In tough times the club management is paid to take tough decisions, not easy decisions. The easy decision based on recent results would be to change our football manager. We are not blind to the fact that recent results have not been acceptable. We have however invested two years in our football management team and in building a competitive squad. Everyone at Euxton, football management, coaches, players and admin staff are working hard to move the club in the right direction. We believe it incumbent on ourselves to continue this work together to make it a success. Early season results show that we were going in the right direction. Without dwelling on decisions that could and should have fallen in our favour and as a result added points that we were denied, we believe that that this squad is capable of getting back to winning ways. Supporters can be the positive 12th man. Social media has its place in today’s world but frankly when used for abuse as opposed to constructive criticism it cannot be tolerated. We believe that our supporters can and will continue to demonstrate that they are our biggest asset. We are therefore asking you to respect our decision at this stage, to back our judgement and get behind the manager and the team in the fixtures ahead. Have a very Happy Christmas and thank you for your support during 2023. We look forward to seeing you at a sold out Deepdale on Boxing Day. Craig and Peter
To be fair to RL, the struggles of recent weeks cannot be blamed solely on him. Failure to succeed, especial with one of the lowest budgets in the C'ship, has to be shared across the management and administrative board. To place blame on this structure is harsh because of various rules imposed by FIFA/UEFA/EFL. The management team have managed debt very well: no points deducted. Also at times there has been some good matches to watch. The main difficult is managing confidence of the team which is an enormous challenge especially for recently acquired personnel. Also, supporters have to manage expectations/ Despite NE's very distant history, the club has no automatic right to be mixing it with Premiership clubs. It is a question of hope not expectation. We all live in hope that one day...but please. in the meantime, have a go!
