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Only 2 I can think of are Dougall and Dembele…..one has gone and one is a loan with zero chance being here next season. Any other names to suggest? If that’s the lot, what’s happened to the “Blackpool model” ? Critchley coaching?

Sensible, balanced, realistic o/p. 2 points to add: 1) SS appointed NC last summer when we had no board and no senior football experience at the club. Thought that was madness at the time 2) Am sure SS now feels stuck. I believe there’s no way he want us to decline/stagnate, will want to...

Sadler is clearly investing money and committing to BFC. Have my doubts that he’s seeking advice or acting consistently. We see that on football matters. On non football matters, who knows as this is less transparent each week. The return he’s getting on his money because of this is getting...

Pretty sure when Critchley was appointed there were no other board members. Regardless, the owner waxed lyrical about Critchley appointment. That was before sending his note bollocking everyone. Sad and boringly predictable

The problem is the formation, tactics and players are just so predictable and rigid. Dembele is only creativity. If opposition is limited or we concede first then opponents focus on defence and we struggle badly. The players are generally competent but lack of a bit of flair. The tactics...

Compare lineup v Oxford playoff 2021 to Saturdays. Not sure Critch is helping much but firstly need better players for promotion.

Anyone who questions SS financial commitment must be unhinged. Anyone who doesn’t question the decisions made over the last 18+ months must be unhinged. i think he needs to either get better advice or listen to it more, else he’ll just waste more time getting even more annoyed and not focusing...

Seems like all agree SS is investing his own money (he said £90m over 10 years) but has made multiple mistakes in hiring key employee so money gets wasted. What’s going to change so he does better at hiring? What help does SS need? Either way, will take 1year+ for us to see any major...

it seems like forward planning on players stopped between Summer 21 and Jan 22 transfer windows. As others have said, we have been spending (all the loan players last season won’t be cheap) but here we are with painfully obviously lack of options in attack. Going to take at least 1 year to...

I just think what happens on the pitch is result of what happens above them. Nobody seems to have a sensible answer to 1) why we became so chaotic on and off the pitch when Critch left 2) since summer 21, why we failed to sign anyone that’s developed to be worth more than we paid 3) why we...

I asked why haven’t we been planning ahead and signing forwards for last 4 transfer windows and when will we start? I don’t think that’s negative or am I missing something?

Approaching end August and we’re all getting worried about the lack of forwards and our negotiating position is weak as it’s obvious to other clubs we’re short of options and have spent a lot less than we’ve received in transfer money. All of this was predictable 12+ months ago, even before...

It’s a shame he’s gone. Hope there’s a plan to add experience- we need more on the board to improve decisions. Let’s see what’s added.

Terrible wasteful season - the decline in last 12 months has been soul destroying . It’s not clear if it’s just the Board that is incapable or if it’s also a lack of investment. Without experience at the Board, we’ll lurch from 1 bizarre decision to the next. With experience, we’re more...

Agreed. SS needs help at the Board. The current structure means CEO is unchecked, the only characters on Board are a mate and the CEO, the football experience is zero except the CEO and the retail business experience is zero except the CEO. So SS needs to change the structure to add more...

Every sensible fan can accept a bad season. The worry is really the lack of direction or relevant experience at the Board. Absent getting fixed, the results will be generally negative and more random. Imagine a board in any other company having no experience in the product they sell!

Saturday was really bad cos against Preston ……but the same as all MM matches ex QPR and Burnley . Appleton potted cos of the ‘doom & gloom’ he created. MM gone far beyond this, killing all hope. Farcical if he stays - would show no manager ‘plan B’ for 3rd time in 10 months. Unfortunately...

Apologies but long1st post after years of watching Pool and reading this message board. Hope SS and Co read/act on some of this as I think they really do want the best for the club. The purpose of any company Board is to “set strategy and to hold management to account”. We have a Board of 3...