Come on Anti-Critch brigade.... dont be shy...!

Macseasider said:
Fact is Chunky there are 2 posters on here calling for the managers head. And yet we get this type of thread twice a week as if it were rafts of Critchley denouncers. Yes of course earlier in the season there was a lot more people either wanting him gone or losing patience with him but for
ALL of those people, bar those 2, their opinions has changed.

And the right to discuss and disagree formations, tactics, substitutions is everyone's.
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Fair point Mac, and as we agreed on a separate thread, the manager is not shielded from criticism nor are the players.
Not even the owner (but how can anyone criticise SS 😍?)

Im sure then it’ll just be the 2 of them for now
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
I don't get that logic

Surely people who want us to win games and challenge at the top end are positive posters

And the posters who are just happy to have a club are the negative ones

Confused...
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No need to be confused. Constructive criticism is one thing. Posting any old shite to get a reaction, and contradicting yourself every five minutes, is another.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Yep

Remember all the excuses when we had the Oystons

Some right belters on this site

I just don't understand all this happy to be mid table nonsense

Next time my kids are competing at school sports day i will tell them to aim for 10th place safe in the knowledge that they can have a proper go at winning it the next year 👍
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Oh and reacting like a big kid every time someone challenges you. That's another.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Yep

Remember all the excuses when we had the Oystons

Some right belters on this site

I just don't understand all this happy to be mid table nonsense

Next time my kids are competing at school sports day i will tell them to aim for 10th place safe in the knowledge that they can have a proper go at winning it the next year 👍
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I’m pretty sure nobody is happy to be mid table, don’t be so facetious, but is it so bad to want your young inexperienced (At league football) to want to succeed ? All this bollox that as fans we aRev better equipped to see what’s needed does my head in. Why are some so quick to want change. if we’re patient who knows what we could achieve. I would be absolutely gutted if the boo boys got their way and NC went on to bigger and better things because we didn’t have the patience to give the bloke more than a year in the job.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Yep

Remember all the excuses when we had the Oystons

Some right belters on this site

I just don't understand all this happy to be mid table nonsense

Next time my kids are competing at school sports day i will tell them to aim for 10th place safe in the knowledge that they can have a proper go at winning it the next year 👍
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Phil do you really think any Pool fan wants anything but success or promotion?

Does anyone want to fail?

That said, if your kids don’t win their race at school, do you scream at them and call them failures? Tell them that they have let you down and despite doing better than last year, they are just shit kids and you deserve better?
 
Chunkylad said:
Phil do you really think any Pool fan wants anything but success or promotion?

Does anyone want to fail?

That said, if your kids don’t win their race at school, do you scream at them and call them failures? Tell them that they have let you down and despite doing better than last year, they are just shit kids and you deserve better?
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Don’t take the piss chunky, he obviously knows a lot more than Critch 🙃
 
I never rated Grayson and I thought the appointment of Critchley was a breath of fresh air, risky but ambitious.
Realisitically moving up from effectively non-competitive u/23 football at successful Liverpool to League 1 football was never going to be easy.
We all hoped for a flying start and with so many signings that looked promising the start to the season was massively disappointing.
It appears that some of the targets, much to the surprise of some posters, weren't actually available on 1st June.
Without question Critch struggled with the rigours of League 1 football but I've always thought he was a student of the game and was prepared to learn. The appointment of Calderwood as team coach and Manager coach was important.
I believe Critch was lacking some self confidence in team selection initially but as his confidence grows so does the confidence of the players on the pitch. We are far from the finished article but the last 135mins we finally seemed to have taken the shackles off.
Of course this is still Blsckpool and it could all go pear-shaped on Tuesday and the messageboard will return to normal.
 
So why are folk always making excuses on this site

Its a covid season its different

We have a lot of games coming up

We have injuries

Its a new manager

We have new players

We have young players

Ffs...

Show some ambition

It looks to me like all those years of having the Oystons in charge have brainwashed the avftt masses into excepting second best

There is a absolutely no reason why we can't get promoted this season

How is wanting success and demanding improvements negative?
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
I don't get that logic

Surely people who want us to win games and challenge at the top end are positive posters

And the posters who are just happy to have a club are the negative ones

Confused...
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But it's the over reaction at any loss, you know it happens on here more than real life.

I don't buy that most are happy to just have a club, it's perspective, Grayson needed to go and most agreed as there was little evidence of progression for example whereas if we lose on Tuesday there will be those almost revelling in it.

You have to admit that Evatt (for example) would have got a much easier ride from most.

There's a bigger picture and no club can chop and change managers on a whim, it doesn't work, there were plenty asking for Critchley to go without knowing anything about what was happening behind the scenes, or in training, or what long term plans are being put in place.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
So why are folk always making excuses on this site

Its a covid season its different

We have a lot of games coming up

We have injuries

Its a new manager

We have new players

We have young players

Ffs...

Show some ambition

It looks to me like all those years of having the Oystons in charge have brainwashed the avftt masses into excepting second best

There is a absolutely no reason why we can't get promoted this season

How is wanting success and demanding improvements negative?
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It’s negative when it’s unreasonable

Demanding instant success is unreasonable. This is a project.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
So why are folk always making excuses on this site

Its a covid season its different

We have a lot of games coming up

We have injuries

Its a new manager

We have new players

We have young players

Ffs...

Show some ambition

It looks to me like all those years of having the Oystons in charge have brainwashed the avftt masses into excepting second best

There is a absolutely no reason why we can't get promoted this season

How is wanting success and demanding improvements negative?
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You're certainly a plethora of different views and opinions.
I think you've got every angle covered in your back catalogue of posts to prove you're always right.
Just saying. 😉
 
We all do Lytham but I bet SS has also been critical of poor gameplay decisions as most of us have, after all he is a supporter. Where as some of us voice our opinions, SS , rightly, has kept his behind closed doors.
 
bleach51 said:
No it isn’t.....too many on here can’t wait to pounce on any bad result....maybe you too.
From a football point of view( fit players) we are getting close to the bare bones especially with Ballard off to NI and the injury to MV but those who have stepped in have not let us down...anyway where’s Shitco oops I mean Paulco recently...and as for 62...maybe he’s his elder brother....and I actually watched the match on ifollow not the match thread.
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Don't be an arse...read my comments on the match thread. Such a dickhead.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
So why are folk always making excuses on this site

Its a covid season its different

We have a lot of games coming up

We have injuries

Its a new manager

We have new players

We have young players

Ffs...

Show some ambition

It looks to me like all those years of having the Oystons in charge have brainwashed the avftt masses into excepting second best

There is a absolutely no reason why we can't get promoted this season

How is wanting success and demanding improvements negative?
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Not necessarily excuses but most definitely facts.
Patience most definitely is a virtue and nowadays it's a scarce commodity in the world of football whatever the level.
Better than last season and a bit better again next season isn't being negative, or unambitious. What it is, is being realistically optimistic
 
Sorry to say despite our fantastic win yesterday I still think we are an average side with an average manager/coach.
We got a lot of improving Lge 2 players and an untried boss it was always going to happen ups and downs and over the season.

Calderwood came in and bingo things improved but would we have been in a better position if he'd been in charge all season?

I've no issue with NC despite his failings bit it's in the ground who would be the Jury not watching a streaming site and that could turn quickly.

I can't bloody wait for this season to end after a boycott now this.
 
62years&counting said:
As opposed to you being intellectually challenged.
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...if you say so.

oh by the way 7 0 Levels at 15 ,3 A levels at 17 ,Honours Degree( B.Com) at 20 ( Liverpool University..the real one) and qualified Chartered Accountant at 23 ....obviously I have gone down hill ever since.Perhaps my life long support of BFC, which pre dates all of the above, is where you might have a point😉
 
coppiceman said:
I'm just amazed that people can have such detailed assessments of games from a fixed camera close to the half way line.
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You have to adapt and draw conclusions the best you can.
When defenders pass it amongst themselves and then lump it forwards it is probably because there are no decent passing options, I can't see that because the camera focuses on the ball but years of watching football allows me to assume that is the case.
Alternatively on Saturday our short passing was generally good as we had loads of options and movement due to the change in formation, the camera position was not a problem in being able to see that fully.
It's not really amazing that people can form opinions on the game even if there is only one camera.
 
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poolseasider said:
Sorry to say despite our fantastic win yesterday I still think we are an average side with an average manager/coach.
We got a lot of improving Lge 2 players and an untried boss it was always going to happen ups and downs and over the season.

Calderwood came in and bingo things improved but would we have been in a better position if he'd been in charge all season?

I've no issue with NC despite his failings bit it's in the ground who would be the Jury not watching a streaming site and that could turn quickly.

I can't bloody wait for this season to end after a boycott now this.
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Calderwood isn't in charge

We would have had a different set of players if he was manager and who knows how these anonymous players would have performed

You clearly have got an issue with Critch

Your post makes no sense
 
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AngelBFC said:
Calderwood isn't in charge

We would have had a different set of players if he was manager

You clearly have got an issue with Critch

Your post makes no sense
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Our fortunes only changed when Calderwood joined the club.

Of course they might have been better,

No issue with Critch have been behind since his first game in charge but he does make a lot of mistakes,

Neither does yours. 👍
 
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gjr69 said:
You have to adapt and draw conclusions the best you can.
When defenders pass it amongst themselves and then lump it forwards it is probably because there are no decent passing options, I can't see that because the camera focuses on the ball but years of watching football allows me to assume that is the case.
Alternatively on Sunday our short passing was generally good as we had loads of options and movement due to the change in formation, the camera position was not a problem in being able to see that fully.
It's not really amazing that people can form opinions on the game even if there is only one camera.
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Your last sentence is an interesting one.Watching on IFollow has issues ( but I am certainly glad we have the chance to) in many ways ( some coverage has been much better than others) but ( and I would still prefer it) watching from the “terraces” can be “clouded “ to say the least.My ST is in the South very near the back so I get a good view in many ways but when the action is at the far end ones judgement( unless you have eyes like Superman) can certainly be challenged....the give away can be the crowds reaction to things but of course we haven’t got that right now.

...one thing for certain is I have seen a lot more away games this season than for some time thanks to IFollow.....and when you win it is definitely a tenner well spent😉
 
coppiceman said:
I'm just amazed that people can have such detailed assessments of games from a fixed camera close to the half way line.
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That's got to be the biggest pile of bullshit on the whole thread. Every game we play there's a matchday thread where people mull over the game, who's played well and who hasn't and all aspects of the game. All based on one camera angle. Could all posters please refrain from offering opinions when clearly one camera angle isn't enough. Staggering he's only just come up with this 33 games into the season.
 
20togo said:
That's got to be the biggest pile of bullshit on the whole thread. Every game we play there's a matchday thread where people mull over the game, who's played well and who hasn't and all aspects of the game. All based on one camera angle. Could all posters please refrain from offering opinions when clearly one camera angle isn't enough. Staggering he's only just come up with this 33 games into the season.
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What has the number of games got to do with it? There is one camera, and its only so much of a help. I'm surprised people get so uptight when they only get some of the view. I'm not surprised that you are the one to get in a tizzy about it tho.
 
Jesus ** Christ, can we not agree on the colour of shite. I have to pull Phill up. I think he’s confused, one minute he’s NC best mate, the next he’s sticking the knife in. Make your mind up, it’s not a one game deal, do ok and it’s a thumbs up do shite and your our. Cmon, this is football, it’s a lifetime game, get on board or fuck off and support fleetwood.
 
poolseasider said:
Our fortunes only changed when Calderwood joined the club.

Of course they might have been better,

No issue with Critch have been behind since his first game in charge but he does make a lot of mistakes,

Neither does yours. 👍
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Read your post again doesn't make sense

On a different note when we lose do you blame calderwood as well or is it just critch ?

Whenever we get a negative result it's all down to critch . Calderwood never gets a mention. When we win however calderwood is the architect. Absolute garbage

Face the facts this team and this manager are doing great

We are within an earshot of the playoffs with a load of games in hand

Who knows if we would have performed better if calderwood was here at the start it doesn't matter

It's about here and now and these players and this manager are doing us proud

Critch in and we are off to Wembley in his first season
 
Scaramanga said:
Jesus ** Christ, can we not agree on the colour of shite. I have to pull Phill up. I think he’s confused, one minute he’s NC best mate, the next he’s sticking the knife in. Make your mind up, it’s not a one game deal, do ok and it’s a thumbs up do shite and your our. Cmon, this is football, it’s a lifetime game, get on board or fuck off and support fleetwood.
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Come on, Scara, you said that you’re a saint on the football side of this site 😇

Mind you, on this occasion, I couldn’t agree with you more 👍
 
bleach51 said:
...if you say so.

oh by the way 7 0 Levels at 15 ,3 A levels at 17 ,Honours Degree( B.Com) at 20 ( Liverpool University..the real one) and qualified Chartered Accountant at 23 ....obviously I have gone down hill ever since.Perhaps my life long support of BFC, which pre dates all of the above, is where you might have a point😉
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....all that and still no basic intelligence. I could list mine which would match yours along with my 63 years of watching and supporting Pool.
 
Scaramanga said:
Jesus ** Christ, can we not agree on the colour of shite. I have to pull Phill up. I think he’s confused, one minute he’s NC best mate, the next he’s sticking the knife in. Make your mind up, it’s not a one game deal, do ok and it’s a thumbs up do shite and your our. Cmon, this is football, it’s a lifetime game, get on board or fuck off and support fleetwood.
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Why would i support Fleetwood

Your post doesn’t make any sense

I want Blackpool to win games and if we don't due to tactical errors and team selection i will say so

I have no personal feelings at all towards the head coach

I just want Blackpool to be successful

And however you dress it up the start to the season was abysmal and Critchley played a massive part in that horrible start
 
coppiceman said:
What has the number of games got to do with it? There is one camera, and its only so much of a help. I'm surprised people get so uptight when they only get some of the view. I'm not surprised that you are the one to get in a tizzy about it tho.
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Because there's only been one camera angle for every game played this season.Yet people are giving their views on performance in every single game. You get to see all of the players on the ball and like it or not that is the most important camera angle to see.
You're post was a pile of bullshit but then again most of your posts are.Perhaps that what you get when you get a new account registered.
 
62years&counting said:
....all that and still no basic intelligence. I could list mine which would match yours along with my 63 years of watching and supporting Pool.
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Well one thing in common is the around 63 years of watching and supporting...my first game would have been in or around 57 or 58 as my Dad would take me to games occasionally....I was only 6 or 7 after all.I‘m 70 now and have certainly been a totally committed supporter from the age of 11 or 12 and a season ticket holder( still am) for the many many years( excluding the boycott years) despite having lived in Stockport since 1977 when it would have been easier to adopt County or even City( could never have been Man U) but stayed loyal despite some very difficult years.

You clearly think your intelligence Or at the very least your analysis of football is superior to mine and probably every other poster. Not sure many on here would agree.
 
bleach51 said:
Well one thing in common is the around 63 years of watching and supporting...my first game would have been in or around 57 or 58 as my Dad would take me to games occasionally....I was only 6 or 7 after all.I‘m 70 now and have certainly been a totally committed supporter from the age of 11 or 12 and a season ticket holder( still am) for the many many years( excluding the boycott years) despite having lived in Stockport since 1977 when it would have been easier to adopt County or even City( could never have been Man U) but stayed loyal despite some very difficult years.

You clearly think your intelligence Or at the very least your analysis of football is superior to mine and probably every other poster. Not sure many on here would agree.
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I went to my first match in 1957. I'm 71 and also a season ticket holder, living 250 miles away in Scotland. I get down to matches as often as I can. Yes, I do think my knowledge of Pool and football in general is greater than most on here.
I don't sit on the fence and care not what others on here may think. I express my views and fight fire with fire. That's me, like it or lump it. Critchley has made lots of mistakes although I concede he now appears to be learning some lessons and the win at Oxford was richly deserved and a credit to him and all involved.
 
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