Evatt

I wouldn't rule him out. Have you seen the state of the pitch at Bolton right now? Similar to our cabbage patch a few years ago. Also, they are about to sell their star player on the cheap so all is not a bed of roses over there at the moment.
 
Marton Monorail said:
Not rated by Mansford allegedly
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Think that's probably 2+2 = 5 based on him being a fan favourite and people hating Mansford.

But I doubt we could afford him anyway, and he's got a better chance of being a Championship manager if he stays there. Shame, it would be my absolute dream appointment. Ticks every box and then some.
 
I'd love him, bit seems unlikely and his methods are probably not an instant take, seem like the sort you'd want with a full summer getting the players used to playing that way.

But who knows could work straight away.

But can't see him leaving Bolton.
 
Mansford won’t let a ‘fan favourite’ get the gig.

Because if it goes tits up the fans are on him not their fave. All blame on Appleton. Protect his position and change the recruitment team whilst we are at it. “Its all them Simon not me!”

That’s why he didn’t speak to Evatt when we got Critchley.
 
He'd be a fool to leave Bolton when he could possibly take them up, to take over here where he could go down.

I'd personally love it if he did, but can't see it happening.
 
TangerinePeel said:
He'd be a fool to leave Bolton when he could possibly take them up, to take over here where he could go down.

I'd personally love it if he did, but can't see it happening.
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I don't see it happening either, but to be fair there's a better chance we stay up than Bolton get promoted. Right now they're 11 points off automatic, and we're 3 points off safety.
 
Doubt we’ll be going for someone in work. It’ll be someone who’s out of work or a Critchley type appointment in my view.
 
voyeur said:
Another 5-0 win for Notlob.

Very poor judgement from our board when they ruled him out a couple of years ago due to lack of experience. Was the obvious candidate.
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What a reactionary take.

The board only went on to appoint another manager who would get us promoted in his first full season.

Would we be better off with Evatt? Maybe, but I don't think it's likely.
 
AmericanTangerine said:
What a reactionary take.

The board only went on to appoint another manager who would get us promoted in his first full season.

Would we be better off with Evatt? Maybe, but I don't think it's likely.
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Not even slightly reactionary I wanted Evatt at the time and have always thought since that we made a mistake not going for him. Despite appreciating Critchley and supporting him even when most people wanted him out.

So I'm not sure what you're on about tbh.

Perhaps you're being reactionary!
 
voyeur said:
Not even slightly reactionary I wanted Evatt at the time and have always thought since that we made a mistake not going for him. Despite appreciating Critchley and supporting him even when most people wanted him out.

So I'm not sure what you're on about tbh.

Perhaps you're being reactionary!
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You're saying not appointing him was a poor choice based on his recent 5-0 victory when the board clearly made the right choice in not appointing him and opting for Critchley, which is IMO a bit reactionary!
 
AmericanTangerine said:
You're saying not appointing him was a poor choice based on his recent 5-0 victory when the board clearly made the right choice in not appointing him and opting for Critchley, which is IMO a bit reactionary!
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No I've said it umpteen times throughout the two and a haĺf year period since he wasn't appointed. Including the period when he was interested and when Mansford told us he wasn't experienced enough. So it's not reactionary at all. He's been doing well ever since and was going well at Barrow at the time. Tonight is just another moment that has prompted me to raise it. Again. If i had been appointed CEO instead of Ben Mansford, Ian Evatt would have been appointed as Blackpool manager back then.

And we wouldn't be in this mess. 😉
 
voyeur said:
No I've said it umpteen times throughout the two and a haĺf year period since he wasn't appointed. Including the period when he was interested and when Mansford told us he wasn't experienced enough. So it's not reactionary at all. He's been doing well ever since and was going well at Barrow at the time. Tonight is just another moment that has prompted me to raise it. Again. If i had been appointed CEO instead of Ben Mansford, Ian Evatt would have been appointed as Blackpool manager back then.

And we wouldn't be in this mess. 😉
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Haven't seen you bring it up but probably just missed it so fair is fair. 😅
 
AmericanTangerine said:
Haven't seen you bring it up but probably just missed it so fair is fair. 😅
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He was the obvious candidate but Mansford, who I have avoided criticising at any other time, gave us a crap reason for not appointing him and it annoyed me.

So I'm not here trying to score points, I'm just making the point that a clear error was made by looking a gift horse in the mouth, a natural fit. And we are now paying the price. Critchley did a great job but never really looked comfortable. Out of his comfort zone. A leader has to fit the club. Those who do tend to do well and tend to stick around until they dont for some reason. I reckon. Let's look for A good fit. They are hard to find. But sometimes they are stood in front of you, waving their arms about, but you're staring into the distance scouring the horizon or something. Writing a speech about identity and process that is full of CEO speak, to make yourself feel clever and worthy of 350k a year.
 
Too late for Evo now he was the obvious choice instead of Quitchley and then again Appleton. It has to be Sadler or BB who didn’t want him and BB is supposed to be the football recruitment guy, his records not just terrible with managers it’s piss poor for players too. If anyone should be kicked out of the club it should be that muppet
 
Should have got him but his replacement worked out.

It's the dreadful appointment this season that was blatantly obvious wouldn't be popular and when you make such an appointment, someone we've had before who people didn't like for many reasons, one being he was no good at this level, it was always going to end badly, especially as he wasn't backed well. Our transfer business has been a mess for a couple of windows prior.

It's a shitshow really.

We have a fan as an owner yet in some big ways we don't act like it. Before Mick, 2 out of the 3 managers were shite. No diehard fan off here would have picked them. Even MM doesn't fit the players well.

We haven't filled the stadium or grown the fanbase significantly in really a tough time for fans, the area is one of the poorest in the country, yet the pricing has been ridiculous.

I get the reality of having to balance books etc, but I can't imagine many or any on here would have picked 30 quid to charge Blackpool fans. Yes the membership, but understanding the casuals and the makeup of the Blackpool crowd and public, you just wouldn't do it.

I can only think Mansford is in charge of it but SS will be involved too. Yes we want maximum revenue but it's been shown if you are smart and create a buzz, a lower priced strategy can generate basically the same and you get that extra support, which really helps us with the atmospheres we can create.

Some of these decisions were so obvious and it's concerning the decision making of the board.
 
hertfordseasider said:
Too late for Evo now he was the obvious choice instead of Quitchley and then again Appleton. It has to be Sadler or BB who didn’t want him and BB is supposed to be the football recruitment guy, his records not just terrible with managers it’s piss poor for players too. If anyone should be kicked out of the club it should be that muppet
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I would kick you and him out for balance. One from each side of the nutty divide. 😉😆

Nutty in a nice way, of course 😆
 
Adams Kebab said:
Mansford won’t let a ‘fan favourite’ get the gig.

Because if it goes tits up the fans are on him not their fave. All blame on Appleton. Protect his position and change the recruitment team whilst we are at it. “Its all them Simon not me!”

That’s why he didn’t speak to Evatt when we got Critchley.
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Makes sense
 
Surely Rob Edwards is nailed on for us. Nathan Jones will find a way to get Luton to allow him to go crawling back again for a third spell having failed again elsewhere.
 
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