Critchiley in or out?

BpoolFred34

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This conversation is starting to gwt very heated again amongst our supporters. Therefore what is your opinion and why.
Im going to say that im very torn tbh, there some positive things such as some players are developing but then there are alo negatives such as i believe that Critchiley doesnt seem to know how to chang ethe formation in play, if a team were playing is getting the better of us he doesnt seem to know how to counter act it and change the formation to give us the upper hand. I strongly believe we have one of the strongest squads in this division and tbh should be pushing for the top 2 not sat in 12/13 position.
 
This conversation is starting to gwt very heated again amongst our supporters. Therefore what is your opinion and why.
Im going to say that im very torn tbh, there some positive things such as some players are developing but then there are alo negatives such as i believe that Critchiley doesnt seem to know how to chang ethe formation in play, if a team were playing is getting the better of us he doesnt seem to know how to counter act it and change the formation to give us the upper hand. I strongly believe we have one of the strongest squads in this division and tbh should be pushing for the top 2 not sat in 12/13 position.
It's not really.
It's the same 10 or so people (on here) who have wanted rid of him since he was hired who simply jump on any opportunity to bash him.

The current form is 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

If you think that is justification for sacking a manager you are an absolute bellend.

End of story.
 
Madness to sack him but he got it very wrong today, it made for an extremely boring watch from a Blackpool perspective watching us put every man behind the ball in a 5-4-1, pinned back against bottom of the league which ended with an injury time equaliser - hard to not be sour after it.
 
It’s not going to achieve anything getting rid of him now.
It’s all about will he be here next season and for me and right now I’am not sure he’s the man to bring us success.
 
I've been unimpressed with the lack of style if play implementated.

As showing in my thread we were promised attacking, progressive, on the front foot, playing in their half, dominating football. That was the goal. Early season we did but abandoned it when results went wrong.

So I'm not for getting rid but we need to get back that that style for me and fast.

We've been so poor on the ball the blame has to lay at the top. Must improve.
 
This conversation is starting to gwt very heated again amongst our supporters. Therefore what is your opinion and why.
Im going to say that im very torn tbh, there some positive things such as some players are developing but then there are alo negatives such as i believe that Critchiley doesnt seem to know how to chang ethe formation in play, if a team were playing is getting the better of us he doesnt seem to know how to counter act it and change the formation to give us the upper hand. I strongly believe we have one of the strongest squads in this division and tbh should be pushing for the top 2 not sat in 12/13 position.
I disagree about the strength of the squad. Decent enough keeper, defence can cope well even with the upset it's had. Bottom of the midfield looks capable enough. Up top we have Yates and Madine/Simms. CJ is a threat as long as he has space, not so good when doubled up on or marked tight- he doesn't like a standing start. It's the other 2/3 spaces where the strength is let down- no creativity, no running beyond, all a bit disjointed.

We're not getting the P/O's, which is a bit sad, but promotion I fear would be a step up too far for most of the squad.

ps I've not mentioned sacking Critchley, because he won';t be. Pointless thinking about it really.
 
It's not really.
It's the same 10 or so people (on here) who have wanted rid of him since he was hired who simply jump on any opportunity to bash him.

The current form is 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

If you think that is justification for sacking a manager you are an absolute bellend.

End of story.
Not sure why you feel the need to be calling people bell ends

Granted i didn't want him in the first place but i didn't call for him to be sacked until our impotent display away at Ipswich

The board won't get rid of him anyway so its all hypothetical

Personally i don't rate him, thats my opinion

End off ...
 
I've been unimpressed with the lack of style if play implementated.

As showing in my thread we were promised attacking, progressive, on the front foot, playing in their half, dominating football. That was the goal. Early season we did but abandoned it when results went wrong.

So I'm not for getting rid but we need to get back that that style for me and fast.

We've been so poor on the ball the blame has to lay at the top. Must improve.
Eh? You want to go back to “attacking, progressive, on the front foot, playing in their half, dominating football”. Which was “abandoned when results went wrong”. But “we need to get back to that style of football and fast”.

Well based on your own post you want to lose more games?
 
Obviously keep him, but that doesn't and shouldn't stop criticism when he gets things as badly wrong as he did today. We have got a pretty good squad, but he can't be helping their confidence by telling the defence that he doesn't trust them to see a game out.

I just wish he would stop worrying about the opposition, we are as good as anything in this league on our day and he should set us up at home and go out to win, score goals and let the players enjoy themselves. I have said before he micromanages, it reminds me of the gifted Charlie Adam getting pelters at Liverpool for crossing the half way line. Train 'em, coach 'em and trust 'em.
 
Premier League clubs have a higher regard of his coaching abilities and tactics than some of our fans. (Read Ballard article)
He’s a UEFA elite level coach who has overseen the development of players like Trent Arnold.
In his first season as a manager he’s had to work under Covid conditions and significant injuries to his key players, plus a total squad overhaul.
The squad is gelling bit by bit and has been one of the form teams in 2021 inc now having 1 defeat in 8 games and destroying Charlton in their own ground 3-0

Statistics show that continual swapping of managers does not work and is financially damaging too.

Stay
 
Obviously keep him, but that doesn't and shouldn't stop criticism when he gets things as badly wrong as he did today. We have got a pretty good squad, but he can't be helping their confidence by telling the defence that he doesn't trust them to see a game out.

I just wish he would stop worrying about the opposition, we are as good as anything in this league on our day and he should set us up at home and go out to win, score goals and let the players enjoy themselves. I have said before he micromanages, it reminds me of the gifted Charlie Adam getting pelters at Liverpool for crossing the half way line. Train 'em, coach 'em and trust 'em.
He didn’t get things “badly wrong” today.

We were losing in the midfield. They were pressing. There were calls for “let’s play in their half”. So subs were made to address the midfield. In the event they managed to score in the last couple of minutes. If the subs hadn’t been made they might’ve scored with 15 minutes to go. And then we might’ve conceded again and again.

Frankly we’ll never know. But that doesn’t mean the substitutions were wrong. I seem to remember Kaikai stuck a foot out and stopped a goal. So hurrah for the subs!!!
 
Not sure why you feel the need to be calling people bell ends

Granted i didn't want him in the first place but i didn't call for him to be sacked until our impotent display away at Ipswich

The board won't get rid of him anyway so its all hypothetical

Personally i don't rate him, thats my opinion

End off ...
One week you call for him to be fired, the next all is great. The following week it's time to fire him again because we don't win. We aren't even losing games, you're saying he should be fired because we've drawn.
It's utterly tiresome and embarrassing.
So you don't rate him, does that mean he should be fired?
Go check out the results during the promotion season under Billy Ayre, we struggled then too at certain points..... how would we have faired if we had had the chief bed wetters spitting their dummies out because we dropped points?
It's pathetic, and laughable.
 
Obviously keep him, but that doesn't and shouldn't stop criticism when he gets things as badly wrong as he did today. We have got a pretty good squad, but he can't be helping their confidence by telling the defence that he doesn't trust them to see a game out.

I just wish he would stop worrying about the opposition, we are as good as anything in this league on our day and he should set us up at home and go out to win, score goals and let the players enjoy themselves. I have said before he micromanages, it reminds me of the gifted Charlie Adam getting pelters at Liverpool for crossing the half way line. Train 'em, coach 'em and trust 'em.
It's not the criticism that is the problem, it's the calling for his head and claiming anyone that misplaces a pass is shit that is the issue.
It all smacks of a petulant child to me.

I'm all for constructive criticism, it should be the lifeblood of any forum such as this, but most posts are way beyond that.
 
This conversation is starting to gwt very heated again amongst our supporters. Therefore what is your opinion and why.
Im going to say that im very torn tbh, there some positive things such as some players are developing but then there are alo negatives such as i believe that Critchiley doesnt seem to know how to chang ethe formation in play, if a team were playing is getting the better of us he doesnt seem to know how to counter act it and change the formation to give us the upper hand. I strongly believe we have one of the strongest squads in this division and tbh should be pushing for the top 2 not sat in 12/13 position.
In for me
 
Obviously keep him, but that doesn't and shouldn't stop criticism when he gets things as badly wrong as he did today. We have got a pretty good squad, but he can't be helping their confidence by telling the defence that he doesn't trust them to see a game out.

I just wish he would stop worrying about the opposition, we are as good as anything in this league on our day and he should set us up at home and go out to win, score goals and let the players enjoy themselves. I have said before he micromanages, it reminds me of the gifted Charlie Adam getting pelters at Liverpool for crossing the half way line. Train 'em, coach 'em and trust 'em.
Agree no matter if it’s Critchley Sadler or anyone from the past constructive criticism is welcome and acceptable
 
It's not the criticism that is the problem, it's the calling for his head and claiming anyone that misplaces a pass is shit that is the issue.
It all smacks of a petulant child to me.

I'm all for constructive criticism, it should be the lifeblood of any forum such as this, but most posts are way beyond that.
100% correct.
He’s not beyond criticism and certainly the substitutions were poor from Calderwood and his assistant NC today

It’s those who have the view that since Sheik Mansour bought us out......
 
He didn’t get things “badly wrong” today.

We were losing in the midfield. They were pressing. There were calls for “let’s play in their half”. So subs were made to address the midfield. In the event they managed to score in the last couple of minutes. If the subs hadn’t been made they might’ve scored with 15 minutes to go. And then we might’ve conceded again and again.

Frankly we’ll never know. But that doesn’t mean the substitutions were wrong. I seem to remember Kaikai stuck a foot out and stopped a goal. So hurrah for the subs!!!
All opinions, innit?😀

I think he got it wrong by going defensive, he didn't deal with the midfield being under pressure, and switching Demi to the other side of the pitch disrupted both sides at once.

As long as there isn't an agreement that Simms can only play X minutes, he should have stayed on bullying their defence
 
He didn’t get things “badly wrong” today.

We were losing in the midfield. They were pressing. There were calls for “let’s play in their half”. So subs were made to address the midfield. In the event they managed to score in the last couple of minutes. If the subs hadn’t been made they might’ve scored with 15 minutes to go. And then we might’ve conceded again and again.

Frankly we’ll never know. But that doesn’t mean the substitutions were wrong. I seem to remember Kaikai stuck a foot out and stopped a goal. So hurrah for the subs!!!
So without making negative subs and changing the formation we may have LOST at home to near bottom of the league, rather than just draw from a winning position? That is extremely worrying if so

We were on top before we scored and before the subs it seemed like we capitulated after the substations. IMO the tactics were all wrong today, sitting back and inviting pressure allowed them to grab a scabby goal.
 
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IN, but he really but he really does need to start learning from previous mistakes. Today was like groundhog day. Almost an exact repeat of Crewe...
 
Eh? You want to go back to “attacking, progressive, on the front foot, playing in their half, dominating football”. Which was “abandoned when results went wrong”. But “we need to get back to that style of football and fast”.

Well based on your own post you want to lose more games?
No it was not the issue. We were a brand new side, not gelled yet, making mistakes.

Critch himself said that is how he wants to play, see my thread.

We needed to mix it up a bit more at times, be brave and shoot more.

You dont set up a style of play then abandon it straight away.

If we played like that now with players settled and capable of scoring, not making huge mistakes, we ld look much better.

Today we couldn't keep the ball, what do you think would happen if we kept the ball and Wimbledon didn't put us under the pressure they did, we'd have a much better chance of winning. 🙄
 
So without making negative subs and changing the formation we may have LOST at home to bottom of the league, rather than just draw from a winning position? That is extremely worrying if so

We were on top before we scored and before the subs it seemed like we capitulated after the substations. IMO the tactics were all wrong today, sitting back and inviting pressure allowed them to grab a scabby goal.
That’s not the way I remember it.

The way I remember it we were all squeezed into our penalty area. People were screaming!!! (Well alright posting) that we needed to take control of the midfield and get in their half. Or we’d concede a goal.

The subs did that. We got out of our half for a time. So the subs worked. For a time.

And then we conceded a goal in the last few minutes. Again.

And yes. We could all see it coming. But it (and more goals) might’ve come sooner if the subs hadn’t been made.

How any of that translates into a “Critchley is crap and must go” chant is beyond me.
 
No of course i'm not, but I don't think sacking a manager that has been getting us results for the most part after that disastrous start will help us.
...and who was responsible for that bad start and who has cost us points with negative tactics and poor substitutions?
 
...and who was responsible for that bad start and who has cost us points with negative tactics and poor substitutions?
Are we going to sack every manager that has a bad spell of seven games? If so, we're unlikely to keep any manager for more than a year....

I'm not going to do this again. I disagree with you about our manager. That's it. We'll see what happens.
 
Who is it that controls possession of the ball the coach or the players? Yes, Critch makes some real blunders especially when it comes to subs. But look at the possession in the last two games who benefitted most? and yet they could only come away with a share of the points. Then look at the scoring record, only scored more than 1 goal in 9 of 29 league matches and only won half of those. The blame has to be accepted from bottom to top. If it wasn't for some terrific defensive displays we would be fighting for survival. Despite the faults, we have the makings of a good football team, the time to make judgements is this time next season.
 
In. He’s learning and he’s bound to make mistakes. Hamstrung with substitutes with all the injuries at the minute anyway
 
100% in.
Hes got a long term plan, and generally speaking its showing signs of working.
Ok, dodgy couple of games/results.... shit happens.
We still have a very realistic chance of making the playoffs, and I'm sure most people would have taken that at the start of the season.
And even if we don't make the playoffs the team, the squad and the whole club has come on leaps and bounds in the last few months and that's a good footing for the next season(s).
 
So without making negative subs and changing the formation we may have LOST at home to bottom of the league, rather than just draw from a winning position? That is extremely worrying if so

We were on top before we scored and before the subs it seemed like we capitulated after the substations. IMO the tactics were all wrong today, sitting back and inviting pressure allowed them to grab a scabby goal.
Ours was pretty scabby too
 
This conversation is starting to gwt very heated again amongst our supporters. Therefore what is your opinion and why.
Im going to say that im very torn tbh, there some positive things such as some players are developing but then there are alo negatives such as i believe that Critchiley doesnt seem to know how to chang ethe formation in play, if a team were playing is getting the better of us he doesnt seem to know how to counter act it and change the formation to give us the upper hand. I strongly believe we have one of the strongest squads in this division and tbh should be pushing for the top 2 not sat in 12/13
This conversation is starting to gwt very heated again amongst our supporters. Therefore what is your opinion and why.
Im going to say that im very torn tbh, there some positive things such as some players are developing but then there are alo negatives such as i believe that Critchiley doesnt seem to know how to chang ethe formation in play, if a team were playing is getting the better of us he doesnt seem to know how to counter act it and change the formation to give us the upper hand. I strongly believe we have one of the strongest squads in this division and tbh should be pushing for the top 2 not sat in 12/13 position.
We've all made mistakes in our jobs especially in the early years so let's give the guy some breathing space.
 
Are we going to sack every manager that has a bad spell of seven games? If so, we're unlikely to keep any manager for more than a year....

I'm not going to do this again. I disagree with you about our manager. That's it. We'll see what happens.
Yes we will and Critchley will be out by Xmas.
 
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