Gerrard wants Critch

Nixon ain’t daft he knows that’ll get him a few more clicks and pay for his next mixed grill and pork scratchings…

However, if it is true then we will have surely ramped up that compo 🤑
 
Let's be honest, for the money on offer who wouldn't go ? If he does and says this specifically, that it's about the money more than anything, then who could blame him ? Take the compensation, include a clause that they have to buy Jerry for £25m (😜) and appoint Dobbie, what could go wrong ?
 
AllOrNothing said:
Let's be honest, for the money on offer who wouldn't go ? If he does and says this specifically, that it's about the money more than anything, then who could blame him ? Take the compensation, include a clause that they have to buy Jerry for £25m (😜) and appoint Dobbie, what could go wrong ?
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Noooooo
 
I would be very disappointed in him if he left. First time around he gave you two full seasons, took you up then kept you up. Even so a lot of bile had to be swallowed by your supporters to welcome him back. I don't blame any player for taking the Saudi millions but Neil Critchley needs to think long and hard about how quitting within weeks would play out in the long run.

If he's going to go go now, before I put any money on Blackpool for the coming season.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
I won’t be as bitter if he goes this time he’ll have my full support. 👍

The guys a snake like I said far better managers/coaches out there one of them looks after our development squad Blackpool through and through. 👍
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A snake for leaving to be in the prem on far more cash, after he achieved great things here last time.

OK he didn't say bye properly, but clearly was being badly advised.

Very odd position, really overly emotional.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
Critchley & Gerrard have the sort of relationship where SG can pick up the phone and speak to NC directly and privately. I'm struggling to understand why either would want it up in the media (until it were confirmed) if it were genuinely true.
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The Arabs would have some sort of agent in the UK and they may well want a yes or no and by putting it out there it will bring the matter to a head one way or another.

I'd imagine it will be resolved by Tuesday.
 
fcblackpool said:
The Arabs would have some sort of agent in the UK and they may well want a yes or no and by putting it out there it will bring the matter to a head one way or another.

I'd imagine it will be resolved by Tuesday.
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Have you got that microlite out of the garage yet?
 
I’d be surprised if Gerrard wanted him, and I’d be surprised if he was to leave us again so suddenly. It could be a career ending move, a lucrative one but for how long.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
I’d be suprised if he’s on more than £3k per week (and a decent promotion related bonus and pay rise incentive). So that’s £150k-£250k per year at BR. If the horse shit rumours got any substance whatsoever you’re looking at a 10x salary increase…. So I don’t care who you are or what your circumstances are - if you’re currently an employee of any sort and therefore have bills to pay and mouths to feed - you take that money
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Then as a goodwill gesture sponsor a player for 10k a week for us to sweeten us up even more for his return 😜
 
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fcblackpool said:
The Arabs would have some sort of agent in the UK and they may well want a yes or no and by putting it out there it will bring the matter to a head one way or another.

I'd imagine it will be resolved by Tuesday.
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Surely.... "We need a decision from you by Monday" would be a more apt way to approach that situation, than risking pissing someone off?

Possible other options that might exist...

1. The classic 2+2 = 5 (I wonder if this is the most likely)
2. Critch's Agent has put it out there so he can 'demonstrate his loyalty to BFC'
3. Blackpool are playing hardball over compo and the the Saudis have gone public to ramp up the pressure

I'm pretty certain that Critch would have been aware of this interest for a good few days at least though and I'm not sure we've seen any sign or suggestion (beyond this article) that he's got 'A Big Dilemma'
 
ItsGrimUpNorth said:
I’d like to think there was a big area of his contract that surrounded the possibility of this happening and we are prepared incase it happens again, given how well documented it is now under-prepared we were last time.
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Seasidedaz said:
I don’t think anyone has given him a steer, it’s such an obvious connection he is printing the obvious.
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It doesn’t seem obvious to me after everything that’s gone on before. In fact I’d be more surprised this time than last.
 
SeasideSid said:
Two recent payouts by Villa and QPR, cash in the bank. Has a chance to get his managerial career back on track with us. I can’t see it happening at all.
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But say his Blackpool contract is worth maybe £600k over its lifetime. A poor 6 months and he gets sacked he may only realise £300k of that and his future prospects could be massively limited.
Goes to Saudi and his contract is worth maybe £8 million. Even if sacked after 6 months he gets maybe £4million AND his career prospects as a manager are still probably better than after a poor 6 months in League 1.
Also consider no tax in Saudi. I’m afraid it’s a bit of a no brainer if the offer was on the table.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
But say his Blackpool contract is worth maybe £600k over its lifetime. A poor 6 months and he gets sacked he may only realise £300k of that and his future prospects could be massively limited.
Goes to Saudi and his contract is worth maybe £8 million. Even if sacked after 6 months he gets maybe £4million AND his career prospects as a manager are still probably better than after a poor 6 months in League 1.
Also consider no tax in Saudi. I’m afraid it’s a bit of a no brainer if the offer was on the table.
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Gerrard has been given a 2 year contract....There's no chance of Critch being offered £4M a year (Gerrard himself is only being paid £8M)
 
If we're still using the "model" of signing young players with potential with a view to selling on at a profit, then why wouldn't that same model apply to the coach. If this is true then Critch has a money v trust decision to make (again). He's not a fan, he's an employee, so I'm guessing he'd think about it.

I can't recall the length of the contract for NC, but SS may have done well here in terms of higher compo (if true)

Whatever we all think of Dobbie as a replacement, we've got someone in the club who'll maintain some continuity, even if it's on a temporary basis (although I'd be happy with Dobbie permanently, especially in L1 as opposed to the Championship). We're in a better position than last time, where we panicked into getting Appleton, or at least that's how it seemed to me at the time.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
Surely.... "We need a decision from you by Monday" would be a more apt way to approach that situation, than risking pissing someone off?

Possible other options that might exist...

1. The classic 2+2 = 5 (I wonder if this is the most likely)
2. Critch's Agent has put it out there so he can 'demonstrate his loyalty to BFC'
3. Blackpool are playing hardball over compo and the the Saudis have gone public to ramp up the pressure

I'm pretty certain that Critch would have been aware of this interest for a good few days at least though and I'm not sure we've seen any sign or suggestion (beyond this article) that he's got 'A Big Dilemma'
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3 is what I'm saying, or the last bit. 1 is the most likely.

2 is very unlikely. I can't see NC or his agent using a 3rd party in Gerrard to that end.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
Gerrard has been given a 2 year contract....There's no chance of Critch being offered £4M a year (Gerrard himself is only being paid £8M)
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Ok, then let’s say he’s offered £2 million a year - it’s still potentially worth 4/5x more than his 4 year deal at BR - and with Saudi tax laws probably more.
 
fcblackpool said:
3 is what I'm saying, or the last bit. 1 is the most likely.

2 is very unlikely. I can't see NC or his agent using a 3rd party in Gerrard to that end.
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Apologies FCB, I thought you meant pressurising a decision from Critchley himself 👍

I suppose it's possible that the BFC PR Team might have considered a demonstration of loyalty to be a decent idea.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
But say his Blackpool contract is worth maybe £600k over its lifetime. A poor 6 months and he gets sacked he may only realise £300k of that and his future prospects could be massively limited.
Goes to Saudi and his contract is worth maybe £8 million. Even if sacked after 6 months he gets maybe £4million AND his career prospects as a manager are still probably better than after a poor 6 months in League 1.
Also consider no tax in Saudi. I’m afraid it’s a bit of a no brainer if the offer was on the table.
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There’s no argument he’ll do better financially by going, you can’t get away from that. But from a personal perspective and doing the right thing morally, I don’t think the money becomes a factor in the decision making.

If he hadn’t walked out last year then it would be a total different conversation, and he’d probably go. But I just can’t see him doing it again, so soon after coming back anyway.
 
Cant see it, last time when he went to Villa came totally out of the blue, no press leaks etc. What’s different this time? If it’s true and the money offered is similar to what’s mentioned on here you don’t turn that down do you? I’m sure he’ll leave a good bye message this time though 🤣
 
If it were 5 + mil compo I'd let him go, no danger.

Invest that money in the team straight away on a striker and a big centre half.

Game changer imho
 
SeasideSid said:
There’s no argument he’ll do better financially by going, you can’t get away from that. But from a personal perspective and doing the right thing morally, I don’t think the money becomes a factor in the decision making.

If he hadn’t walked out last year then it would be a total different conversation, and he’d probably go. But I just can’t see him doing it again, so soon after coming back anyway.
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He’s not a Blackpool fan and he hasn’t had the mega money some managers had from a lengthy playing career. If you’ve got a young family, which he does, then first and foremost financial security comes into it. I don’t know his personal circumstances but if I was in the position I imagine he is in I’d be on a flight to Saudi I’m afraid - and that’s even if I was a Blackpool fan with the dream job.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
Apologies FCB, I thought you meant pressurising a decision from Critchley himself 👍

I suppose it's possible that the BFC PR Team might have considered a demonstration of loyalty to be a decent idea.
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If there was anything in this I reckon it will be old news anyway. I doubt The Boss of Toss got it Saturday teatime just before printing deadline.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
Ok, then let’s say he’s offered £2 million a year - it’s still potentially worth 4/5x more than his 4 year deal at BR - and with Saudi tax laws probably more.
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Yes.... Although £2M would be a pretty ridiculous offer and quite out of kilter with what you'd normally expect (relative to the position)... £1M would be more in line with my expectation.

It's a big decision of course, but throwing your lot in with a loser like Gerrard also has to be balanced into the equation. At the minute Critchley has a repair job to do in order to re-establish himself and, if it were me, I'd rather have that in my own hands, rather than someone else's.

He's also financially secure enough to no longer need to jump for the money.
 
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