It's not clear at all there are still over 50 points to play for
Fingers crossed !I am sure the Board will be meeting today, to discuss the situation.
The Huddersfield game and the result is not a significant consideration. It is just one game and winning it will not keep us up. The judgement will be made on MA’s ability to win 9 or 10 of the remaining games. Unfortunately, they gave him after the WC and we’ve eaten up more games. It is now or relegation.
I have a feeling he’ll be gone today or tomorrow.
Worrying to say the least.Mansford and Gerrity have been trying to bring Simon around to moving him on. He was close to going after the Sheff game, SS performed a u-turn on firing him then, unknown why, think he wanted to see him with new signings.
Appleton was Sadler's man. Mansford didn't actually agree about his appointment. Personally I hope Simon comes to his senses this week.
Sadler, after the Sheff game said 'This can't carry on' and was set on sacking him the next day. Slept on it and changed his mind.I am actually shocked he is still our manager, I thought he was bound to be gone first thing this morning. If he is still here on Saturday and we don't win I dread to think what the reaction will be. Sadler needs to be careful or the chants will start ringing out against him and he won't like that.
I predict that you will!I'm never going to warm to him Voy.
Paul Elliot is heading up a consortium looking at buying an EFL club. No targets apparently, just a mooch to see which clubs are available.Sadly no, no one wants to buy the club off him.
He'd have been gone by World Cup break if he was at Watford !!Would Appleton survive with his current record and league position at any other club?
Let's hope we stay up then, I reckon he'd bite someones hand off if he made a few quid.Paul Elliot is heading up a consortium looking at buying an EFL club. No targets apparently, just a mooch to see which clubs are available.
No way am I linking the above to BFC, just saying that there are buyers. Just about timing more than anything. In fact SS wouldn't sell, not a cat in hell's chance as the potential value of the Club atm is very much subject to league status. And if we went down I think he'd take a good sized hit.
When he's gone I'll warm to him.I predict that you will!
I think it just shows he doesn't know what he's doing.Sadler, after the Sheff game said 'This can't carry on' and was set on sacking him the next day. Slept on it and changed his mind.
Yes, public comments were made about the fans reaction and backing Appleton & club decisions at the start of the season, I think this has made it harder in Simon's head to sack him now. He should have gone weeks ago.
I think it shows he’s putting a little bit of personal embarrassment before the future of the club.I think it just shows he doesn't know what he's doing.
Didn’t Paul Elliot fail the Owners test a couple of years ago just after he’d bought Charlton, not to mention several high profile legal battles with co-owners and business partners and to top it off for them relegated from the Championship.Paul Elliot is heading up a consortium looking at buying an EFL club. No targets apparently, just a mooch to see which clubs are available.
No way am I linking the above to BFC, just saying that there are buyers. Just about timing more than anything. In fact SS wouldn't sell, not a cat in hell's chance as the potential value of the Club atm is very much subject to league status. And if we went down I think he'd take a good sized hit.
You'll have a long wait.When he's gone I'll warm to him.
We'll seeYou'll have a long wait.
Did he? Don't know. It has nothing to do with us anyway.Didn’t Paul Elliot fail the Owners test a couple of years ago just after he’d bought Charlton, not to mention several high profile legal battles with co-owners and business partners and to top it off for them relegated from the Championship.
All before needing a legal battle to get him out of the ownership of Charlton.
Yeh to be fair he sounds right up our street.
Yes he did, if it's the same Paul Elliot. Would be a truly shocking owner for anyone.Did he? Don't know. It has nothing to do with us anyway.
It's the ex Celtic player, Villa too??Yes he did, if it's the same Paul Elliot. Would be a truly shocking owner for anyone.
Only reason I bring it up is, there are probably always people willing to buy an English Football League club as you say.
Not sure I'd want very many of them actually owning us thought, we've got a fairly decent one.
IF this stuff about not wanting to fire Appleton is true, that is pretty poor, as it's becoming clearer he's not talented enough to be a success with us, but in my book is still small beer compared to the shite people like Elliot get up to in clubs.
Critchley created the feelgood factor by getting us promoted you plank! And in his first season as a coach at a senior level and was a big factor in getting Connolly and Bowler from Everton.Some of the performances under Critchley were as bad if not worse than some of this seasons
He had a far stronger squad to pick from as well as a season behind him and a feel good factor around the club
Derby and Preston away were awful not a shot on target and absolutely no fight what so ever
So let's no try and re write history
Thommo and Dobbie as replacement are ridiculous
To be honest that's even worse. He's just lost millions in an investment scam set up by his mate, Richard Rufus, ex Charlton ironically for this discussion. Rufus has been sentenced to something like 7 or 8 years. Not good either way and I'd be dubious as to why he now wants to front a consortium. Anyway going off on a tangent here arn't I.It's the ex Celtic player, Villa too??
As for owners, they should have to pay a bond so that if the club goes a bit pear, the money i sthere. Also never allowed to borrow against assets deemed club essential.
The feelgood started when the Oystons leftCritchley created the feelgood factor by getting us promoted you plank! And in his first season as a coach at a senior level and was a big factor in getting Connolly and Bowler from Everton.
While I agree about it being too soon for Dobbie I wouldn't be against bringing back Thommo in some capacity. It was Thommo and Tony Parkes who steered us away from relegation when Grayson left and laid the foundations of the squad that Holloway inherited.
Some of that feelgood factor had been eroded by Grayson 2.0 and quite a hefty transfer budget had been squandered, remember Joe Nuttall?The feelgood started when the Oystons left
Critchley got backed by the owners to do his own thing and re shape the club
He had a blank canvas
Foolish to preserve someone else and not look after yourself.I am actually shocked he is still our manager, I thought he was bound to be gone first thing this morning. If he is still here on Saturday and we don't win I dread to think what the reaction will be. Sadler needs to be careful or the chants will start ringing out against him and he won't like that.