Recent content by Ball on Fire

Yet again you have completely missed my point and continue to stick to your own agenda whilst rolling out the same rhetoric, rather then completely opening your mind and listening, yes listening, to other people’s opinions which whilst they are not the same as yours are equally relevant. I never...

If I was to assume we are in Div 1 next season my top target would be Steven Schumaker providing Plymouth don’t get promoted this year, Schumaker is from the NW and like us all he will love the Gold Coast. My other targets would be Pete Wild at Barrow & Dave Challinor at Stockport. Other options...

To be honest I can’t give you any names until I know which Division we are in and who is available after the season ends which is why I would prefer to wait until the end of the season. There are no standout names I have heard mentioned so far who are currently available that I think we should...

I was talking about the here and now and not 3 years ago when Critch first came in as a rookie Manager. The situation now is chalk and cheese and completely different. I take from your comment that you “ really don’t need to take apart the rest of my post “ that you broadly agree with it.

I expect there will very few of the Squad that Critch left behind a year ago, unless Critch decides to give Stewart another long term contract. I think the player turnover (coming and goings) from June onwards will be in the 20s. I also think Critch returning low on confidence after the year he...

Please don’t flatter yourselves, I think you are two of the nicest idiots that we have on AVFTT and long may it continue.

OK I get it you don‘t like “ sacked “ how about the BFC Board decided they didn’t want him to be Manager anymore, McCarthy agreed to go and so it was “ by mutual agreement “ If McCarthy had not agreed to go he would have been sacked and McCarthy knew that which is why he agreed to go. I believe...

I had to challenge your comment about Critch “ valuing the security of life at a supportive Club like ours “. Consider the following just over the last 12 months — Appleton sacked 7 months into a 4 year contract, McCarthy & TC sacked after 80 days whilst it was still mathematically possibly to...

Critch was brought in to replace Michael Beale and on paper it was the perfect role for Critch as he was spending all of his time coaching and developing the players on the Training Ground. What was revealed later from some of the Villa players was how important Michael Beale was, I am not...

Let’s not be pedantic, get off the fence, do you want Critchley or not? I don’t want Critchley and I have given you my reasons. You always seem to have an excuse for failure if it suits your case, there is no bigger basket case than Blackpool at the moment and Critch isn’t the man to turn the...

He is out of work and will have been out of work for more than 100 days since he left Blackpool less than a year ago. He needs to rebuild his reputation after two sackings in 8 months and will want to be in a job before the new season starts. He left Blackpool to work alongside Steve Gerrard at...

Let the Countdown begin, she would keep us up and there would definitely be a New Manager bounce.

If only for the sake of your own personal credibility on AVFTT you need to “ Ditch the Critch “ suggestion that Critch should be reappointed as BFC Manager. Critch has one of the worst records of any Manager in the Championship this season. He was given a 3.5 year contract at QPR and was sacked...

Yes of course Gerrard had to carry the can, he has been out of work ever since. Gerrard will now fully appreciate the importance of his Number 2, Michael Beale was on a completely different level than Critch. There must have been a very good reason why Critch was sacked so soon after taking the...

Mick wanted an albatross but he has had to make do with TC (The Caddy)