Appleton on Maxwell & Grimshaw

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When asked by the gazette about the goalkeeping situation, ‘It depends. From my point of view, I haven’t seen Chris make too many mistakes in the 11 or 12 games he’s been involved in. It’s easy to shout a name and expect someone to come into the team and that will always be the case when you’ve lost a few games, because there will always be someone who has an opinion about who should be playing instead of him, him and him. That’s why everyone is a football manager’

Hardly going the right way to repair the relationship between himself and the fans is he!!
 
Pauls_Boutique said:
When asked by the gazette about the goalkeeping situation, ‘It depends. From my point of view, I haven’t seen Chris make too many mistakes in the 11 or 12 games he’s been involved in. It’s easy to shout a name and expect someone to come into the team and that will always be the case when you’ve lost a few games, because there will always be someone who has an opinion about who should be playing instead of him, him and him. That’s why everyone is a football manager’

Hardly going the right way to repair the relationship between himself and the fans is he!!
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Agree with him but only because his defence can't defend so it doesn't really seem to matter who's in goal.

It's more his relationship with the players that matters. Lose that and it's going nowhere.
 
Pauls_Boutique said:
When asked by the gazette about the goalkeeping situation, ‘It depends. From my point of view, I haven’t seen Chris make too many mistakes in the 11 or 12 games he’s been involved in. It’s easy to shout a name and expect someone to come into the team and that will always be the case when you’ve lost a few games, because there will always be someone who has an opinion about who should be playing instead of him, him and him. That’s why everyone is a football manager’

Hardly going the right way to repair the relationship between himself and the fans is he!!
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what he says is right although you tend to think he should keep his thoughts to himself rather than have a dig at fans.
 
Pauls_Boutique said:
When asked by the gazette about the goalkeeping situation, ‘It depends. From my point of view, I haven’t seen Chris make too many mistakes in the 11 or 12 games he’s been involved in. It’s easy to shout a name and expect someone to come into the team and that will always be the case when you’ve lost a few games, because there will always be someone who has an opinion about who should be playing instead of him, him and him. That’s why everyone is a football manager’

Hardly going the right way to repair the relationship between himself and the fans is he!!
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He’s absolutely spot on though tbh … Grimshaw was appalling before he was replaced, he clearly doesn’t have the confidence of his defence and doesn’t organise properly.

Essentially the two of them are probably on a par as far as their relative ability and weaknesses….Maxwell just adds the extra organisation and leadership qualities.

Our fans are complete know nothing knob heads in the main… If it was me I’d just be telling them to fuck off and mind their own business and maybe focus on something they have half a clue about instead…
 
I don’t think the man between the sticks is the real issue. Yes, we are leaking goals for fun at the moment, but there’s usually 4/5 men in front of the goalkeeper. Marv has been suspect all season, Thompson is a headless chicken, Williams isn’t streetwise enough for the division. We need to stop with the Maxwell scapegoating and accept it as a defensive issue.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
He’s absolutely spot on though tbh … Grimshaw was appalling before he was replaced, he clearly doesn’t have the confidence of his defence and doesn’t organise properly.

Essentially the two of them are probably on a par as far as their relative ability and weaknesses….Maxwell just adds the extra organisation and leadership qualities.

Our fans are complete know nothing knob heads in the main… If it was me I’d just be telling them to fuck off and mind their own business and maybe focus on something they have half a clue about instead…
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He should be his own man but I do get the feeling he's too stubborn to back down, even when it's clear to all it's to the detriment of results. I have my reservations about how good he is as a coach but one thing I do know, he's a terrible manager. The first job is to get results, he's failing. He also needs to build a good team spirit, not just within the starting 11 but the whole squad. Maybe it's just me but we do not seem a happy camp.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
He’s absolutely spot on though tbh … Grimshaw was appalling before he was replaced, he clearly doesn’t have the confidence of his defence and doesn’t organise properly.

Essentially the two of them are probably on a par as far as their relative ability and weaknesses….Maxwell just adds the extra organisation and leadership qualities.

Our fans are complete know nothing knob heads in the main… If it was me I’d just be telling them to fuck off and mind their own business and maybe focus on something they have half a clue about instead…
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Hallelujah!!

Me too.
 
NewburyOne said:
He should be his own man but I do get the feeling he's too stubborn to back down, even when it's clear to all it's to the detriment of results. I have my reservations about how good he is as a coach but one thing I do know, he's a terrible manager. The first job is to get results, he's failing. He also needs to build a good team spirit, not just within the starting 11 but the whole squad. Maybe it's just me but we do not seem a happy camp.
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There’s no question that he has sone character flaws. I said that before he was appointed, but it’s too late now, he’s our manager and he needs support from both the board and the fans.

In this case, he’s essentially standing up for his players and rightly so. By and large, fans just talk utter dog dirt and it’s always the player(s) who aren’t playing that should be and those who are who shouldn’t…. I’ve said it for years… BFCx3’s Law of Player Perfection…

Basically every Blackpool Player slowly moves closer to becoming the perfect player the more time they spend more on the bench… The speed of said improvement is directly proportional to the ratio of negative results.
 
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BFC_BFC_BFC said:
He’s absolutely spot on though tbh … Grimshaw was appalling before he was replaced, he clearly doesn’t have the confidence of his defence and doesn’t organise properly.

Essentially the two of them are probably on a par as far as their relative ability and weaknesses….Maxwell just adds the extra organisation and leadership qualities.

Our fans are complete know nothing knob heads in the main… If it was me I’d just be telling them to fuck off and mind their own business and maybe focus on something they have half a clue about instead…
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You would probably last less time than Appletons first spell.
 
Pauls_Boutique said:
When asked by the gazette about the goalkeeping situation, ‘It depends. From my point of view, I haven’t seen Chris make too many mistakes in the 11 or 12 games he’s been involved in. It’s easy to shout a name and expect someone to come into the team and that will always be the case when you’ve lost a few games, because there will always be someone who has an opinion about who should be playing instead of him, him and him. That’s why everyone is a football manager’

Hardly going the right way to repair the relationship between himself and the fans is he!!
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He’s right

We are all football managers.

Difference is he gets paid hundreds of thousands per year to do it and free entrance to the ground

We get paid nothing and have to pay to get in

What does that tell you about our respective abilities
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
There’s no question that he has sone character flaws. I said that before he was appointed, but it’s too late now, he’s our manager and he needs support from both the board and the fans.

In this case, he’s essentially standing up for his players and rightly so. By and large, fans just talk utter dog dirt and it’s always the player(s) who aren’t playing that should be and those who are who shouldn’t…. I’ve said it for years… BFCx3’s Law of Player Perfection…

Basically every Blackpool Player slowly moves closer to becoming the perfect player, the more time they spend in the bench… The speed of said improvement is directly proportional to the ratio of negative results.
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Excellent use of the term ‘dog dirt’.
 
I think if someone had said this when we weren't on the wrong end of four results no-one would have been bothered too much. Of course we're all managers in our own heads. What's the point in having no opinion? He just says it straight, in Salfordian. Bertie Blunt indeed. You should meet his parrot.
 
If Appleton has a thing against Grimmy, we might as well sell him in January and get a bigger & better keeper who can actually command his area.
 
Pauls_Boutique said:
When asked by the gazette about the goalkeeping situation, ‘It depends. From my point of view, I haven’t seen Chris make too many mistakes in the 11 or 12 games he’s been involved in. It’s easy to shout a name and expect someone to come into the team and that will always be the case when you’ve lost a few games, because there will always be someone who has an opinion about who should be playing instead of him, him and him. That’s why everyone is a football manager’

Hardly going the right way to repair the relationship between himself and the fans is he!!
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Why should he?
Let him concentrate on trying to win a few games. That’ll shut up all the Pep Ferguson’s in the stand
 
tangerine_neil said:
If Appleton has a thing against Grimmy, we might as well sell him in January and get a bigger & better keeper who can actually command his area.
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The Twitter like/unlike thing was very revealing. Grimshaw is out due to discipline issues in the eyes of Appleton and he won’t be back any time soon.
 
AngelBFC said:
He’s right

We are all football managers.

Difference is he gets paid hundreds of thousands per year to do it and free entrance to the ground

We get paid nothing and have to pay to get in

What does that tell you about our respective abilities
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It doesn't tell me anything about our respective abilities really.

Remember that Colin Hendry, Lee Clark, Jose Riga and Neil McDonald (to name but a few) were paid thousands and couldn't run a bath.

Apples has managed to win just 6 times in 27 games in his BFC managerial career.

Most fans on here would expect a better return if they were managing the team I reckon.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
He’s absolutely spot on though tbh … Grimshaw was appalling before he was replaced, he clearly doesn’t have the confidence of his defence and doesn’t organise properly.

Essentially the two of them are probably on a par as far as their relative ability and weaknesses….Maxwell just adds the extra organisation and leadership qualities.

Our fans are complete know nothing knob heads in the main… If it was me I’d just be telling them to fuck off and mind their own business and maybe focus on something they have half a clue about instead…
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If the SLO packs it in I’d vote for you, a very balanced opinion of our fan base!
 
tangerine_neil said:
Or he might be just a little pïssed off at being dropped for no good reason, whilst his replacement keeps his place no matter how many howlers or weak ass goals he lets in.
I’d be pïssed off as well.
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Clearly said with total bias. Suggest you go and have a look at the Rotherham goals for a "good reason". I'd bring Grimshaw back in because Maxwell hasn't looked great for a few games but to imply it's only Maxwell has dropped "howlers" is clearly irrational thinking. Neither of them have had a great season to date.
 
20togo said:
Clearly said with total bias. Suggest you go and have a look at the Rotherham goals for a "good reason". I'd bring Grimshaw back in because Maxwell hasn't looked great for a few games but to imply it's only Maxwell has dropped "howlers" is clearly irrational thinking. Neither of them have had a great season to date.
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Absolutely no reason to be biased. The 1st Wigan goal was a howler. He let a corner go straight in at his near post. What else would you call that? Schoolboy error.
Had a look back at the Rotherham highlights. 1st goal - not his fault. Good looping header. No keeper is saving that. 2nd goal - suppose he could have tried to punch it, but understand why he stayed on his line. No chance with finish. 3rd goal - made a good parry from powerful long range shot. Should have pushed it away. Bit unlucky it fell perfectly for the opposition. Defence all at sea for all the goals and slow to react. Harsh to blame him for that result.
 
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tangerine_neil said:
Absolutely no reason to be biased. The 1st Wigan goal was a howler. He let a corner go straight in at his near post. What else would you call that? Schoolboy error.
Had a look back at the Rotherham highlights. 1st goal - not his fault. Good looping header. No keeper is saving that. 2nd goal - suppose he could have tried to punch it, but understand why he stayed on his line. No chance with finish. 3rd goal - made a good parry from powerful long range shot. Should have pushed it away. Bit unlucky it fell perfectly for the opposition. Defence all at sea for all the goals and slow to react. Harsh to blame him for that result.
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making excuses for him. You blame Maxwell for the first goal at Wigan! Was the cover at the near post? Of course you have a blatant bias! Why? Because you make excuses for all the soft goals that Grimshaw lets in but Maxwell is solely at fault for all those he lets in, Your posting history on Grimshaw clearly shows a total bias.
 
Raging_Bull said:
It doesn't tell me anything about our respective abilities really.

Remember that Colin Hendry, Lee Clark, Jose Riga and Neil McDonald (to name but a few) were paid thousands and couldn't run a bath.

Apples has managed to win just 6 times in 27 games in his BFC managerial career.

Most fans on here would expect a better return if they were managing the team I reckon.
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It’s all relative though RB… any of those mentioned would certainly have a better understanding of the game and how to coach / manage a team than any of us on here.

I doubt anyone on here could win a single game at this level with this squad.
 
20togo said:
making excuses for him. You blame Maxwell for the first goal at Wigan! Was the cover at the near post? Of course you have a blatant bias! Why? Because you make excuses for all the soft goals that Grimshaw lets in but Maxwell is solely at fault for all those he lets in, Your posting history on Grimshaw clearly shows a total bias.
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Seems like you’re biased towards Maxwell. Excusing him letting in a corner. Fine. Not what I’d expect from a Championship keeper standards. Dog and Duck 1st 11 maybe. That’s your prerogative.
We don’t know what goes on in training, or what Appleton is seeing or hearing, but on match day Maxwell has been poor for a long time. A couple of half decent performances in his latest spell back in the team vs an awful lot of soft goals conceded from crosses into his box and not physically commanding his area.
And if you want confirmation of my view - I think Grimshaw is a better keeper and I think we should find someone to challenge him in Jan / summer. Maxwell should be 2nd or 3rd choice or sold on.
 
I may have only ran pub sides but I know a decent keeper when I see one, and Maxwell doesn’t fall in to that category, he’s useless.
 
Raging_Bull said:
I may have only ran pub sides but I know a decent keeper when I see one, and Maxwell doesn’t fall in to that category, he’s useless.
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I’m sorry Pal, but I struggle to take that comment seriously. Maxwell has spent his entire professional career playing football at a very decent standard.

You can argue that he’s not top standard in this league, but to say he’s not a decent keeper and useless is total rubbish.

For me.. There’s nothing between either of our keepers… both of them are poor at dealing with crosses… Grimshaw is all over the show when he receives the ball or is placed under any press with the ball at his feet…. But he possibly edges it at shot stopping… Maxwell is better under pressure, his distribution is more considered and he organised his defence much better …. I’m convinced the players prefer Maxwell… Grimshaw is poor organisationally… remember us conceding when he failed to set a wall properly.??

Fact is… neither of them are top drawer at this level, both will make mistakes
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
I’m sorry Pal, but I struggle to take that comment seriously. Maxwell has spent his entire professional career playing football at a very decent standard.

You can argue that he’s not top standard in this league, but to say he’s not a decent keeper and useless is total rubbish.

For me.. There’s nothing between either of our keepers… both of them are poor at dealing with crosses… Grimshaw is all over the show when he receives the ball or is placed under any press with the ball at his feet…. But he possibly edges it at shot stopping… Maxwell is better under pressure, his distribution is more considered and he organised his defence much better …. I’m convinced the players prefer Maxwell… Grimshaw is poor organisationally… remember us conceding when he failed to set a wall properly.??

Fact is… neither of them are top drawer at this level, both will make mistakes
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I’m afraid there’s no comparison. Grimmy is the far better keeper. If Appleton keeps picking Maxwell he’ll be sacked within 6 games after the restart as we’ll keep shipping soft goals.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
I’m sorry Pal, but I struggle to take that comment seriously. Maxwell has spent his entire professional career playing football at a very decent standard.

You can argue that he’s not top standard in this league, but to say he’s not a decent keeper and useless is total rubbish.

For me.. There’s nothing between either of our keepers… both of them are poor at dealing with crosses… Grimshaw is all over the show when he receives the ball or is placed under any press with the ball at his feet…. But he possibly edges it at shot stopping… Maxwell is better under pressure, his distribution is more considered and he organised his defence much better …. I’m convinced the players prefer Maxwell… Grimshaw is poor organisationally… remember us conceding when he failed to set a wall properly.??

Fact is… neither of them are top drawer at this level, both will make mistakes
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Grimshaw is miles better than Maxwell when receiving the ball and passing it. Maxwell is like a nervous kitten, first touch is hesitant, then another touch while he sorts out his feet, by this time he is being closed down rapidly and has to get rid quickly so the ball either gets launched out of play or straight to the opposition.

Also, said this before but Maxwell doesn't look the same since his injury last season, he still seems to be carrying some kind of injury and has trouble coming off his line and jumping to claim the ball with his hands above his head.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
I’m sorry Pal, but I struggle to take that comment seriously. Maxwell has spent his entire professional career playing football at a very decent standard.

You can argue that he’s not top standard in this league, but to say he’s not a decent keeper and useless is total rubbish.

For me.. There’s nothing between either of our keepers… both of them are poor at dealing with crosses… Grimshaw is all over the show when he receives the ball or is placed under any press with the ball at his feet…. But he possibly edges it at shot stopping… Maxwell is better under pressure, his distribution is more considered and he organised his defence much better …. I’m convinced the players prefer Maxwell… Grimshaw is poor organisationally… remember us conceding when he failed to set a wall properly.??

Fact is… neither of them are top drawer at this level, both will make mistakes
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Ok, maybe "useless" is a tad harsh, but for me he is as weak as piss and probably the worst keeper in the Championship, granted Grimmy is not a world beater but he's miles better than Maxwell, and I don't think I'm alone in that assessment, hence the Scrafton Twitter poll.
 
tangerine_neil said:
Seems like you’re biased towards Maxwell. Excusing him letting in a corner. Fine. Not what I’d expect from a Championship keeper standards. Dog and Duck 1st 11 maybe. That’s your prerogative.
We don’t know what goes on in training, or what Appleton is seeing or hearing, but on match day Maxwell has been poor for a long time. A couple of half decent performances in his latest spell back in the team vs an awful lot of soft goals conceded from crosses into his box and not physically commanding his area.
And if you want confirmation of my view - I think Grimshaw is a better keeper and I think we should find someone to challenge him in Jan / summer. Maxwell should be 2nd or 3rd choice or sold on.
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If I was biased towards Maxwell then i wouldn't be saying Grimshaw should come back in would I? But your bias clearly comes thru as it has done going back into last season.
 
Raging_Bull said:
Ok, maybe "useless" is a tad harsh, but for me he is as weak as piss and probably the worst keeper in the Championship, granted Grimmy is not a world beater but he's miles better than Maxwell, and I don't think I'm alone in that assessment, hence the Scrafton Twitter poll.
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The Twitter Poll is just the usual “he’s not played for a while so he’s suddenly become the next Pele” nonsense… There’s barely a fag paper to separate the pair of them of you look at them statistically, but the entire defence looked far less organised with Grimshaw in nets.

In fact, there was an interview with Jordan Gabriel a good few weeks ago, when Grimmy was in nets, which for me spoke volumes about how the back four felt about him…. It was more what JG didn’t say than what he did… Grimshaw is a weak as piss when it comes to organising and talking to his defence and as a FIVE, we are far worse and look far more exposed when he is in nets… that’s the reality and it’s the reason Maxwell was brought back
 
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That’s what I was thinking
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
The Twitter Poll is just the usual “he’s not played for a while so he’s suddenly become the next Pele” nonsense… There’s barely a fag paper to separate the pair of them of you look at them statistically, but the entire defence looked far less organised with Grimshaw in nets.

In fact, there was an interview with Jordan Gabriel a good few weeks ago, when Grimmy was in nets, which for me spoke volumes about how the back four felt about him…. It was more what JG didn’t say than what he did… Grimshaw is a weak as piss when it comes to organising and talking to his defence and as a FIVE, we are far worse and look far more exposed when he is in nets… that’s the reality and it’s the reason Maxwell was brought back
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Well we'll agree to disagree, and the Twitte poll is not "he's not played for a while etc" it's more, "Hey this guy who's playing is a liability, don't we have a better option guys?" In my view of course.
 
Raging_Bull said:
Well we'll agree to disagree, and the Twitte poll is not "he's not played for a while etc" it's more, "Hey this guy who's playing is a liability, don't we have a better option guys?" In my view of course.
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Nah… football fans are always the same… Grimshaw was totally shyte before he was replaced by Maxwell… In fact I’d go as far as to say I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Blackpool keeper who looked so utterly lost and incapable of organising a defence … Suddenly we lose a few games and he’s the second coming… He’s shit RB… He’s the classic unnecessarily exaggerated dive to make a save look more athletic merchant… The trouble is that people who don’t know football focus on things like saves for keepers… because they don’t seee the wider performance… the same people who don’t see what Madine brings to the table or who slagged off Jerry before he hit a run of goals…I’d agree we need a better keeper, but Grimshaw ain’t it..and never will be.

Football is about what a player brings to the team and Maxwell brings a whole lot more than Grimshaw… That’s why Appleton made the change…and from a personal point of view I was calling for Grimshaw to be replaced last season… he’s dogshit imho…
 
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BFC x 3, please don't give me the "people who don't know football" stuff, I may have only ran non league sides, but I doubt there is a more successful non league manager than I was anywhere in the country, so my judgement on players cannot be too bad and I certainly wouldn't come out with a comment like that to any football fan even with my managerial record, it's f@cking condesending to put it mildly. Even if you are a EUFA coaching badge holder, it doesn't mean your judgement is any better than Joe Bloggs in the stand.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
Total baloney
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BFC x 3, please don't give me the "people who don't know football" stuff, I may have only ran non league sides, but I doubt there is a more successful non league manager than I was anywhere in the country, so my judgement on players cannot be too bad and I certainly wouldn't come out with a comment like that to any football fan even with my managerial record, it's f@cking condesending to put it mildly. Even if you are a EUFA coaching badge holder, it doesn't mean your judgement is any better than Joe Bloggs in the stand.
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I'm afraid BFC x 3 is in a minority. I have had to leave this thread as it's obvious to all that Maxwell has been a liability of late and a change in goal is required. He clearly doesn't get it.
 
BFCJonny said:
I'm afraid BFC x 3 is in a minority. I have had to leave this thread as it's obvious to all that Maxwell has been a liability of late and a change in goal is required. He clearly doesn't get it.
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To be honest with you, it’s when I’m in the majority on AVFTT that I start to worry. The only thing that’s ‘obvious’ around these parts is the ability of our fans to come out with utter tripe on an all too frequent basis.

The problem we have has to do with injuries, a lack of quality & experience in key positions (CH, RB & CM). The keeper is merely the last man of an 11 player defence, which has collectively conceded too many goals !
 
Raging_Bull said:
BFC x 3, please don't give me the "people who don't know football" stuff, I may have only ran non league sides, but I doubt there is a more successful non league manager than I was anywhere in the country, so my judgement on players cannot be too bad and I certainly wouldn't come out with a comment like that to any football fan even with my managerial record, it's f@cking condesending to put it mildly. Even if you are a EUFA coaching badge holder, it doesn't mean your judgement is any better than Joe Bloggs in the stand.
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Fact is though, you are referring to a majority of individuals who haven’t got a clue. They can only see what is immediately in front of their eyes as opposed to viewing from the position of understanding that the manager has and what he wants from his players.

If you want to take my comments as condescending then fair enough… I was aiming them generally at a fanbase that flip / flop from player to player as the wind blows and not directly at you personally though, so no offence was intended.

As things stand I’d be willing to bet that the overwhelming majority of fans couldn’t actually put together a critique of Maxwell’s recent performances beyond basics that would stand up to the slightest scrutiny. I’ve listened to and read some absolute clueless piffle over the last few weeks about the keeper….

That doesn’t mean that they can’t or shouldn’t have an opinion, but ultimately their opinion is of little value, beyond the scope of their ability to mob up or generate a groundswell of ill feeling and get on an individual player or the manager’s back….. Personally I’d rather the Manager were picking the side he feels is best as opposed to acting under pressure because the Seasiders Podcast only gave Maxwell a 2 Minus or DavidEyresJockStrap off AVFTT thinks that Grimshaw should be playing.
 
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BFC_BFC_BFC said:
He’s absolutely spot on though tbh … Grimshaw was appalling before he was replaced, he clearly doesn’t have the confidence of his defence and doesn’t organise properly.

Essentially the two of them are probably on a par as far as their relative ability and weaknesses….Maxwell just adds the extra organisation and leadership qualities.

Our fans are complete know nothing knob heads in the main… If it was me I’d just be telling them to fuck off and mind their own business and maybe focus on something they have half a clue about instead…
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Quelle Suprise. I could have compiled that post before you even posted it, very predictable.

Grimshaw is just a better goalkeeper and it isn't close.
 
SeasideKurt said:
Quelle Suprise. I could have compiled that post before you even posted it, very predictable.

Grimshaw is just a better goalkeeper and it isn't close.
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Well statistically they are close, so that’s the factual aspect.

In terms of professional opinion is concerned, Appleton (a respected coach and our current manager) currently prefers Maxwell.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
Nah… football fans are always the same… Grimshaw was totally shyte before he was replaced by Maxwell… In fact I’d go as far as to say I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Blackpool keeper who looked so utterly lost and incapable of organising a defence … Suddenly we lose a few games and he’s the second coming… He’s shit RB… He’s the classic unnecessarily exaggerated dive to make a save look more athletic merchant… The trouble is that people who don’t know football focus on things like saves for keepers… because they don’t seee the wider performance… the same people who don’t see what Madine brings to the table or who slagged off Jerry before he hit a run of goals…I’d agree we need a better keeper, but Grimshaw ain’t it..and never will be.

Football is about what a player brings to the team and Maxwell brings a whole lot more than Grimshaw… That’s why Appleton made the change…and from a personal point of view I was calling for Grimshaw to be replaced last season… he’s dogshit imho…
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Weren't you doing what you accuse people of doing with Grimmy, when he had a poor spell Maxwell rose in your estimations.

He came in and started ok but seems to be getting worse as he plays more, a few goals have gone straight through him as I showed in my thread on this, generally weak keeping, flapping at crosses etc. His reactions clearly aren't as quick.

I've said before ideally we need better then both, but Grimmy showed a level higher when he was playing well.
 
JJpool said:
Weren't you doing what you accuse people of doing with Grimmy, when he had a poor spell Maxwell rose in your estimations.

He came in and started ok but seems to be getting worse as he plays more, a few goals have gone straight through him as I showed in my thread on this, generally weak keeping, flapping at crosses etc. His reactions clearly aren't as quick.

I've said before ideally we need better then both, but Grimmy showed a level higher when he was playing well.
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I’ve been consistent all the way JJ… I don’t rate Grimshaw (based on what I’ve seen) and prefer Maxwell out of our available options.

I preferred Maxwell when he was playing, when he was injured, when he returned temporarily, in the early part of this season and since he has returned.

I don’t see why he is being singled out for what have been poor team performances with understrength sides.
 
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