My agenda is to see Blackpool win or at least perform. Read my posts, I'm equally as p1ssed off with Mansford. Right now though Appleton has to work with what he has, coach and organise, he's failing. Do you see an aggressive attacking side? I've barely seen more than 20mins of decent football in any game this season.
We are no worse than last season, you really need to stop making things up
The lack of personnel is due to injuries and suspensions, is it not?
I went to Burnley when we stuck at it after going a couple of goals behind, changed the shape and went for it second half with a deserved equaliser
Loan signings are short term fixes and whilst some of them look good they are young with very little experience
We were awful against Burnley for 15mins and a gift let us back in the game. Appleton did well in that game, as did the players in the 2nd half. Without doubt our best performance, or part performance.
Last season it was the players who were responsible for any poor performances
Surely the time to judge the head coach is when he can play his players and the style he wants
What the hell does buying multiple season tickets have to do with anything? Before my move back north I purchased season tickets knowing full well I'd only be attending half the games, my support for Sadler and the club would only be questioned by an idiot, but if you want to try and play the uber fan card to try and win an argument, go for it, it's another flawed argument.
No flawed argument from me i remember your criticism of fans who didn't buy a season ticket during Covid
No, I boycotted, I didn't go to Aston Villa either. So quite why you think that I supported the Oystons is a mystery. Given my offices are just around the corner from the law courts in London, you'd have seen my face at most of those events also.
You support Sadler but not Appleton I'm just trying to find out how that works given Appleton is Sadlers man and you obviously hate Appleton
That's what I thought,the main criticism on here after a defeat was that Critchley chopped and changed the team too much
I don't hate anyone, way too strong a word. Do I think Appleton is a good coach, do I think he's doing well, do I think he was a good appointment, all of which are a no from me. I've said before, he won't be sacked, he will be given more time but for me he needs to stop looking for excuses, blaming the players and start doing what he's paid to do, coach, organise and get us playing attacking, aggressive football.
Absolutely
He's only changed the system as he had no fit central midfield players who can pass the ball to a player in the same colour shirt
Your perception you mean?
We're not Man City, we won't always have all players available. Sure, the injuries haven't helped but that shouldn't stop Appleton from coaching, organising and getting the players up for games. If he can't work with the bulk of the players we have, then it adds even more weight to my argument, that he is the wrong man to take us forward.
Yes because Critchley was backed by the board especially in league one where the board helped cover up his mistakes by allowing him to sign multiple playersYour perception you mean?
Like last year the issue was the manager, but this year you’re “blaming his tools”
He can't work with having no central midfield players
Critchley finished his first season in the Championship with 60 points.
Look at Liverpool- committed to a system regardless, even when tonked by United with a kid and two players with the combined age of about 150 in midfield. I’m not saying his pragmatism is the issue, but the ‘big statements’ from him and Mansford about things have added undue pressure. See also the ‘loadsa money’ interview with Mansford at the start of the window.
There isn't at the moment in terms of performances
Dougall, Connolly, Carey and Patino (Wright against Rotherham). You keep telling yourself that, he could have easily played his supposed preferred system against Rotherham and Millwall, at least if we had, we'd have gained more experience playing that system.
Critchley was getting absolutely hammered by some (including yourself) in the early part of last season.
I was a lone voice
This is a massive point. Not only did he create numerous opportunities he also occupied a couple of players from the opposition who identified him as our main threat, freeing up other areas of the pitch for us to attack.
Dougall and Connolly can't pass the ball, Patino coming back from an injury and Wright not match fit (as it proved)
Agreed we've lost our best and most dangerous player. He has been replaced with Poveda however, it's not like we are playing with 10. The title of the thread is a little misleading, I'm not just blaming Appleton, that would be idiotic, there have been failings by the board also.
Poveda is a loan with very little experience surely you are not expecting Poveda to be as good as Bowler and have an instant impact in terms of goals, assists and chances created
Playing Wlliams, who has become a liability, dropping a wingback in Gabriel to play someone who can't pass in Connolly, only having 2 players in the middle. I think you miss my point, no matter how you slice it, we miss injured players, surely sticking to a system, drilling them into what is expected is better than going to Plan B, or C, that we equally don't have the personnel to play?
He gained a promotion
Did I say that? I'm just saying he's been brought in to play Bowler's position. We are worse off without Bowler, I agree, the summer transfer window was poor but your failure to see any fault in Appleton is mind-blowing.
Sonny Carey was being hailed by many as the next Zidane in the summer as the weeks went on when we didn’t sign a midfielder.
I absolutely don't see any fault in Appleton, he's having to make do with the hand he's been dealt
The hand he's been dealt is a Championship managers job with a reasonably settled squad and a club on an upwards trajectory. There really aren't many jobs where a manager gets that luxury, as normally it's due to relegation, complete lack of form or because the club has a nutter for an owner. We signed plenty in the summer, only time will tell if they are of the right quality. If your saying Appleton is faultless and can only work when all conditions are perfect, I can tell you now, he's the wrong man for BFC.
I'm saying the criticism he's had from people like you is unfair
First time I thought what’s he up to here was team selections at Rotherham and then Millwall.
I would say that’s probably a downgrade on last season. Forgetting Bowler as he’s irreplaceable, the back-up was Dale, Mitchell then Kirk… this season a centre forward and CJ (who’s a full international as many told us… hasn’t lasted long 
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The criticism is based on what I've seen with my own eyes. Rotherham was a disgrace from start to finish; selection, tactics, substitutions. Millwall in many ways was worse, that 2nd half was a joke, when a blind man and his dog could see we should have taken it to them in the 2nd 45. Now we have a run of very tough fixtures, if we set up the same way, it will be more of the same. Let's revisit this thread at the end of October..
You are spot on re Connolly but it was even worse than that in my opinion, he picked him as a wing back! It is pretty clear that Connolly is no prima donna and will do whatever is asked of him, but wing back is a bridge to far and everyone knows it.First time I thought what’s he up to here was team selections at Rotherham and then Millwall.
Starting Connolly at right back in that formation was daft, even if Simon Sadler told us all we didn’t need to sign another right back because of CC he can’t be starting over Gabriel if he’s fit.
Worryingly I don’t think we’ve got great options wide though to choose from?
2 from Corbeanau, Poveda, Lavery and CJ, with Keshi to return… it’s not great is it
With the players returning to fitness coming back and his preferred formation is the time to judge him. Weirdly I think the Bridcutt signing might me a decent signing short-term to get us ticking in midfield. It’s gone quiet though so no doubts we’ll be trying to balls it up somehow or found he wore a eye patch in year 3 so pulled the deal.
There isn't a chance he will get sacked in 6 games not a cat in hells chance nor should there be either
3ish points from 6 games finishing with a defeat to PNE, I think a scenario like that after the last two games would make him untenable.
Potentially amongst the fanbase, but the board gave him a 4 year contract so I’m guessing they’ll not be rushing anything.