Cork City Foras Co-Op Football Club

It hasn't just been this season. Things have been on a slow decline since Maguire left and an adequate replacement was not found. We all know that Caulfield's football was never easy on the eye, but since Maguire left, and particularly since Europe last season, some of the stuff has been appalling to watch. This has led to a serious drop off in attendances, because you simply can't expect fans to pay in and watch that, especially when the results aren't justifying the football. Regarding budget cuts and players being replaced, yes, the budget was reduced from last season, but it's still a decent budget, one where the club shouldn't be in a relegation battle. Caulfield also went with quantity over quality when recruiting players over the last two seasons, essentially wasting the budget. Caulfield's comments about the board and the budget this season hasn't reflected well on him either, as the current board is a new one who had nothing to do with the budget for this season. The biggest issue, however, seems to be him losing the dressing room. The players don't seem to be motivated on the pitch and aren't putting in the required effort (which they should be heavily criticised on), and Caulfield's apparent refusal to make major changes to the tactics hasn't helped his case.

With all that being said though, in time, I doubt this season will define Caulfield's legacy at City. It's a black mark for sure, but he's the most successful manager in the club's history along with being the joint all time top scorer, so he has a huge amount of respect among City fans, which is why it's so hard that it's ended the way it has. A league title, two FAI cups and three President's Cups and possibly the highest win percentage out of any City manager will take some beating. People are angry and upset over the situation the club is in, but in time, people will remember Caulfield as the manager who brought success to Turners Cross. 

I doubt we'll see a permanent manager appointed until the end of the season. In the meantime, Colin Healy has been strongly linked with the position of interim manager.

As a side note, it's a little bit funny to see people who support other teams who in the past had no time for Caulfield and thought he was a spoofer of the highest degree now change their time and say it's a disgrace that he's gone and that we should be ashamed of ourselves (not a go at Borussia, btw).

He'll be remembered as a legend. Most successful player and manager in the club's history. Bit of a Wenger scenario in that he should have gone a year earlier and his legacy would have been safer.

pre Madonna wrote: Anyone one know who the realistic replacements are? I think that’s why he wasn’t sacked sooner, but the options still seem thin on the ground.

Healy will probably get it for the rest of the season, if he does well it may be made permanent.

Bohs just can’t beat them 

Yep, hopefully 4th place.