apparently said Cook won't be going to Portsmouth.

Please god I hope not. If this is all tactical to promote Cook for the potential Derby job then I definitely wouldn't resent him going there....

[Nitrous Oxide]

Steve Maclaren to Newcastle swiftly followed by Paul Cook to Derby. Makes far more sense than dropping down to Portsmouth whatever budget or salary they are offering. Portsmouth might tag Cook as a lower league manager who perhaps doesn't aspire to wanting to manage any higher. Obviously as we are the pride of Derbyshire, Derby County would be a step backwards for him too.

[Sheffield Blue]

http://m.portsmouth....tment-1-6723622

[moondog]

Sheffield Blue, on 04 May 2015 - 08:52 AM, said:

http://m.portsmouth....tment-1-6723622

So it"ll be Phil Brown then

[Sheffield Blue]

moondog, on 04 May 2015 - 08:58 AM, said:

So it"ll be Phil Brown then

Save him a few quid on the fake tan.

Would be a frosty reception for him after giving us a bit of a slating earlier in the season too I'd have thought.

This post has been edited by Sheffield Blue: 04 May 2015 - 09:00 AM

[spireitetoo]

Sheffield Blue, on 04 May 2015 - 08:52 AM, said:

http://m.portsmouth....tment-1-6723622

They don't seem very excited at the prospect of cookie as manager.....but then again i seem to remember a similar response on here to his appointment. ....

[moondog]

Sheffield Blue, on 04 May 2015 - 08:59 AM, said:

Save him a few quid on the fake tan.

Would be a frosty reception for him after giving us a bit of a slating earlier in the season too I'd have thought.

As we've been in the play offs for over a week it looks to me like he's your man, seeing Southend only slipped into the play offs on Saturday

[Westbars Spireite]

The more this goes on the more I think Cook is using Pompey.

[moondog]

Westbars Spireite, on 04 May 2015 - 09:30 AM, said:

The more this goes on the more I think Cook is using Pompey.

Hopefully if it's to improve his prospects of succeeding further here, he and CFC have currently got the ideal excuse (and very good reason) but notably the article quotes 14th May timed to suit Southend's fate being decided

[Spireite-Karl]

Reading the comments most seem to want Fergie
Cook should stay well clear of them as obviously they know nothing whatsoever about football