Cheltenham Town v Blackpool Official Matchnight Thread 13.02.24

[Bamber]

They were first to the loose ball about five times in a row then, how pathetic.

 

[Critchknows]

That's shite

 

[Yarmouth Seasider]

Shite 1-0

 

[The_Busted_Flush]

Abject

 

[Sooty59]

Jeesh it gets worse

 

[Seasidestevo71]

We are fkin shite

 

[Allmodcons]

We are being schooled by a ** pub team. Just embarrassing.

 

[seasidelytham]

Turned off now - good luck . Not watching this.

 

[Olliesoffhistrolley]

Another Critchley masterclass

 

[briar]

Grimshaw glued to his line for every cross that comes into box

 

[Macseasider]

"Neil Critchley, arms folded".

 

[bfc1993]

I've been quiet about the formation in recent weeks because its obvious that Critchley won't change it, but ffs how can everyone on here and everyone that goes to games see that this formation it's absolutely shit and doesn't suit the players we have but Critchley is too ** stubborn to even try. The man does my head in.

It’s awful. We’re playing 5 at the back but hoofing it up to the lone forward. At least if we went to 4 at the back we could put an extra body further forward to hoof it towards

 

[GaryMadineGoalMachine]

I truly mean this - I'm happy they've scored. Means we actually have to sort our shit out and try to score, it's been absolutely horrible viewing

I’m starting to feel a bit like I did with Clark, Grayson and Appleton where I actually don’t care anymore.

 

[THEMISSINGLINK]

Awful defending yet again

 

[I bleed Tangerine]

Cheltenham are shit, we're just shitter

 

[TangerineArmy]

Comms.. Neil critchley arms folded... its like we have Appleton back.

 

[maxnix]

This is just pathetic and appalling. NC can just fuck off. He is a ** coward, is a shit manager and worst of all is a stubborn **. Hopeless

 

[Roy Kent]

Is now.

Er - quite!

It’s so poor

 

[Hankey2009]

This is absolutely ** horrific. Disgraceful display so far, no passion, no effort, no quality….NO different to any away game of recent times. One of the softest Blackpool teams I can ever remember

 

[Nazzer]

He's ** clueless.
Surely you know what sort of team your playing against?

 

[18YearFreeTrial]

Nothing about us. We have no profile away from home, we are such a nothing team, no identity, no passion, Nothing.

 

[hertfordseasider]

Surely the mushrooms can see that Critchley was a massive mistake by the hapless Sadler. This is unacceptable, they have 60 minutes to save their season and their managers job.

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

Second bottom of the league embarrassing.

We’ve not had an effort yet let alone a shot at goal.

 

[AmericanTangerine]

Lalalalalalalala I can’t here you

 

[P t Barnum]

This is Burton mak 2

 

[Kyle Seasider]

It’s awful. We’re playing 5 at the back but hoofing it up to the line forward. At least if we went to 4 at the back we could put an extra body further forward to hoof it towards

Don't talk sense, some on here don't like that.

 

[tangerinespud]

Absolutely awful

 

[Farm1924x]

Shocking defending. Just get the ball away! Schoolboy stuff

 

[Danny Ocean]

The best two defenders are on the bench, and why isn't Norburn playing,.

 

[Wilburrabbit]

Grimshaw glued to his line for every cross that comes into box

Grimshaw is just not good enough.

 

[hertfordseasider]

BFCx3 was right, the club has become a boring, sterile mess

 

[Roy Kent]

If the plan is all this long ball get Kouassi off and put Marv on in his place

 

[Wizaard]

Defensively, we're a shambles. How can you have all 11 back and they have men free in the area?

As for turning back...decision making at the back is shocking.

 

[stigmaniac]

A draw here would be unacceptable and we're getting dominated.

 

[Chunkylad]

We quite simply cannot cope with these teams and I’m lost to why we haven’t changed our formation away from home.

Flat back 4 with Casey and Marv and if needed play Hubby and Penn as big defensive full backs

At home this formation suits us well but away against land of the giants it struggles

 

[Mcewans Mullet]

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

FFS I’ve being saying for weeks that Critchley is not a manager.

WTF was Sadler doing with his feckin algorithms.

 

[Marcusbeansontoast]

If you have one of the worst away records but one of the best home records then that’s surely on the managers or the players mentality, I think most people have an inkling which

 

[NewburyOne]

We've been awful, not one player has shown any fight or ability. The tactics are mind boggling. Lose this and quite frankly Critchley can go, utterly useless.

 

[Tetley]

Why oh why can we not win headers in the box and clear the ball ,as much as I don't like to moan at critch he needs to change tactics and go to a flat back 4 an just go for it .

 

[Sooty59]

Stevenage winning 2-0

 

[Roy Kent]

Defensively, we're a shambles. How can you have all 11 back and they have men free in the area?

As for turning back...decision making at the back is shocking.

Agreed

 

[JJpool]

Need to come from behind and show some character.

If we lose this and in this manner it opens up real questions about his job, even though I said we do need stability.

We're just not improving, defensively shocking, no plan away, no quality.

 

[briar]

Critchley leaves our best header of the ball on bench against up an under side the sooner he goes the better

 

[hertfordseasider]

Comms.. Neil critchley arms folded... its like we have Appleton back.

I'd rather have Appleton, Critchley really is absolutely useless.

 

[NewburyOne]

35mins, not 1 shot. What does Critchley have them doing on the training ground.

 

[Hankey2009]

“There up for it Cheltenham aren’t they…”

Well we aren’t

 

[TangerineEggCup]

I hope we get hammered. Critchley deserves being embarrassed.

 

[brightontangerine]

This is just dreadful, all over the pitch

 

[Phil_bfc deux]

Why on earth is this idiot still playing this formation away from home

Its the definition of madness

We have miles better players than ** Cheltenham but this idiots hamstrings us week in week out

CJ isn't a ** wingback