because he had better assistants that he listened to. Since our promotion with him ,he has failed everywhere he has been and although I think he has brought in some good players ,he does not know how to use them.
You've been there along with me for the last 40 years or more. For the most part we've being flummoxing around in the old 3rd and 4th division with the chance of a half decent FA Cup Draw being the highlight of our season FFS. OK We've had a bit of short term success under Oyston, but look at the state of the Club during that time... The way we handled the Premier League, the lack of investment, tin-pot stands, bargain basement players, Jose Riga, starting the season with 5 players or whatever.... It's been one long line of complete and utter shit from start to finish.... We've been nothing short of a Basket-Case.Think the covid is going to your head mate….. you want to reread that post cos your talking absolute shit
Trying to play to the opposition and not our own strengths
In any business you don't have to sack someone.
Why not?Couldn’t get past the “Critchley is a top class manager “ comment sorry
Oh right makes a change
If you go gung ho at the start of a game ,you may take the lead and even increase it . So you have entertained right from the start . Now if you have the lead you could bring in less attackers and sure up the defence. If you don't get the lead ,but you've done your best to score . The supporters would accept that and would not moan at the negative team especially at home. Football is suppose to be entertaining ,and should be from the start. ,not wait till half time before trying to repair the damage you have done.
The last few games have been very entertaining and exciting (results aside)
Because he has too many players out of their comfort zone with this system and his team selections have gone beyond bizarre.
Nah…
So impunity rules? I am sorry, but that doesn’t hold water.Nah…
You can’t have a manager being shackled and dictated to by the fans.
Any manager needs to be free to fuck up…
There’s been a section of our support who are like a cancer. They have been on Critchley’s back from the moment he arrived and will not give him a fair crack at the whip.
We saw exactly the same shit when Appleton was in charge and no doubt the same will happen with any other manager.
It’s bullshit and it needs to stop
Well Critchley was our boss 2 seasons ago whereas Grayson’s promotion was 17 years ago, so I don’t think that’s a great analogy
What is getting “his team in place with results to match” mean? Should we be winning every game? We’ve lost two in 10. But once again you’d think we were rock bottom based on the absolute children on this site
I don’t think he will ever truly win Blackpool fans affections unless he achieves something again.
Nonsense. How can you possibly attribute all his success with us to his assistants? Can you not see your own stubbornness and delusion there?
So until then let’s bash him every single weekend, refuse to give him any credit, and start ridiculous polls every time we don’t get the result we wanted. Seems like a healthy system
We've lost 3 in our last 10 league matches and won 4.
Sort it out
OK, there's a world of difference in the two, don't we think?
We didn't have a shot on target for 70 minutes against Oxford, Dembele and Morgan came on and changed the game.
Covid doesn't existDaz, I hope you aren’t developing long covid mate. This board won’t cope
It was ‘sort it out’. I commented at the time to those around me that it was the most incredibly polite chant.
I agree. He tinkers with the team every game to counter whatever the opposition has to offer. Why doesn‘t he just pick the best team so that it’s the opposition doing the worrying rather than us?
Derby wasn’t inexcusable at all. We got hit on the counter and they were clinical on the night.We've lost 3 in our last 10 league matches and won 4.
Now, the only victories in those last 10 matches where you could sit back and relax were Reading and Stevenage at home, Cheltenham (h) and Barnsley (a) were far from comfortable.
I don't mind losing, it's the manner in which you do so and the defeats to Wycombe and Peterborough really were avoidable, Derby was inexcusable.
Now we come to the draws, we'll take a point away from home is normally the cry but to relinquish a two goal lead against Charlton was laughable.
The 1-1 against Oxford was at best, creditable but seeing how Oxford panicked as they did for those last 20 minutes it begs the question, why leave it so late?
Last night, did excellent to 1, get back in the game then 2, take complete control, only for some tactically bazaar decision to hand back the initiative to the opposition.
We're not rock bottom by any stretch of the imagination, however, we could be a darn site higher. That isn't an 'entitled' view. That's the view of a retired spanner jockey who looks at the players we've got knowing they're more than good enough, sees a manager who should, with all his qualifications be able to convey his tactics in an audible way and an owner who only wants the best for this club.
So what's going wrong?
We should be seeing far more from this group of players.
To be fair O-B struggled against both Oxford and Peterborough
Oxford and P'Boro weren't the right games for OB to find his feet. Cheltenham, yes, but not the first 2. Once you've given him the start it's only fair to give him some games in a row.NC got it wrong.
I doubt he would have got an offer anywhere else after the QPR debacle. Not as a number one anyways. There was a reason he was available.
I'm not sure he struggled against Oxford though really... To my mind that's a case of rewriting history to fit. All things considered for a first appearance against a very good Oxford side, he did pretty well. Whether he should have played last night, is open to debate and none of us get to see the capabilities of these players in training or have a full appreciation of what the Manager wants to achieve or what other pressures mght be being brought to bear... It hasn't really worked, it's no great shakes and we'll no doubt move an and improve again.
Don't be ridiculous, QPR is a standing joke in managerial circles....Everyone knows the score there.
Whereas you can't help but tell folk how good Critchley is.
untrue. I’ve criticised him plenty all season.
Well done you
Can't spell halves but you seem to be a terrific football coach...
I was sat in their end and I was just near the tunnel...I really wanted to ask the manager what he was thinking with that team selection...there cant be more than a handful of people who actually watch us who would have picked Ashley Booth and left Dembele and Lavery out in the cold. Second half was much better but the question is "will he learn anything from that first half debacle or is he just pig headed?"
Strange response really.Well done you
NC is holding us back. It’s clear for all to see.
Well I just have just missed the stampede like level of interest for his services.
I failed coaching on my theory thanks for bringing it back up and your input is insightful.
