Beesley apology

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Marcusbeansontoast

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I owe the man a serious apology. Before the season I thought he was a sick note. I was more wrong about him than Appleton was when he thought he was a winger. First few games of the season I still thought he was a league 2 cart horse but he’s come on literal leaps and bounds. Today he was phenomenal with the ball. On current form he’s probably our best striker. Must be close to Rhodes numbers now too
 
Marcusbeansontoast said:
I owe the man a serious apology. Before the season I thought he was a sick note. I was more wrong about him than Appleton was when he thought he was a winger. First few games of the season I still thought he was a league 2 cart horse but he’s come on literal leaps and bounds. Today he was phenomenal with the ball. On current form he’s probably our best striker. Must be close to Rhodes numbers now too
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He did well today.

He has a little bit of pace, compared to some big units up top we've had before, is fairly tall so half decent in the air.

He's also quite experienced and can score a few goals.

A great finish today and performance and I thought he might have got man of the match.
 
hertfordseasider said:
Bees has been great this season, I haven't understood the vitriol. Kouassi is raw but he is just going to get better and better. Joseph is a good footballer, reminds me of GTF a bit but needs a goal or two to get going.
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Beesley is vastly experienced in comparison and in his prime.

Kouassi is just learning, has stepped up massively, has the tools to be great in a different way, but is very young and inexperienced still.
 
Bandagem said:
I think he’s come in for unnecessary criticism.

Even on Tuesday, he was coming back from injury, did a lot of chasing /closing down (with little support from the middle of the park) and won a higher percent of headers than he lost.

He did well today, great goal.
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The difference on Tuesday was that the strikers got nothing all game, it wouldn't matter whoo had played. Posh are the best team I've seen this season, which makes last Saturdays win even more satisfying.
 
Yes and while we're at it I'd like to to apologise to critch and SS... oh shit sorry that's the other numpties needing to do that.

I'll apologize for wanting CJ in the team despite a win (& I still do btw 😅).

Let's just enjoy this, stop dwelling and fight on!
 
I said last week that our best results were when Bees and Rhodes were up top.

I remember ATG (Blackpool Mechanics Baresi) gave me plenty of stick for that and slagged off Bees.
 
And some clowns questioned the other week if Critchley improved/developed any players at all. Beesley is a fine example.

I suspect having Rhodes about will have helped too.
 
In all seriousness he looked decent when he played his first game for us, scoring in the Birmingham rout.

He may have improved and he may have just found form again too.

He has had some disruptive injuries so that hasn't helped.

Let's hope he carries this form on.

People tend to get a bit carried away either way after a couple of good or bad games, but he's on the right track coming bakc to fitness and looked good today.

👍
 
Macseasider said:
He was slaughtered on the Team News thread pre match. Some people are eating humble pie.
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Exactly Mac
I’ve just revisited that post and opposition to Beesley’s inclusion came from:-
TangerineArmy
Dave62
TANGERINETOWERPOWER
Halifax71
ChesterBFC
CritchKnows
TangerineTed
Tanger
GaryMadineGoalMachine

And then several others on the same thread who had another go at Critch.
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Exactly Mac
I’ve just revisited that post and opposition to Beesley’s inclusion came from:-
TangerineArmy
Dave62
TANGERINETOWERPOWER
Halifax71
ChesterBFC
CritchKnows
TangerineTed
Tanger
GaryMadineGoalMachine

And then several others on the same thread who had another go at Critch.
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Dear Dr Hindsight

I'm Happy to admit I was wrong, Bees had a very good game and I was very pleased for him
I've never slagged Bees off, but looking at the size of 1 their CB's, I thought more physical players would have been a better option
Indeed, when Joseph came on, his physicality gave them problems as he out-muscled their players, particularly down our left.

For perspective, this is all I posted about Bees, just an extract because I posted positively about several players

" I'd rather see Joseph or Kouassi starting against their CB's as they are more physical than Beesley"

Easy to post after the game

Let's just be happy with the win and the performance eh?
 
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Bees has really come on. He looked really poor at the start of the year, lost basically. He's now playing with real purpose and endeavour and has been for some while (injuries not withstanding) now.
 
PR3BFC said:
And some clowns questioned the other week if Critchley improved/developed any players at all. Beesley is a fine example.

I suspect having Rhodes about will have helped too.
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Agree - developing players is his strength but that doesn't necessarily make him a good Manager/HEAD Coach. When things go well they go really well but my worry is the lack of a Plan B when they don't. He isn't flexible enough for me with tactics/formation which is why I think we have been inconsistent this season. Eight wins from 12 games should see us in the play offs and only time will tell whether or not we have the necessary consistency to achieve that. Might get a clue on Tuesday night - after the Lord Mayor's Show and all that.
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Exactly Mac
I’ve just revisited that post and opposition to Beesley’s inclusion came from:-
TangerineArmy
Dave62
TANGERINETOWERPOWER
Halifax71
ChesterBFC
CritchKnows
TangerineTed
Tanger
GaryMadineGoalMachine

And then several others on the same thread who had another go at Critch.
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I will hold my hand up and say I thought it was a mistake starting Beesley over Joseph.i liked the look of the rest of the team but given his lack of game time and a number of ineffective performances I just didn’t think he was the right fit. I am delighted to be proven wrong and his first goal was sublime and brought us back into the game. I thought everyone put a shift in and Joseph was excellent when he came on so who knows how effective he would have been over 90mins. Irrespective of that Beesley did very well today. Please let’s not make out he is a world beater just yet though.
I don’t have an issue being called out on posts I have made and I don’t hide behind multi accounts unlike many on here and plenty of posters know my identity. Hindsight is a wonderful thing mind you and I stand by the majority of what I post.
 
TANGERINETOWERPOWER said:
I will hold my hand up and say I thought it was a mistake starting Beesley over Joseph.i liked the look of the rest of the team but given his lack of game time and a number of ineffective performances I just didn’t think he was the right fit. I am delighted to be proven wrong and his first goal was sublime and brought us back into the game. I thought everyone put a shift in and Joseph was excellent when he came on so who knows how effective he would have been over 90mins. Irrespective of that Beesley did very well today. Please let’s not make out he is a world beater just yet though.
I don’t have an issue being called out on posts I have made and I don’t hide behind multi accounts unlike many on here and plenty of posters know my identity. Hindsight is a wonderful thing mind you and I stand by the majority of what I post.
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yep, he had a very good game yesterday but agree with you. On the whole he's had too many poor games where he really does not look of the required standard we need. Yesterday should give him a lot of confidence but he's a long way to go before he proves that he can be a good striker for us.
 
He’s wins a lot of headers and always puts in a shift. Didn’t expect him to last the whole game yesterday but fair play to him. Good attitude too.
He can be improved with good coaching.
 
Bees has played 1041 minutes in the league this season, equal to 11.57 games, and has scored 6 league goals. That's a goal every 173 minutes, in the league, slightly better than a goal every two games.

The main issue with him is fitness, I think, since we signed him he's never really managed to have a prolonged run to enable him to develop and establish himself.
 
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It's unfair to call any of our forwards "sick notes" the way they put theme selves about chasing lost causes
They are all bound to pick up injuries, but you can't deny their attitude to the cause
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Exactly Mac
I’ve just revisited that post and opposition to Beesley’s inclusion came from:-
TangerineArmy
Dave62
TANGERINETOWERPOWER
Halifax71
ChesterBFC
CritchKnows
TangerineTed
Tanger
GaryMadineGoalMachine

And then several others on the same thread who had another go at Critch.
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Can we add my Dad to that list. He doesn’t post on here but was giving him pelters pre match. I fed him several portions of humble pie throughout the match.
 
I would echo the apology to Jake Beesley. It was a masterful performance from a player who has seemed limited in his play in several games.

His first goal was a worldly and the penalty struck with confidence.

His injury record has clearly held him back but if he can produce that level of performance consistently then what an asset he will be for the run in.
 
Dave62 said:
Dear Dr Hindsight

I'm Happy to admit I was wrong, Bees had a very good game and I was very pleased for him
I've never slagged Bees off, but looking at the size of 1 their CB's, I thought more physical players would have been a better option
Indeed, when Joseph came on, his physicality gave them problems as he out-muscled their players, particularly down our left.

For perspective, this is all I posted about Bees, just an extract because I posted positively about several players

" I'd rather see Joseph or Kouassi starting against their CB's as they are more physical than Beesley"

Easy to post after the game

Let's just be happy with the win and the performance eh?
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Absolutely nothing to do with hindsight.
I posted mid week that I would like to see Beesley and Joseph start together.
In the same post I said Critch should start Dembele and Pennington.
Beesley is a natural goal scorer and the more he plays, the fitter he will become, his skills will improve and his confidence will go sky high.
BTW Dave, I am happy mate and will be extra happy after Tuesday ?
 
He’s got a goal in him, we’ve seen that whenever he’s got a run in the team.

His all round game seems to have improved too.
 
tangible said:
I was surprised initially when I saw Bees was starting. Maybe NC knows who and when to pick. Just a thought.
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What about when he picks players and they don't play well. Here's another thought, sometimes he gets it right sometimes he gets it wrong, just like every other manager.
 
Bees played well yesterday and I think when he starts we are a better team for it. Enjoyed his all round game and the two goals.
 
gjr said:
What about when he picks players and they don't play well. Here's another thought, sometimes he gets it right sometimes he gets it wrong, just like every other manager.
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I'm not saying he's the messiah. Just that he probably has a better idea who to pick on any given day, against any team, than the average fan.
 
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tangible said:
I'm not saying he's the messiah. Just that he probably has a better idea who to pick on any given day, against any team, than the average fan.
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I'm sure he does, and I really want him to do well but there does seem to be a significant number of fans that appear to be more anti Critchley than they are pro Blackpool. And the same could be said in reverse for those backing everything Critchley does even when it is obviously flawed. Although it's probably more of an AVFTT thing where people just pick a side and stick with it regardless of the evidence or the idea of there being some middle ground.
 
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