Is Neil bigger than the club

Fooking hope not. It would be daft of Sadler to ostracise a big chunk of his customers. The atmosphere again was terrible today, we were outsung most of the game by 600-700 Southern softees.

I was delighted for the first time with the starting line-up, no Norburn! 🫣😀 But Critchley did his best to disrupt us when we were winning, playing well, keeping possession and taking off our 2 most physical strikers against a team of giant battlers and putting on a quite dreadful Lavery and a headless chicken Joseph. Again we were hanging on because we couldn't keep the ball.
 
Fylde Seasider said:
Fooking hope not. It would be daft of Sadler to ostracise a big chunk of his customers. The atmosphere again was terrible today, we were outsung most of the game by 600-700 Southern softees.

I was delighted for the first time with the starting line-up, no Norburn! 🫣😀 But Critchley did his best to disrupt us when we were winning, playing well, keeping possession and taking off our 2 most physical strikers against a team of giant battlers and putting on a quite dreadful Lavery and a headless chicken Joseph. Again we were hanging on because we couldn't keep the ball.
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Just goes to show how opinions differ, as for our two most physical players for me the beast & beeez were probably the worst striking combination the dullard could have picked
I don’t class beeez as physical but he can be effective with say lavery ( who would score a few if he actually shot rather than playing it safe and laying it off)
I had high hopes for kouasi but he wanders about with his daft ponytail swishing in the wind getting pushed over by much smaller players, his main contribution seems to be trying to intimidate the opposition keeper
 
He should have taken a CB off & played a back 4 with Gabriel at RB & Hamilton in front (with instructions to switch wings now & then) plus brought Virtue on much earlier as for the so called forwards god only knows. I really don’t think it would have made much difference as they all looked to have had the life sucked out of them.
 
The Catcher in the Rye said:
Very odd. Why did he take Coulson off (who was very dangerous, pretty much terrorised Cambridge first half) for Gabriel and then switch CJ to left wing back? The obvious switch was a straight swap Gabriel for CJ??
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I'd hazard a guess it was to do with his recent injury and not due to his contribution which like you say was pretty good 1st half.
 
At a guess there will be clauses in Critch's contract, I'd suggest cause no1 or thereabouts would be a top 6 finish this season as we can still mathematically achieve that I'd suggest again Critch is currently safe. When the target is mathematically unattainable I'd then guess we'll see what Simon truly thinks and his manager for next season. For me I'd insist Critch gets a good No2 or he moves on if he chooses the former give him the first 10 games of next season or so and adapt his contract accordingly ...
 
Glassman said:
At a guess there will be clauses in Critch's contract, I'd suggest cause no1 or thereabouts would be a top 6 finish this season as we can still mathematically achieve that I'd suggest again Critch is currently safe. When the target is mathematically unattainable I'd then guess we'll see what Simon truly thinks and his manager for next season. For me I'd insist Critch gets a good No2 or he moves on if he chooses the former give him the first 10 games of next season or so and adapt his contract accordingly ...
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He doesn't seem like a man that is desperate to finish in the top 6 and he hasn't all season. Basically he's just a boring f**cu*t.
 
A failed Aston Villa cone boy and someone who absolutely bombed at QPR, no, he's destined to spend his career picking up lower league jobs until he eventually ends up back at Academy level. He needs to wake up and realise what his team is churning out and have some sort of epiphany over the summer. If he got a team that was fearless home and away, coached a formation that suits our players and gave them flexibility and confidence, you'd probably see adoration pouring from the stands. A big summer awaits..
 
NewburyOne said:
A failed Aston Villa cone boy and someone who absolutely bombed at QPR, no, he's destined to spend his career picking up lower league jobs until he eventually ends up back at Academy level. He needs to wake up and realise what his team is churning out and have some sort of epiphany over the summer. If he got a team that was fearless home and away, coached a formation that suits our players and gave them flexibility and confidence, you'd probably see adoration pouring from the stands. A big summer awaits..
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A pig just flew over Newbury.

The squad for the most part comprises players Critchley signed in two spells.

Who thinks his intransigence will succeed?

Only the deluded.
 
I would love Mr Sadler to make his thoughts known in regards the recent performances and how 10000 fans can be so bored and quiet. Maybe he thinks 4 points out of 6 is great so stop moaning and that we are ungrateful.
 
Graham berrys plastic bag said:
Just goes to show how opinions differ, as for our two most physical players for me the beast & beeez were probably the worst striking combination the dullard could have picked
I don’t class beeez as physical but he can be effective with say lavery ( who would score a few if he actually shot rather than playing it safe and laying it off)
I had high hopes for kouasi but he wanders about with his daft ponytail swishing in the wind getting pushed over by much smaller players, his main contribution seems to be trying to intimidate the opposition keeper
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And neither Beesley or Kouassi posses the most important thing in a striker, a consistent goal threat.
They just don't have it.
 
Insider said:
I'd hazard a guess it was to do with his recent injury and not due to his contribution which like you say was pretty good 1st half.
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He’s one of the few who bring the ball out of defence with pace
Most just lethargically pass it sideways and backwards then the big boot to no one.
To be fair Carey had some decent surges forward too
Big Marv looks like he’s in slow motion at times - but he’s a good defender!
 
It's not Critch versus the club though, it's Critch versus the expectations set out by the board. I'm not sure those are so readily available, but maybe top ~8 was deemed acceptable after losing significant assets in the summer?
 
neyo said:
It's not Critch versus the club though, it's Critch versus the expectations set out by the board. I'm not sure those are so readily available, but maybe top ~8 was deemed acceptable after losing significant assets in the summer?
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Yes, we don’t know, but I’d be very disappointed if they didn’t say too 6 minimum
 
Sadler’s had a slew of managers, the club are over nineteen million pounds in debt to him and dropped down a division. His consultants told him Critchley was the best man for the job so he’s basically now throwing good money after bad. I wonder if anyone tells him the truth?
 
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