Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool Official Matchnight Thread 24.11.20

62years&counting said:
Probably, 63 years watching Pool does that to you lol.
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Well it's 53 years for me, I try not to let it drag me down. And I'm really enjoying the absolute joy of the club being Oyston free, and owned by a great guy who is spending money, wisely, and treating everyone with respect. Building something good. Success rarely happens overnight, but we are heading in the right direction in my opinion. I don't expect everything to go our way. Football is downs as well as ups. Saturday and the first half tonight show we are making real progress. Tonight's second half showed some youthful complacency, but I don't share your scathing view of Critchley, I think he's a good guy, and a good coach, who is on a steep learning curve in senior management, but looks to be learning and adapting and has the makings of a good manager. He's brought in a lot of good players and the team keeps improving. They will learn a lot from tonight, I think. Big setbacks are often the biggest learning experiences.
 
Martonmosser said:
You sound very much like a scummy Oyston ** to me 🙄
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A pathetic comment from a pathetic excuse of a man.
voyeur said:
Well it's 53 years for me, I try not to let it drag me down. And I'm really enjoying the absolute joy of the club being Oyston free, and owned by a great guy who is spending money, wisely, and treating everyone with respect. Building something good. Success rarely happens overnight, but we are heading in the right direction in my opinion. I don't expect everything to go our way. Football is downs as well as ups. Saturday and the first half tonight show we are making real progress. Tonight's second half showed some youthful complacency, but I don't share your scathing view of Critchley, I think he's a good guy, and a good coach, who is on a steep learning curve in senior management, but looks to be learning and adapting and has the makings of a good manager. He's brought in a lot of good players and the team keeps improving. They will learn a lot from tonight, I think. Big setbacks are often the biggest learning experiences.
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I admire your optimism, just a shame I don't share it. You're one of the few on here who I have no wish to fall out with.
 
62years&counting said:
A pathetic comment from a pathetic excuse of a man.
I admire your optimism, just a shame I don't share it. You're one of the few on here who I have no wish to fall out with.
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So you actually wish to fall out with other Pool supporters, even though you're not one. How pathetic are you 🤦‍♂️
 
62years&counting said:
A pathetic comment from a pathetic excuse of a man.
I admire your optimism, just a shame I don't share it. You're one of the few on here who I have no wish to fall out with.
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You actually want to fall out with Blackpool fans? How odd! Anyway, simple question and please be honest. Did you go to Bloomfield during the boycott years?
 
62years&counting said:
I admire your optimism, just a shame I don't share it. You're one of the few on here who I have no wish to fall out with.
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It's not so much optimism as a gratefulness for where we are now. I feel grateful. I'll take whatever comes, because I know the guy who owns the club loves the club, and has a good attitude to having the privilege to own the club, and a good attitude to other people, whoever they are. We are in good hands, which usually means things will mostly work out for the better. It's also only football, there are things that are much more important, so I try to keep it in perspective and not get suicidal when we mess up like we did tonight. Every football fan in the world goes through this repeatedly. It's not all Critchley's fault or doing. In fact none if it is.
 
GJJW said:
You actually want to fall out with Blackpool fans? How odd! Anyway, simple question and please be honest. Did you go to Bloomfield during the boycott years?
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No no no, the simple question should be.
Do you know where Bloomfield Rd is?
 
voyeur said:
It's not so much optimism as a gratefulness for where we are now. I feel grateful. I'll take whatever comes, because I know the guy who owns the club loves the club, and has a good attitude to having the privilege to own the club, and a good attitude to other people, whoever they are. We are in good hands, which usually means things will mostly work out for the better. It's also only football, there are things that are much more important, so I try to keep it in perspective and not get suicidal when we mess up like we did tonight. Every football fan in the world goes through this repeatedly. It's not all Critchley's fault or doing. In fact none if it is.
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So Critchley is blameless and hasn't made mistakes?
 
voyeur said:
It's not so much optimism as a gratefulness for where we are now. I feel grateful. I'll take whatever comes, because I know the guy who owns the club loves the club, and has a good attitude to having the privilege to own the club, and a good attitude to other people, whoever they are. We are in good hands, which usually means things will mostly work out for the better. It's also only football, there are things that are much more important, so I try to keep it in perspective and not get suicidal when we mess up like we did tonight. Every football fan in the world goes through this repeatedly. It's not all Critchley's fault or doing. In fact none if it is.
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Thank you. A decent thought on where we are as a club. After two or three pages of playground taunts I was losing the will to carry on.
 
62years&counting said:
So Critchley is blameless and hasn't made mistakes?
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Not entirely but name a human being who doesn't make mistakes. He's doing what I expected, bringing in good young players, coaching them well, and learning some harsh realities. And adapting. Getting better at it, and gradually molding a good team. Not there yet.

And I meant that the fact that all clubs have ups and down and great moments and horrible moments is something that Critchley is involved in, and that all managers experience it, it's inevitable and part and parcel of the whole football experience. He's doing well given all the circumstances. Be patient. He's not a duffer, like some managers we've had.
 
voyeur said:
Not entirely but name a human being who doesn't make mistakes. He's doing what I expected, bringing in good young players, coaching them well, and learning some harsh realities. And adapting. Getting better at it, and gradually molding a good team. Not there yet.

And I meant that the fact that all clubs have ups and down and great moments and horrible moments is something that Critchley is involved in, and that all managers experience it, it's inevitable and part and parcel of the whole football experience. He's doing well given all the circumstances. Be patient. He's not a duffer, like some managers we've had.
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At least he abandoned his failing 4-3-3. He's a bit wet behind the ears tactically and his timing of his substitutions leaves alot to be desired. It became obvious that he needed help hence the hiring of Calderwood, but the responsibility is his. Currently we're too close to the trap door for comfort.
 
62years&counting said:
At least he abandoned his failing 4-3-3. He's a bit wet behind the ears tactically and his timing of his substitutions leaves alot to be desired. It became obvious that he needed help hence the hiring of Calderwood, but the responsibility is his. Currently we're too close to the trap door for comfort.
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I don't agree with you, I think Critchley is a very smart coach, talented, and time will tell one way or the other. I think we will climb the table. You are totally entitled to your opinion but the negativity annoys people a lot, understandably, because it is so tital, we don't see you balancing it with positivity when it's due. You have an extremely negative mindset, on here at least. Nobody benefits really, least of all you, surely.
 
voyeur said:
I don't agree with you, I think Critchley is a very smart coach, talented, and time will tell one way or the other. I think we will climb the table. You are totally entitled to your opinion but the negativity annoys people a lot, understandably, because it is so tital, we don't see you balancing it with positivity when it's due. You have an extremely negative mindset, on here at least. Nobody benefits really, least of all you, surely.
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I'm not on here to make friends. I speak my mind and say it how I see it. I'll give credit when it's due, but we've been beaten too often this season. The league table is evidence of where we're at. It's pointing it out that annoys people. I don't do blind faith.
 
62years&counting said:
I'm not on here to make friends. I speak my mind and say it how I see it. I'll give credit when it's due, but we've been beaten too often this season. The league table is evidence of where we're at. It's pointing it out that annoys people. I don't do blind faith.
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It's not about blind faith You don't seem to do balance or gratitude or acknowledgement of things positive, just unrelenting negativity. It comes over as extremely grim. Just being honest.
 
Johnno said:
Like fuck are you a Seasider. Laughing at a defeat? You only post more than once when we’ve been defeated, and half of them are to gloat.
Good trolling though, cos you get us all biting, but if you’re not a Nobber then I pity your sadness.
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How the hell did I get there?
 
voyeur said:
It's not about blind faith You don't seem to do balance or gratitude or acknowledgement of things positive, just unrelenting negativity. It comes over as extremely grim. Just being honest.

You're entitled to your opinion. Interesting that a shell shocked Critchley conceded that his players didn't do enough in the second half to get a result, and that he told them they need to do much better if they want to be successful. An honest assessment.
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Classic game of 2 halves. No danger really in the 1st 45
Credit to DR they upped it big time after the break.
Needed to weather the early storm and hold out until the hour mark.
We couldnt and they were level inside 8 mins of the restart.
Disappointing but these things happen in football.
Should have got a pen at the end imo.

Think some were getting a bit carried away after a few wins on the bounce and being 2 up at HT.
Possibly even moi a little 😅

Then comes the bump!!
 
deary said:
Classic game of 2 halves. No danger really in the 1st 45
Credit to DR they upped it big time after the break.
Needed to weather the early storm and hold out until the hour mark.
We couldnt and they were level inside 8 mins of the restart.
Disappointing but these things happen in football.
Should have got a pen at the end imo.

Think some were getting a bit carried away after a few wins on the bounce and being 2 up at HT.
Possibly even moi a little 😅

Then comes the bump!!
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Yes, we're near the relegation zone for a reason.
 
62years&counting said:
Yes, we're near the relegation zone for a reason.
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Yes a bad start to the season with a squad of new players.
See where we are at the halfway mark and what happens in the January window.
Its a long old campaign.
We have only played 1/4 of the games & it is not even winter yet.
If we are within touching distance of relegation come spring then i think its genuinely time to worry.
Lets see
Keep ur chin up 👍
 
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A few thoughts.

Why were our subs so late?
What can we do about these useless refs?
How is Husband keeping international defender Ballard out of the team? He didn’t even make it off the bench. Turton over Gabriel? Not for me.
They really shouldn’t have 4 shots on target and 3 goals.

We need to almost forget about that 2nd half and focus on all the positives of the 1st half.
 
tangerine_neil said:
A few thoughts.

Why were our subs so late?
What can we do about these useless refs?
How is Husband keeping international defender Ballard out of the team? He didn’t even make it off the bench. Turton over Gabriel? Not for me.
They really shouldn’t have 4 shots on target and 3 goals.

We need to almost forget about that 2nd half and focus on all the positives of the 1st half.
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I think Critchley needs to get to the bottom of why we disintegrated in the second half. We lacked agression and resilience and folded like a pack of cards.
 
deary said:
Yes a bad start to the season with a squad of new players.
See where we are at the halfway mark and what happens in the January window.
Its a long old campaign.
We have only played 1/4 of the games & it is not even winter yet.
If we are within touching distance of relegation come spring then i think its genuinely time to worry.
Lets see
Keep ur chin up 👍
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The next few games will test us to the limit with the worry that we will be in the bottom 4 before Xmas.
 
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