Charlie Kirk claxon

tangomonkey said:
I personally think Apter is a far better player than Kirk
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Even if he is, which I'm not sure of yet as I haven't seen enough of him, Critchley doesn't give him a chance so we are stuck with CJ. We all know how highly Critchley rates Kirk, so if by signing him we have someone that starts ahead of CJ, then I'm all for it.
 
AmericanTangerine said:
Not a horrible signing by any means.

Was one of Charlton’s standout players in pre season with 4 goal involvements (I know it doesn’t mean much, but also doesn’t mean nothing).

Very curious how he will be deployed; does NC see him as a LWB or a winger to change the shape of the team?

Will be interesting if we get Longman too as he typically plays as a RW, are both these signings an indication of a potential change of shape?
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He has neither the pace nor engine for a wing back.
 
voyeur said:
It would of course go horribly wrong in the medical room and we'd get CJ's technical ability and Kirk's pace. And a flat head with Kirk's face on the front and CJ's on the back.

Feels like we'll sign Kirk cos we've no awareness of other possible options. Scouting seems pretty minimal?
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What an ‘orrible picture you paint.😁
 
Albert Ross said:
We all knew how highly he rated Dale, that went well.
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I'd still rather have Kirk playing than CJ. At the end of the day, it's not down to who we think is good, it's down to Critchley. Also Dale had a good season at Pompey last year so there's a player in him, just need to play him in his actual position to see it.
 
I bleed Tangerine said:
I'd still rather have Kirk playing than CJ. At the end of the day, it's not down to who we think is good, it's down to Critchley. Also Dale had a good season at Pompey last year so there's a player in him, just need to play him in his actual position to see it.
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Dale had such a good season at Pompey they made no effort to sign him. In fact the manger said “ if he improved his final ball and his finishing, he would be a good player” not a great endorsement. On your first point, I would rather have virtually anybody playing than Hamilton.
 
Whilst he might be OK, he didn't alright at times, but wasn't anything truly memorable, it's not coming across as particularly ambitious.

The forward positions is where the money should be reinvested.
 
Burnnazzer said:
He is good at corners, but he never beat his man. Sorry but it does sound a bit like a cheap option, barrel scraping, and Charlton’s new manager may want to look at him before selling. We certainly do not want another player who hates tackling, heading, and running.
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David 'Mr photo opportunity ' Beckham made a career out of never beating his man.
 
Shiggy said:
Boring, dull, bottom of the barrel signing who’s not done anything of note anywhere else.

Why are we half arsing it again
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Because we are Blackpool and not Man Utd . We are not a massive club ,but we can sure punch above our weight if we get things right and that means bringing in players that can do a job for us and possibly improve us ,so we can bring in better for the future. I am sure that plenty of Blackpool fans would like Kane and Sala playing for us ,but we have to be realistic and it seems most level headed Blackpool fans think that this is a solid player for us.
 
WIZARD OF TANGERINE said:
Because we are Blackpool and not Man Utd . We are not a massive club ,but we can sure punch above our weight if we get things right and that means bringing in players that can do a job for us and possibly improve us ,so we can bring in better for the future. I am sure that plenty of Blackpool fans would like Kane and Sala playing for us ,but we have to be realistic and it seems most level headed Blackpool fans think that this is a solid player for us.
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When is the future? We appear to be going backwards, both in the quantity of football and footballers.
 
tangerine_neil said:
If we sign Kirk, I’d like to know what the actual fcuking fcuk the recruitment team actually do all day?
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Think Critchley plays lip service to supporting recruitment team, but then does not select those players and insidiously brings in ex Crewe players to fill the squad.
 
WIZARD OF TANGERINE said:
Because we are Blackpool and not Man Utd . We are not a massive club ,but we can sure punch above our weight if we get things right and that means bringing in players that can do a job for us and possibly improve us ,so we can bring in better for the future. I am sure that plenty of Blackpool fans would like Kane and Sala playing for us ,but we have to be realistic and it seems most level headed Blackpool fans think that this is a solid player for us.
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Don't be silly.

It's relative to where we are. No reason why we shouldn't be competing for good players, not players previously considered and then rejected.
 
fcblackpool said:
Don't be silly.

It's relative to where we are. No reason why we shouldn't be competing for good players, not players previously considered and then rejected.
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As much as it is uninspired, we did previously reject him in a context where we hoped to be pushing on towards midtable championship (maybe higher) football.

We're now in a different context.

I dunno, I'm just trying to be optimistic for my own sanity I think.
 
WIZARD OF TANGERINE said:
Because we are Blackpool and not Man Utd . We are not a massive club ,but we can sure punch above our weight if we get things right and that means bringing in players that can do a job for us and possibly improve us ,so we can bring in better for the future. I am sure that plenty of Blackpool fans would like Kane and Sala playing for us ,but we have to be realistic and it seems most level headed Blackpool fans think that this is a solid player for us.
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I’m not asking us to sign Kane or Salah lad

Just maybe someone with a bit of flare who has had a good last few seasons and has proven themselves at this level.

If you think that’s too much to ask then you really do think very little of the club you support
 
fcblackpool said:
Don't be silly.

It's relative to where we are. No reason why we shouldn't be competing for good players, not players previously considered and then rejected.
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So ,what makes you an expert on good players that we can afford . I would have signed him first time around as his service to our strikers was twice as good as Bowlers,who I thought was a one trick pony ,yet its just an opinion like yours.
 
WIZARD OF TANGERINE said:
So ,what makes you an expert on good players that we can afford . I would have signed him first time around as his service to our strikers was twice as good as Bowlers,who I thought was a one trick pony ,yet its just an opinion like yours.
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No problem with you having an opinion.

Your comment about having Kane and Salah were just plain stupid tbh. Nobody expects stupid money being spent.

As is Kirk v Bowler, but you're entitled to that thought.
 
tangysider said:
Think Critchley plays lip service to supporting recruitment team, but then does not select those players and insidiously brings in ex Crewe players to fill the squad.
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That's exactly the impression these rumours confirm. Recruitment think tank, stats from around the globe then Critchley flips open his mobile & says I think I've still got Charlie's number. He'll do as I say & won't answer back. I can create a world beater 🥺
 
69skin said:
David 'Mr photo opportunity ' Beckham made a career out of never beating his man.
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Tripper too. just gets it and crosses it. Simple.

Jack Moore put in about 4 glorious balls in a row at Morecambe. Better than anything we've put in so far this year.

He just received it. Got a yard and whipped it.

I thought at the time 'its ages since we've had anyone who doesn't make crossing look harder than it could be'
 
Shiggy said:
I’m not asking us to sign Kane or Salah lad

Just maybe someone with a bit of flare who has had a good last few seasons and has proven themselves at this level.

If you think that’s too much to ask then you really do think very little of the club you support
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You would think that players like that grow on trees . How many flare players did we have playing for us last year and see where it got us . You need to walk before you can run . I prefer to see solid hard workers that grind out results and then bring in better players when things improve.
 
fcblackpool said:
No problem with you having an opinion.

Your comment about having Kane and Salah were just plain stupid tbh. Nobody expects stupid money being spent.

As is Kirk v Bowler, but you're entitled to that thought.
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Sorry I used Kane and Sala, but I haven't a clue about the players you are thinking of that you can get on our budget ,so I used them as an example ,I though most people would realise this.
 
WIZARD OF TANGERINE said:
Sorry I used Kane and Sala, but I haven't a clue about the players you are thinking of that you can get on our budget ,so I used them as an example ,I though most people would realise this.
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Fair enough.

Players are down to the SD and recruitment bods, not NC little black book. Plus we have rejected him once for the 500k fee agreed. So there was money then.

If the 5 out thread is believable then 3 of those were NC bought/renewed and DT cost quite a bit.

So surely if money is there to waste then it's there to invest wisely.
 
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