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Dougall basically saying what we all knew, that last season was a mess on and off the pitch. However, he's also pointed out that this pre season is already more structured with Critchley back. Good signs.
He’s a charismatic guy, isn’t he?Dougall basically saying what we all knew, that last season was a mess on and off the pitch. However, he's also pointed out that this pre season is already more structured with Critchley back. Good signs.
Clean slate for all the players, Kenny had obviously lost his mojo last season for whatever reason, but expect he will play a big part this seasonI hope he does have his mojo back. It was obvious to see him and a couple of other players were struggling personally and mentally with the clusterf*ck of what the club was with the revolving doors of managers and staff. What players have said about Critchley is that he gives a player an easier job by telling them in simple terms exactly what their role is (the structure King Kenny mentioned) and by doing so takes pressure off them and enables them to play a simpler game and know exactly how to do it.
Some players could definitely thrive this season. We have though lost a lot of the charachter from the squad with the likes of Jerry, Big Gaz, Keshi et al moving on.
Kenny is a great guy and a very good player. His signing transformed the team’s fortunes and of course his left foot, right foot secured promotion for the Seasiders on a memorable Wembley day.He’s a charismatic guy, isn’t he?
Comes across in an interview like he plays on a pitch, boring.
In all seriousness, I hope he has a good season.
I hope so, I really rate him and it was plain to see he, among others, were really struggling last season. Yes the clean slate is very pertinent.Clean slate for all the players, Kenny had obviously lost his mojo last season for whatever reason, but expect he will play a big part this season
Boring….there are plenty of footballers out there who couldn’t last 2 minutes in an interview without seriously being boring.He’s a charismatic guy, isn’t he?
Comes across in an interview like he plays on a pitch, boring.
In all seriousness, I hope he has a good season.
I think the expression is 'laid back'. Listen to any Aussie after a days test cricketJesus. I might put that interview back on at bed time to get me to sleep! He seems thoroughly depressed
It’s the difference between a manager that just says “go out there and express yourself” and one that prepares and instructs players what their role is (which no doubt was the cause of Critchleys failure at QPR as the egos in the playing squad probably didn’t appreciate some “never been” ex player from Crewe telling them what to do”I hope he does have his mojo back. It was obvious to see him and a couple of other players were struggling personally and mentally with the clusterf*ck of what the club was with the revolving doors of managers and staff. What players have said about Critchley is that he gives a player an easier job by telling them in simple terms exactly what their role is (the structure King Kenny mentioned) and by doing so takes pressure off them and enables them to play a simpler game and know exactly how to do it.
Some players could definitely thrive this season. We have though lost a lot of the charachter from the squad with the likes of Jerry, Big Gaz, Keshi et al moving on.
My reading between the lines feeling was that 4 weeks back home in Oz wasnt long enough for him and he found it a wrench to come back. Not sure how that will pan out. He may feel a change would do him good but he may also just opt to see his contract out knowing things will be orderly under Critch and then he's a free agent.He was candid but didn't seem very upbeat, I wonder if he is going to be on the bench this season rather than in the starting XI will we see him leave by the end of the transfer window? My guess is he will be playing for someone else by September.
My reading between the lines feeling was that 4 weeks back home in Oz wasnt long enough for him and he found it a wrench to come back. Not sure how that will pan out. He may feel a change would do him good but he may also just opt to see his contract out knowing things will be orderly under Critch and then he's a free agent.
Thats kinda what i said.He didn’t sound “right” though to me. Said he had some personal issues, obviously found last season a shit show from top to bottom and if he has had a good chat with Quitch about his future he may well be better off looking to move on. Of course he maybe very much in Quitch’s plans, but he didn’t come across like that.
Thats kinda what i said.
Critch said he did at Southport. Maybe harking back to the play off final. When he finally let KD go forward. Maybe he's trying to cheer him up. Let him attack. He scored again. He might get loads of goals!Nah. My take as far better! Maybe Kenny could play further up the pitch as the number 8?
It sounded like there are problems in his private life and his trip back to Australia did not fully resolve those issues. I half expected him to look for a club in the A-League and ask for a move once he got back. Maybe he did but the return of Critchley has given him some food for thought?
Les Dawson could get a better tune out of his piano that Terrydactyl and our strikers!I think he's being a bit unfair, he's not a striker so won't have experienced the tunes TC got out of them.
‘Didn’t sound Right’He didn’t sound “right” though to me. Said he had some personal issues, obviously found last season a shit show from top to bottom and if he has had a good chat with Quitch about his future he may well be better off looking to move on. Of course he maybe very much in Quitch’s plans, but he didn’t come across like that.
I think McCarthy genuinely had no idea what to do with a squad as lightweight as ours and tried to toughen us up when he needed to do what Dobbie did.A good honest interview from a genuinely decent lad. We can’t all be Jerry Yates !!
No surprises to hear that a sense of organisation and ‘everyone understanding their jobs’ has returned!!
The attention to detail and coaching with Critchley is on a completely different level to anything they will have experienced last season.
In fairness though, I expected Appleton to be a bit slap-dash and un-intelligent … ”League 1 at best” is over-used on here, but it’s spot on for Appleton…. You need a bit more brain-power to cope in the Championship and he didn’t have enough in the locker…. We lacked shape and organisation!
However McCarthy surprised me… I expected a manager with his experience and ‘success’ to bring a lot more to the party. Whether he no longer had the enthusiasm, failed to treat the job as seriously as he should or simply lacked competence his effort too was a disorganised shambles from start to finish (Up there with the very worst Managers we’ve had !! And there’s been some shyte over the years).
Dobbie did what he did, but there’s not a sniff I’d have backed him to rebuild the squad and push on this season… It was great to let the players loose and ‘have a go’ and it was good that the fans could get behind a Club Hero, but it would have been foolhardy to think it would have been the right move…. I’ll stop short of any criticism, because it wouldn’t be fair….So all I’ll say is Maybe next time
He may aswell have been playing on his own sometimes in midfieldHe'll be one of the best central midfielders in League 1.
Great to read all these positive comments about King Kenny because there were multiple threads at how utterly shit he was last season. His role was impossible playing in the middle by attacking flyweights in the Championship.