TarletonTangerine
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Glad we lost
Blackpool v Peterborough BSM Semi Final Official Matchnight Thread 20.02.24
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A_Tense_Grin
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When will Critchley have a lightbulb moment and realise this formation is an embarrassment to the word 'football'.
C_C_C_Cider
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Oh no the ref beat us again, how many times is that over the last ten seasons
Loco
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I'm sure Sadler will not be happy at the loss of Wembley income. Shocking team selection.
Jaffa_The_Hut
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Felt like that for some time now it’s getting harder and harder to watch crap like this.
I wouldn't hold your hopes up we will never be promoted with Neil in charge and as it stands that's another 3 years
Costero Poderoso
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a truly miserable performance. Connolly was having a mare from the third minute, should have change at about twenty minutes really. I cannot see what Norburn brings to the team at all, he's slow, he cant tackle, rarely intercepts, always needs three touches before he can move the ball to an opposition player.
Im not convinced by Coulson. doubly convinced when we have Andy Lyons, who isnt a natural left footer but still gets more crosses in.
If it hadnt been for Marv and ricky O we might have lost that game by six or seven.
maybe critchley was watching the man city game on that little screen he had in the dugout, because he wasnt reading this game at all
TangerinePeel
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As bad as that penalty decision was, we've been absolute dreadful and deserved nowt from the game.
All stems from Critchley's woeful team selection, and not changing it sooner when it wasn't working. I never wanted him back but I was willing to see how he did, his inability to create any consistency this season is disgraceful - every decent performance is followed up by an awful one.
Season could effectively be over now, we'd need a great run to make the play-offs and given our inconsistency that is unlikely. As I said in my earlier post, you never know what Blackpool side is gonna show up this season, if we did make them it'd be the most nervous I'd ever been going into 'em.
All stems from Critchley's woeful team selection, and not changing it sooner when it wasn't working. I never wanted him back but I was willing to see how he did, his inability to create any consistency this season is disgraceful - every decent performance is followed up by an awful one.
Season could effectively be over now, we'd need a great run to make the play-offs and given our inconsistency that is unlikely. As I said in my earlier post, you never know what Blackpool side is gonna show up this season, if we did make them it'd be the most nervous I'd ever been going into 'em.
doolan_legend
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Wish he’d gone Saudi to put the cones out for Stevie G. Get him gone
Burnnazzer
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Score flattered us. They looked like a team from a much better league. We couldn’t pass wind.
C_C_C_Cider
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Well that settles it , doesn't matter what team is chosen we are just not good enough.
Boltonseasider
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Hopefully. Just can't stand Critchley's brand of football. That was disgraceful and feel sorry for the fans that paid to watch that tonight.
hertfordseasider
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Have you read my posts? It’s nothing to do with the ref, it’s the shite management, but, the ref was shit.
FLATBACKFOR
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There are a number issues that have been pointed out this season and its now coming home to roost. I along with many others have backed the Manager but I just dont understand what he is trying to achieve.
Danny Ocean
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Unfortunately, the season ended when Dougall was sold.
TommyHutch
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There’s no evidence yet to show he’s unhappy with anything the Tinkerman’s doing.
Olliesoffhistrolley
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I would be very happy to see us play in a similar manner to Peterborough one day . They make mistakes at the back but then they can afford to. Ferguson has put together a very exciting young team with bags of potential to improve.
This time they made us look like a pub team for most of the 90 minutes, well done to them . Now will someone show Critchley the door .
This time they made us look like a pub team for most of the 90 minutes, well done to them . Now will someone show Critchley the door .
hertfordseasider
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Give over, the season was finished when he employed Quitchley
Worrying thing was we had no ideas or plan! Manager has no clue what to do ( we have said that most of season ! ). He has to GO!
In virtually every game this season, I have wondered what is Critchley actually coaching them? The players don't play to patterns of movement, do not look for space, and look indecisive or hopeless in their passing. They play more as 11 individuals than as a team. If he is classed as a great coach, God help us.
TommyHutch
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No, the season ended on May 23rd last year!
Sooty59
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7 of the starting lineup are regular starters & the goalkeeper kept us in it so really only 3 who haven’t featured much.
Ockers
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Bang on the money
Loco
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But those 3 disrupt the understanding and 'pattern' of play.
Tiptree Tangerine
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It's just depressing watching performances like that. It was 0-3, but should have been more, just like last Tuesday. We can all criticise the pen decision, but honestly we have largely been awful recently and we deserved to lose. We should have played a stronger team tonight, and had a real go at them. I wish I understood Critch and his decision making. I think it's over for him though, and so it should be.
TangerineEggCup
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Predictable result . That's the season done and dusted. What a disaster of a season.
Jaffa_The_Hut
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I’m not disputing that but we need a balanced side and we need our best side starting.
Why change it from Saturday? Why start with Beesley he’s obviously nowhere near match fit might as well put Rhodes on.
He’s a tinker man as well as a clown he’s fcukin clueless.
Sooty59
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Perhaps but tinker man likes to rotate. Beesley did actually win some headers early on & Virtue put in a shift. But we seemed unable to pass a ball at all. Don’t mention Connolly
tangysider
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Maybe Fergie is not a bad manager.
They keep finding good players and have not missed Clarke Harris at all.
Before the match started it listed how many of their starting line up had scored 5 or more goals, none of ours had
They keep finding good players and have not missed Clarke Harris at all.
Before the match started it listed how many of their starting line up had scored 5 or more goals, none of ours had
A_Tense_Grin
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To be honest, even if we had our first team out, the outcome would have been similar.
When you can't do the basics like play the offside trap, it doesn't matter who plays. Been happening all season. The players are clearly struggling with the system and it's becoming more and more evident each week.
65 & Counting
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Totally outclassed throughout. The players had no conviction, no desire and no ability.
It was embarrassing to watch and one of the worst home performances in a long time.
Pool are a badly coached / managed squad and our gutless coach should resign after overseeing that.
It was embarrassing to watch and one of the worst home performances in a long time.
Pool are a badly coached / managed squad and our gutless coach should resign after overseeing that.
Tiptree Tangerine
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Marv and O'Donnel saved us from a massacre
Sooty59
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Kouassi did nothing when he came on. All very disappointing. Wonder what to expect against Bolton on Saturday.
Hertsseasider
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Firstly, I thought Posh were excellent all over the field.
Having said that, it was a shocking team selection and performance. What a huge missed opportunity
Having said that, it was a shocking team selection and performance. What a huge missed opportunity
Ormergod
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Posh played well tonight.We weren’t too bad I’ve seen us play a lot worse I just think they were hungrier for it and Saturdays win will have partly contributed to that.
A stronger team could’ve been picked but honestly I’m not that arsed about the competition even though I’ve been to most of the games.It takes me back to a time when we were at a certain level and we aren’t that little club grateful for success in tinpot competitions anymore.
A stronger team could’ve been picked but honestly I’m not that arsed about the competition even though I’ve been to most of the games.It takes me back to a time when we were at a certain level and we aren’t that little club grateful for success in tinpot competitions anymore.
hertfordseasider
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Harsh on him, what did Beesley, Joseph and Lavery do? Difficult when you get no service at all, the midfield, wing backs and 2 of the central defenders should be ashamed of their performances tonight, but the tactics are completely wrong
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hertfordseasider
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Really??
Lost to a far better side in all aspects of the game, they controlled the game, looked comfortable on the ball, played out from the back very well and broke forward at the right times, they should have been out of sight by half time. We lacked penetration going forward and constantly playing high balls to non existent strikers, midfield struggled to get hold of the game we had a lot of the ball but nothing done with it, i thought the keeper looked shaky at times. i thought Marv saved us a couple of times in the first half. Connelly struggled
Overall a night to forget and onwards to Saturday for hopefully three points
Overall a night to forget and onwards to Saturday for hopefully three points
1966_and_all_that
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Agree. Where was Lyons anyway?
Noirpool_FC
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What’s this smirk all about in his post match interview? You’ve just fielded a team that has been battered all over the pitch and you’re smiling!!?
Jaffa_The_Hut
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Well we could all have at a guess now at the starting 11 but I doubt no one will get it right.
1966_and_all_that
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Lavery did nowt.
Not going to be too critical of a manager for losing a semi final, as he got us this far. But putting that to one side, Cheltenham mid week abysmal performance. Peterborough midweek abysmal performance. Maybe we turn in a good one on Saturday but in this division. to get promoted you have to put in 2 good performances a week to be successful, he isn't making that happen.
I would see how the season ends up and if no improvement in performance and consistency I'd ask him to leave and bring somebody else in.
Peterborough looked like they were from a different football galaxy first half and Connolly looked like he had been dug up from a primeval swamp, things need to change.
I would see how the season ends up and if no improvement in performance and consistency I'd ask him to leave and bring somebody else in.
Peterborough looked like they were from a different football galaxy first half and Connolly looked like he had been dug up from a primeval swamp, things need to change.