How would you describe Sadlers ownership so far?

How would you describe Sadlers ownership so far?

  • Perfect, absolutely everything right, heading in the right direction

    Votes: 50 16.6%

  • Very good, most big things right, the odd thing to improve, but heading in the right direction

    Votes: 193 64.1%

  • Good, a lot right, a few things could improve, but heading in the right direction

    Votes: 55 18.3%

  • Average, some right, some wrong, heading in the right direction

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • Average, some right some wrong, heading in the wrong direction

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • Poor, some right but a lot wrong, heading in the wrong direction

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • Awful.... surely not.. but it's here...

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    301
JJpool

JJpool

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Very good and most big things right for me and heading the right way to build the club for the future. The odd thing might improve but not massive in view of the whole ownership.

Let's see what avftt as a whole thinks....
 
Very good for me.

A measured sensible approach looking at all angles of investment ie on and off the pitch.

Being cautious where required and engaging with the fans ( when forced on occasion ).

A long term project building stable foundations whilst also investing sufficiently, or attempting to, to also keep us competitive in the here and now.
 
Lala said:
Very good for me.

A measured sensible approach looking at all angles of investment ie on and off the pitch.

Being cautious where required and engaging with the fans ( when forced on occasion ).

A long term project building stable foundations whilst also investing sufficiently, or attempting to, to also keep us competitive in the here and now.
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The only things I can think he got 'wrong' was maybe Grayson, however our squad at the time was crap, we probably needed to go through that whoever we had in charge as a clear out was needed.

Ticket prices this season are on the high side but we do have the membership to make it fair.

Also this is a judgement over the whole ownership, so last season the cat system did provide games at 24 quid for most of it.

But if we think of the number of big decisions, many we won't even be fully aware of, they'll have got a hell of a lot right, in all the transfer windows, club decisions etc. Also this poll is kind of for Mansford too as he is running it for SS and the board I suppose.

Plus things like prices can change and adjust as needed.
 
Dave62 said:
Yep, 2nd in the list, very good
I'd be very surprised if anyone voted for any of the bottom 3.
Heading in the wrong direction? After the shite we've had to put up with for decades?
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Yes put on just in case 😂

Plus put names visible...
 
LA1 Seasider said:
Good for me. Before this summer it was very good. But there were always gonna be bumps in the road and as long as we keep moving forwards I’m very happy.
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I still think even with this summer its very good over the whole course.

The amount of big decisions, the pitch, investment in th stadium, TG, East, all the transfer windows judged there's only this one that slightly worse and actually the players we have are good and we're not even finished.

There's probably only a handful of 'negatives' and probably hundreds of positives.
 
Good. It doesn't always come across to me like it's a fellow Blackpool fan speaking when Simon Sadler talks to me through club and press releases, regardless of the business element. And it's verging on going a bit too corporate and clinical for my own personal liking, but that's just me. I also don't buy some of the things his CEO comes out with, even if he may just be the mouthpiece.

But it's a lot better now than when he decided he wanted to take it over. It couldn't not be because why would you bother otherwise. So if he does decide to sell it on, he's at least got something to sell on now. A functioning football club with some future plans.
 
JJpool said:
The only things I can think he got 'wrong' was maybe Grayson, however our squad at the time was crap, we probably needed to go through that whoever we had in charge as a clear out was needed.

Ticket prices this season are on the high side but we do have the membership to make it fair.

Also this is a judgement over the whole ownership, so last season the cat system did provide games at 24 quid for most of it.

But if we think of the number of big decisions, many we won't even be fully aware of, they'll have got a hell of a lot right, in all the transfer windows, club decisions etc. Also this poll is kind of for Mansford too as he is running it for SS and the board I suppose.

Plus things like prices can change and adjust as needed.
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I think it’s inevitable things won’t always be spot on instantly. It’s a learning curve for SS and the board, starting from where they started from.

As long as they continue to learn and we don’t slip backwards all around then I’m happy with steady progress and a few minor hiccups along the way.
 
JJpool said:
I still think even with this summer its very good over the whole course.

The amount of big decisions, the pitch, investment in th stadium, TG, East, all the transfer windows judged there's only this one that slightly worse and actually the players we have are food and were not even finished.

There's probably only a handful of 'negatives' and probably hundreds of positives.
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I agree there’s a lot of positives but, and I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we haven’t made the most of some of those positives in my opinion and it’s probably my biggest gripe. I’m so proud of my club and everything it’s becoming and maybe I’m just frustrated because I see what more it could be doing with just that little bit more effort in some regards - and I don’t mean money, just a little bit of creativity and some more positivity and someone shouting from the rooftops from within the club.
 
Very Good as far as I’m concerned…👍

I can’t say I was really enthused by the choice of manager, but that’s personal preference (and they’ve got far more insight than me).
 
hertfordseasider said:
Which is why I'm glad there are a few of us who are acutely aware of that
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Don't forget this is judging everything overall. When you do that even the minor things are far outnumbered by the good.

To turn it from a basket case into a good club.

Nothing wrong with calling out some things that could be better.

But as a whole, given there's probably hundreds of things got right, a lot we won't even know about, I still find it hard to drop it below a very good.

Might be setting myself , or someone else up for a long night of thinking here but.....

Lets say if there's 10 negatives or things to improve, there's 100 positives.

So thats basically 9/10 which is very good.
 
LA1 Seasider said:
I agree there’s a lot of positives but, and I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we haven’t made the most of some of those positives in my opinion and it’s probably my biggest gripe. I’m so proud of my club and everything it’s becoming and maybe I’m just frustrated because I see what more it could be doing with just that little bit more effort in some regards - and I don’t mean money, just a little bit of creativity and some more positivity and someone shouting from the rooftops from within the club.
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Yeah, but tbf they have the app in place now, all the social media sites.

They are putting out stuff, but it has to be something meaningful.

You look on twitter, everything they put out underneath said don't care announce Brannagan, announce striker etc. 🙄

Always room for some improvements but again, the amount of stuff they have got right, to get us from where we were.

Even with those things you mention still has it at very good for me and that's with some smaller things that could improve.
 
JJpool said:
Don't forget this is judging everything overall. When you do that even the minor things are far outnumbered by the good.

To turn it from a basket case into a good club.

Nothing wrong with calling out some things that could be better.

But as a whole, given there's probably hundreds of things got right, a lot we won't even know about, I still find it hard to drop it below a very good.

Might be setting myself , or someone else up for a long night of thinking here but.....

Lets say if there's 10 negatives or things to improve, there's 100 positives.

So thats basically 9/10 which is very good.
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This. You’ve actually made a very good point. I think maybe sometimes I forget quite how much of a clusterfuck the Oystons had let the club become and maybe compare BFC with other clubs that have generations of stability as opposed to Blackpools 2/3 years. For that monumental leap forward the interim board and Simon Sadler and his team deserve immense credit - that being said though, and I’d like to think SS would agree, SS is the boss now and the buck stops with him, and if he only measured himself against the very low yardstick that was BFC under the Oystons he’d never make the success of the club that he no doubt desires. So I think we should judge the club against what it is and that going forward is a Championship club, albeit a smaller one having to punch above its weight for the time being.
 
Very good. I’m delighted with the general direction of the club and the on pitch results in a short space of time.

It hasn’t been perfect but it’s unrealistic to think it was ever going to be.
 
We got promoted two years after he bought us. And we were a dumpster fire of a club when he bought us. Don't think many of us would have bet on promotion followed by a comfortable first year up back in the summer of 2019.
 
Tbh amazing
If fans want more those who haven’t bought a season ticket try and buy one
I know money is tight for everyone including ss
We need a fan base of at least 12,000 season ticket holders hopefully to get to 15,000 every home game to progress to that next level
Ss was right we can’t ever match Sunderland for support how can we
Bournemouth has had success with a smallish fan base
I know we need players and hopefully we will get them before the deadline shuts
Utmp
 

How would you describe Sadlers ownership so far?​


With words, but if you prefer, I'm sure someone could choreograph an interpretative dance
 
Good idea this poll cos it clarifies that AVFTT posters who can be arsed to vote (just 154 so far) believe that the club is being run well, despite the regular criticism of some people. 81.2% voting very good or perfect. 98.8% voting good, very good or perfect.

Surprising, surely, after a summer of such huge discontent! In which we lost a manager who apparently dished up god awful football, lost no players of any consequence to date, and made 4 good signings. It's all very confusing.

1 person voted average. 1 voted poor. Hmm. Nob End fan presumably.
 
Very Satisfied, professionalism is now prevalent throughout our club,Championship status attained,plans for new training ground and east stand well in advance and stepping up in the transfer market to a new level,what can you be disappointed about?.
 
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