Adams Kebab
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I’ll start by saying I didn’t want him, like pretty much every Blackpool fan. No issue with what what happened in his last reign, just didn’t think he’d done that great at Oxford, Lincoln and had an idea of his demeanour and the way he interviewed etc. That said, he’s out of work, gets the gig at a Championship Club. He must be buzzing, despite everyone moaning about his appointment.
I’m guessing the night he took his top off at the Armfield Club with Mansford and Brett Gerrity accompanying him he probably thought WTF is this about. He probably had that same feeling when we missed out on Simms and Hirst and god knows who else in the striking department as well as managing to create an issue on a medical with Colby Bishop, who’s looking really medically unfit as he scores most weeks in League 1.
We win the first game, but everyone moans about the 2nd half and there’s loads missing a good old fist pump at full-time. Results after that are mixed but a great win at QPR and comeback at Burnley are dampened by injuries to 3/4 of our midfield. We still didn’t sign a midfielder & we’re left short for a month that resulted in a formation change, forced on him and away from his 4-3-3 principles. Appletons tangerine army isn’t going off much. Loads aren’t buying it.
The Bowler saga drags on for weeks and ends on deadline day, but it’s all good apparently as we’ve already sorted his replacement in Poveda and brought in Callum Wright. Oh & where are those whoppers who dismissed the criticism of our recruitment by countering it with the signings for our development squad? That’s a bit daft now isn’t it looking back, as was said at the time.
Anyway back to MA. Because we’ve not been able to sign a midfielder because we make stupid bids that don’t get accepted or we get played completely like Brannigan did (very stupid we didn’t work this out), we end up going for ex-Prem midfielders with no club. I’ve noticed the past week or so there’s been digs galore from the board at the mentality of these players who have earned lots of money and don’t want to play anymore. Here’s a thought… why are we ending up going for them?? So after Drinkwater and another say no, we end up with Bridcutt. Whilst this has been going on Grant Ward has been hanging round the gaff but MA says a few times we won’t be signing him.
Injuries and suspensions hit hard after a great display at Sheff Utd. Because we are so short, we sign Grant Ward, that’s the guy we didn’t want to sign btw.
The Knobber game comes. A tactical masterclass from Appleton, I’ve never seen us score 4 v those before, what a moment. This is followed up by Coventry away. There’s a bit of a connection at full-time as Appleton’s tangerine army is cranked out and he shows a bit of emotion.
It then goes completely tits up. We’ve got Grant Ward right back in a game. We’ve no option at centre forward bar for one with one groin (see then summer balls up). We’re depleted but we’ve not strengthened correctly to cover this and left ourselves short on quality. Most our loans have flopped. Permanent signings in Thompson & Wright, haven’t hit the ground running.
Defeats follow, the support from 2 weeks ago is waning completely & lots who didn’t want him in the summer have been waiting for this moment that culminates in a good chunk singing to our own manager, that’s us who claim to be such brilliant fans, “you’re getting sacked in the morning!” WTAF. This is despite by the way, playing 73 minutes plus with 10 men & Kenny Dougall centre back as we’ve nobody else!
In an even stranger plot twist, he then claps the fans at the end and people give him a load of shit and say he was taking the piss clapping. He usually has his hands in his pockets apparently? People say he’s passionless and doesn’t motivate etc. He’s made changes in the middle of numerous games to effect the results positively but that’s not good as the West Stand say he’s got his hands in his pockets. Jeez.
I’ll end it by saying like I started it. The board knew nobody wanted him. This is on them. He’s come in and been dealt shit hands on suspensions, injuries and failures from the board to sign players. He’s definitely made mistakes, I’m baffled why we’ve still got Chris Maxwell in net letting in corners, but if you think this is all on Michael Appleton and changing him changes the problems then you aren’t thinking logically.
The mindset needs to change fast. You can’t not spend money in this league and you are only as good as your recruitment. There’s some very well paid people who are involved in this process. They need to get it sorted because even if the Manager changes, that won’t. Not stupid money but not by making stupid bids.
To emphasise this point, we went pretty mad in the January window in 2019… Madine… Thorniley.. KDH… Ronan etc and a couple more then sacked the Manager weeks later. Ben Mansford was in charge then btw. Suppose that was Appletons fault.
I’m guessing the night he took his top off at the Armfield Club with Mansford and Brett Gerrity accompanying him he probably thought WTF is this about. He probably had that same feeling when we missed out on Simms and Hirst and god knows who else in the striking department as well as managing to create an issue on a medical with Colby Bishop, who’s looking really medically unfit as he scores most weeks in League 1.
We win the first game, but everyone moans about the 2nd half and there’s loads missing a good old fist pump at full-time. Results after that are mixed but a great win at QPR and comeback at Burnley are dampened by injuries to 3/4 of our midfield. We still didn’t sign a midfielder & we’re left short for a month that resulted in a formation change, forced on him and away from his 4-3-3 principles. Appletons tangerine army isn’t going off much. Loads aren’t buying it.
The Bowler saga drags on for weeks and ends on deadline day, but it’s all good apparently as we’ve already sorted his replacement in Poveda and brought in Callum Wright. Oh & where are those whoppers who dismissed the criticism of our recruitment by countering it with the signings for our development squad? That’s a bit daft now isn’t it looking back, as was said at the time.
Anyway back to MA. Because we’ve not been able to sign a midfielder because we make stupid bids that don’t get accepted or we get played completely like Brannigan did (very stupid we didn’t work this out), we end up going for ex-Prem midfielders with no club. I’ve noticed the past week or so there’s been digs galore from the board at the mentality of these players who have earned lots of money and don’t want to play anymore. Here’s a thought… why are we ending up going for them?? So after Drinkwater and another say no, we end up with Bridcutt. Whilst this has been going on Grant Ward has been hanging round the gaff but MA says a few times we won’t be signing him.
Injuries and suspensions hit hard after a great display at Sheff Utd. Because we are so short, we sign Grant Ward, that’s the guy we didn’t want to sign btw.
The Knobber game comes. A tactical masterclass from Appleton, I’ve never seen us score 4 v those before, what a moment. This is followed up by Coventry away. There’s a bit of a connection at full-time as Appleton’s tangerine army is cranked out and he shows a bit of emotion.
It then goes completely tits up. We’ve got Grant Ward right back in a game. We’ve no option at centre forward bar for one with one groin (see then summer balls up). We’re depleted but we’ve not strengthened correctly to cover this and left ourselves short on quality. Most our loans have flopped. Permanent signings in Thompson & Wright, haven’t hit the ground running.
Defeats follow, the support from 2 weeks ago is waning completely & lots who didn’t want him in the summer have been waiting for this moment that culminates in a good chunk singing to our own manager, that’s us who claim to be such brilliant fans, “you’re getting sacked in the morning!” WTAF. This is despite by the way, playing 73 minutes plus with 10 men & Kenny Dougall centre back as we’ve nobody else!
In an even stranger plot twist, he then claps the fans at the end and people give him a load of shit and say he was taking the piss clapping. He usually has his hands in his pockets apparently? People say he’s passionless and doesn’t motivate etc. He’s made changes in the middle of numerous games to effect the results positively but that’s not good as the West Stand say he’s got his hands in his pockets. Jeez.
I’ll end it by saying like I started it. The board knew nobody wanted him. This is on them. He’s come in and been dealt shit hands on suspensions, injuries and failures from the board to sign players. He’s definitely made mistakes, I’m baffled why we’ve still got Chris Maxwell in net letting in corners, but if you think this is all on Michael Appleton and changing him changes the problems then you aren’t thinking logically.
The mindset needs to change fast. You can’t not spend money in this league and you are only as good as your recruitment. There’s some very well paid people who are involved in this process. They need to get it sorted because even if the Manager changes, that won’t. Not stupid money but not by making stupid bids.
To emphasise this point, we went pretty mad in the January window in 2019… Madine… Thorniley.. KDH… Ronan etc and a couple more then sacked the Manager weeks later. Ben Mansford was in charge then btw. Suppose that was Appletons fault.
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️ symbol on the post? The post about if we're not going to use him then let him go, don't ruin his career or something.
