The whole thing is a mess

hertfordseasider said:
Je may not of been but of all the managers he has chosen Ollie would have been more fun than all of them put together snd he wouldn't't accept this League 1 mentality with no characters in the dressing room.

I have no doubt Critchley has lost the dressing room, they want to do well but look like the have given up on him
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Think you’re right about the dressing room, you can tell by the players body language that they are not a happy bunch either with themselves or the team with confidence at rock bottom. The team formation or tactics is just not suiting them and if everyone else can spot this why can’t Critchley apart from him being a stubborn git?
 
8Ball said:
I think he’s been badly advised (a million plus for Joseph) springs to mind
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I feel sorry for Joseph he definitely wasn't signed as a left winger. Said in another thread, how about playing CJ wide left and Joseph in the box. He won't , the longer he has stuck with this formation away from home with players out of position, the worse it has got. He appears to be too far up his own arse to admit he got it wrong and change it. Expect more of the same despite on that showing the players themselves not even believing in it.
 
hertfordseasider said:
It's been painted in Vanilla and has robots everywhere pulling out data left right and centre, I think I preferred it when it was a basket case, when we got rid of the vermin I was hoping for so much more that Sadler, it is exactly how I thought it would be with him in charge, He's better off sticking to Hedge funds.
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You “thought” it Herts.
Did you post that on here at the time?
Everything is so easy with hindsight.
 
TangerineBayern said:
And let’s not forget Grayson. So the real message is bringing back previous managers simply doesn’t work (for us anyway).
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Maybe so but if they brought back Riga everyone would be waxing lyrical until it went pear shaped and then it would be “I knew at the time it was a shit choice”.
 
Critch could start by doing the basics properly. A formation the players are comfortable with, and players in their correct positions. For the avoidance of doubt, that’s right footed players on the right, left footed speed demons on the left, and £1 million centre forwards at centre forward.
Really simple stuff.
I really don’t want us sack another manager without a full season behind him, but he’s in the last chance saloon
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Maybe so but if they brought back Riga everyone would be waxing lyrical until it went pear shaped and then it would be “I knew at the time it was a shit choice”.
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It was a shit choice bringing Critchley back it was obvious to anyone with half a brain cell

It definitely a case of better the devil you know, nobody trusted Sadler to get the appointment right after the last two idiots
 
Qblock said:
Critch could start by doing the basics properly. A formation the players are comfortable with, and players in their correct positions. For the avoidance of doubt, that’s right footed players on the right, left footed speed demons on the left, and £1 million centre forwards at centre forward.
Really simple stuff.
I really don’t want us sack another manager without a full season behind him, but he’s in the last chance saloon
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Can we also add in being able to adapt formations and shape in games?

He did it 1st time he won’t this time?
 
I never wanted him back but I’ve refrained from really slagging him off as I wanted him to be a success. Now most people are seeing he’s self centred, demoralising snake,
I’ve watched far worse Blackpool sides and had far worse owners but I’ve never felt so down about what I see every week and the fact there is no light at the end of the tunnel as Sad sack won’t get rid of him and admit it was a lazy, poor and totally uninspiring appointment!
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Maybe so but if they brought back Riga everyone would be waxing lyrical until it went pear shaped and then it would be “I knew at the time it was a shit choice”.
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Who in their right mind would wax lyrical about appointing Riga FFS, no one! Now, Evo, Edwards and Wellens have been available as ex players when we could have employed them but he never gave them a second glance. I have no faith he won't fuck it up again if he does pot Critchley, which he won't.
 
A_Tense_Grin said:
You don't need hindsight to know we were going to be shit tonight. That is how predictable we are.
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WTF has that got to do with the question I have asked Herts?
He thought right from the start that it wouldn’t work with SS, so I merely asked if he posted it on here at the time when
supporters were over the moon when we got rid of the O’s and the arrival of SS was the dawn of a new era for BFC so I find it hard to believe that Herts thought the contrary.
Anyway, I’m sure Herts is big enough to answer for himself so WTF has it got to do with you?
 
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Stanah said:
I never wanted him back but I’ve refrained from really slagging him off as I wanted him to be a success. Now most people are seeing he’s self centred, demoralising snake,
I’ve watched far worse Blackpool sides and had far worse owners but I’ve never felt so down about what I see every week and the fact there is no light at the end of the tunnel as Sad sack won’t get rid of him and admit it was a lazy, poor and totally uninspiring appointment!
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And it’s not hindsight, I did post this at the time,
 
Stanah said:
I never wanted him back but I’ve refrained from really slagging him off as I wanted him to be a success. Now most people are seeing he’s self centred, demoralising snake,
I’ve watched far worse Blackpool sides and had far worse owners but I’ve never felt so down about what I see every week and the fact there is no light at the end of the tunnel as Sad sack won’t get rid of him and admit it was a lazy, poor and totally uninspiring appointment!
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Bang on that pal
 
Eternaloptimist said:
WTF has that got to do with the question I have asked Herts?
He thought right from the start that it wouldn’t work with SS, so I merely asked if he posted it on here at the time when
supporters were over the moon when we got rid of the O’s and the arrival of SS was the dawn of a new era for BFC so I find it hard to believe that Herts thought the contrary.
Anyway, I’m sure Herts is big enough to answer for himself so WTF has it got to do with you?
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Not sure what you want to argue about to be honest

I think most people thought Sadler would be better with him being a life long fan with a load of money and ties to Blackpool
 
hertfordseasider said:
Who in their right mind would wax lyrical about appointing Riga FFS, no one! Now, Evo, Edwards and Wellens have been available as ex players when we could have employed them but he never gave them a second glance. I have no faith he won't fuck it up again if he does pot Critchley, which he won't.
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You must have a shirt memory Herts
The Riga revolution, the best manager we never had etc,etc.
And if those ex players had been given a chance and fucked it up then again SS would be at fault.
 
Eternaloptimist said:
You must have a shirt memory Herts
The Riga revolution, the best manager we never had etc,etc.
And if those ex players had been given a chance and fucked it up then again SS would be at fault.
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Riga was never given a chance by the vermin but he was an odd bloke and there is no way anyone here now would be happy if Sadler employed him unless I am misunderstanding what you are saying?
 
Eternaloptimist said:
WTF has that got to do with the question I have asked Herts?
He thought right from the start that it wouldn’t work with SS, so I merely asked if he posted it on here at the time when
supporters were over the moon when we got rid of the O’s and the arrival of SS was the dawn of a new era for BFC so I find it hard to believe that Herts thought the contrary.
Anyway, I’m sure Herts is big enough to answer for himself so WTF has it got to do with you?
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Sorry was just testing the waters to see if you were still optimistic.
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Maybe so but if they brought back Riga everyone would be waxing lyrical until it went pear shaped and then it would be “I knew at the time it was a shit choice”.
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Plenty were saying on here it was a mistake as soon as they were announced….and that applies to Appleton and Critchley mark two. The response to Grayson mark two was generally very supportive.
 
No one has a crystal ball and everyone hoped he'd be decent the second time around.
He's flunked it, he's had enough time, it's going backwards, it's time for strong leadership and the sacking of NC.
Just hope there is a performance clause that enables a low cost release.
 
Vince McLean said:
No one has a crystal ball and everyone hoped he'd be decent the second time around.
He's flunked it, he's had enough time, it's going backwards, it's time for strong leadership and the sacking of NC.
Just hope there is a performance clause that enables a low cost release.
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When Sadler appointed Critchley I thought he must be really going for it in terms of player recruitment.
You couldn’t bring him back and not.
Well he hasn’t gone for it.

On top of that Critchley for some reason refuses to try anything different, bizarre when your job could be at risk but then again maybe he knows it isn’t.
 
Vince McLean said:
No one has a crystal ball and everyone hoped he'd be decent the second time around.
He's flunked it, he's had enough time, it's going backwards, it's time for strong leadership and the sacking of NC.
Just hope there is a performance clause that enables a low cost release.
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But did we really think he would be decent second time around?
Failed massively at Villa ok he was No2 but collectively he failed.
Failed massively at QPR a lot of their fans said it was the worst football they’ve seen in years.
Seriously you have to ask the question as I did back then why the hell then did Sadler re-appoint him?
Saying he was the one name that kept jumping out at you is now looking very embarrassing for Sadler.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
But did we really think he would be decent second time around?
Failed massively at Villa ok he was No2 but collectively he failed.
Failed massively at QPR a lot of their fans said it was the worst football they’ve seen in years.
Seriously you have to ask the question as I did back then why the hell then did Sadler re-appoint him?
Saying he was the one name that kept jumping out at you is now looking very embarrassing for Sadler.
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I'm no NC fan. Nobody can predict the future - it might have worked - it hasn't.
Ollie was a busted flush when he came to us - but it worked.
We're in massive agreement here - he should be potted today.
 
Agree with a lot on this thread - have we got a player that puts his foot in at the moment? Any players that have an edge? We’ve struggled in midfield for a while, Dougall was probably the closest to someone that could get stuck in but even he was nice. There’s Husband that gets a bit lippy now and again but we haven’t any players that hate losing like Gaz Goals.
Then there’s the whole ‘it’s a squad game and I’ve told them the same team probably won’t start next game’ line that’s trotted out, which is fine, but then you get CJ, Husband etc starting every game, whilst some players who’ve had a great game get ‘dropped’ -
It’s complete mixed messages to the players.
Like for like subs on 70 mins doesn’t work, yet he keeps doing it. We’ve no plan B at all.

Working with the cream of Liverpool’s squad where you’ve players that have the talent and hunger to succeed is a world away from actually managing and coaching players to succeed at this level.

Critchley is showing he hasn’t got it.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Agree with a lot on this thread - have we got a player that puts his foot in at the moment? Any players that have an edge? We’ve struggled in midfield for a while, Dougall was probably the closest to someone that could get stuck in but even he was nice. There’s Husband that gets a bit lippy now and again but we haven’t any players that hate losing like Gaz Goals.
Then there’s the whole ‘it’s a squad game and I’ve told them the same team probably won’t start next game’ line that’s trotted out, which is fine, but then you get CJ, Husband etc starting every game, whilst some players who’ve had a great game get ‘dropped’ -
It’s complete mixed messages to the players.
Like for like subs on 70 mins doesn’t work, yet he keeps doing it. We’ve no plan B at all.

Working with the cream of Liverpool’s squad where you’ve players that have the talent and hunger to succeed is a world away from actually managing and coaching players to succeed at this level.

Critchley is showing he hasn’t got it.
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He hasn't got it but he also hasn't been backed properly
 
Like many i thought NC 2.0 was appointed to bring stability and slow/steady progress. Can't say I was overjoyed neither was a disappointed.

I have supported him because he is the Blackpool manager and that's what you do.

I am not sure what sacking him now would do apart from being a statement of intent.

I have maintained with the investment in the playing side we should be a top 6 side .
Until very recently I thought the play off were attainable.
I think that ship has now sailed - we are simple not good enough on the pitch to compete with the current top 6.
As for NC he will know the buck stops with him and he should have done much better this season .

We might get to the Bristol Street chippy vase ,although I'm sure Peterborough will have something to say about that.

Whatever happens we must remember Sadler is a million times better than what went before, whatever measurements you use.


Hopefully, if Sadler decides to pull the trigger let's have a real think about who the next manager is going to be and stop these 4 season contracts.

The situation is not fkt but agree the season and our brand of football are turning out to be disappointment.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Recruitment has been all over the shop with players for now, the future, loan players no better etc.
The scattergun approach we used to have wasn’t a lot different in terms of quality brought in.
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Yeah it started when Sadler didn't back the manager around January 2022 when we were only a few points of the pay offs in the Championship

Since then its been a right mess, but apparently you can't be critical of Sadler because he isn't an Oyston
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Not sure what you want to argue about to be honest

I think most people thought Sadler would be better with him being a life long fan with a load of money and ties to Blackpool
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Phil, it was just aimed at The Grim Reaper.
I am getting concerned though because his continuous negativity is looking more like reality every day
Don’t tell him I said that though 😂
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Phil, it was just aimed at The Grim Reaper.
I am getting concerned though because his continuous negativity is looking more like reality every day
Don’t tell him I said that though 😂
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Fair enough i thought you were having a pop at me and as you can see I'm not really in the mood ;)
 
The facts that under the Oystons we were the most rotten club in the league.The owners were characterised by greed,contempt for the support and corruption .

Sadler has changed that culture and must be given credit for that .
To question his appointments using reasoned arguments is not a problem with me .

Was not against NC 2.0 but the results / performances are making many of us rethink - nowt wrong with that.
 
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