Just a little perspective

Statistics can lie. Going nowhere fast with Critchley, finally more people seem to be waking up to this fact. Massive backing and wage bill and underperforming massively. All comes from the top and he’s not got it unfortunately.
 
My problem today was the Maxwell kicking. Just before half-time, in a couple of minutes, he kicked the ball twice directly to their goalkeeper. And the start of the movement for the equaliser? He kicked the ball straight over the sideline with the result they attacked the rest is history!
 
Memphisboy said:
Statistics can lie. Going nowhere fast with Critchley, finally more people seem to be waking up to this fact. Massive backing and wage bill and underperforming massively. All comes from the top and he’s not got it unfortunately.
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We also started the season in relegation form and are playing catch-up. So dropped points through self destruction are going to get on people’s wick.
 
Hazi, I’m a big fan of critchley and similarly to you I always look to defend him and the club. However, that second half is the type of thing that got Grayson sacked and the pitchforks were out. Should critchley get away with that?
 
Let's see how happy we all are after the next 5 matches.

Apparently we were going to 5 from 5 with with Crewe and Wimbledon the first two in that run with MK Dons, Fleetwood and Burton to follow so that didn't happen.
So, to all the optimists, I'm a one game at a time and am struggling to see if we can get anything from MK Dons on Tuesday.
How many points, honestly can you see us getting from the next 5 games?

MK Dons A
Fleetwood H
Burton H
Oxford A
Peterborough H
 
Everyone said the real test was the two away to Portsmouth and Charlton, and we won both. Let's just accept that there are no easy games, and we'll drop points we don't expect to, and pick them up when we don't expect to as well.

Also, we must be the only club in the country whose fans talk about sacking a manager who has consistently had the team at the top of the form table for months.
 
Hazi said:
2.5 mill wage cap between 22 players plus young uns wages is hardly massive backing. We are building a team rather than buying ready made players.
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Behave yourself most of the team are on way more than 2.5k a week as they where all signed before the rule came into play which has now been abolished.

If you think Madine would come for that kind of money pass that joint and I'll have a toke.
 
BFC_53 said:
Everyone said the real test was the two away to Portsmouth and Charlton, and we won both. Let's just accept that there are no easy games, and we'll drop points we don't expect to, and pick them up when we don't expect to as well.

Also, we must be the only club in the country whose fans talk about sacking a manager who has consistently had the team at the top of the form table for months.
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...and consistently in the bottom half of the league!
 
Memphisboy said:
Statistics can lie. Going nowhere fast with Critchley, finally more people seem to be waking up to this fact. Massive backing and wage bill and underperforming massively. All comes from the top and he’s not got it unfortunately.
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It's all about opinions. Personally I think you're wrong.
 
62years&counting said:
...and consistently in the bottom half of the league!
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Yes i don't disagree. But it's a fact if we remain towards the top of the form table that will change.

I'm quite indifferent on Critchley personally. I just don't think any club with any notion of trying to find some stability and success should be looking to sack a manager who has been getting us results. He's not beyond criticism of course, and the last two games have been really poor.
I know we've had this discussion before so I will just say you're entitled to your opinion, but I hope you're wrong!!
 
There’s no doubt that that run of results are decent, it’s just that late goals like that feel like defeats.
 
BFC_53 said:
Everyone said the real test was the two away to Portsmouth and Charlton, and we won both. Let's just accept that there are no easy games, and we'll drop points we don't expect to, and pick them up when we don't expect to as well.

Also, we must be the only club in the country whose fans talk about sacking a manager who has consistently had the team at the top of the form table for months.
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I suspect the main issue is the way we are winning. Negative football with few goals is not really the Blackpool way. So when we don't win, there is not much else to enjoy in the performances.
 
Loco said:
I suspect the main issue is the way we are winning. Negative football with few goals is not really the Blackpool way. So when we don't win, there is not much else to enjoy in the performances.
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I can understand that, we don't often dominate a game. We need more in midfield I think than what we currently have at the club, someone to link midfield and attack. We've been missing that all season even if we have been getting results.
 
Loco said:
Yes, it seems obvious to me.
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It's the key player for the summer transfer window. Not sure why we didn't address it in Jan but that's gone now. The signing of Embleton suggest we recognise it's a weak area but I don't think he's the answer. The optimist in me says we're waiting for the right player to become available, but who knows.
 
Disappointing way to draw the last 2 but that’s all. Been on a really good run but the team is a bit inconsistent. If the players weren’t a bit inconsistent they would be playing in the Prem and not League 1.

It’s not even a proper football season it’s just a load of games thrown together in a short space of time, giving players no time to recover or coaches to coach for individual games. Don’t really understand why some people are getting so worked up about it all.
 
BFC_53 said:
It's the key player for the summer transfer window. Not sure why we didn't address it in Jan but that's gone now. The signing of Embleton suggest we recognise it's a weak area but I don't think he's the answer. The optimist in me says we're waiting for the right player to become available, but who knows.
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I do hope so.
 
Wizzerboy said:
Let's see how happy we all are after the next 5 matches.

Apparently we were going to 5 from 5 with with Crewe and Wimbledon the first two in that run with MK Dons, Fleetwood and Burton to follow so that didn't happen.
So, to all the optimists, I'm a one game at a time and am struggling to see if we can get anything from MK Dons on Tuesday.
How many points, honestly can you see us getting from the next 5 games?

MK Dons A
Fleetwood H
Burton H
Oxford A
Peterborough H
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MK Dons lost 3 nil to Wigan yesterday so that should be 3 points, against the Cods 3 points and Burton 3 points ...... 9 from the first 3 will keep us on track 😉 👍🏻
 
Wizzerboy said:
Let's see how happy we all are after the next 5 matches.

Apparently we were going to 5 from 5 with with Crewe and Wimbledon the first two in that run with MK Dons, Fleetwood and Burton to follow so that didn't happen.
So, to all the optimists, I'm a one game at a time and am struggling to see if we can get anything from MK Dons on Tuesday.
How many points, honestly can you see us getting from the next 5 games?

MK Dons A
Fleetwood H
Burton H
Oxford A
Peterborough H
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Why are you worried about Dons? They were seriously crap in the first fixture. If anything seems like an ideal team to play after two slightly disappointing games.
 
BFC_53 said:
Everyone said the real test was the two away to Portsmouth and Charlton, and we won both. Let's just accept that there are no easy games, and we'll drop points we don't expect to, and pick them up when we don't expect to as well.

Also, we must be the only club in the country whose fans talk about sacking a manager who has consistently had the team at the top of the form table for months.
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Spot on, well said 👏
 
Alf said:
Why are you worried about Dons? They were seriously crap in the first fixture. If anything seems like an ideal team to play after two slightly disappointing games.
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I'm worried about the supporters who think we just have to turn up against these teams and they'll just roll over.
It didn't work like that yesterday did it?
I've always been a one game at a time , all this games in hand and were playing shite teams bollox winds me up.

So I'm not worried about MK Dons, I'm worried which Blackpool turn up.

Also you say MK Dons were shite in the 1st fixture, do you use that analogy for all the teams in this division as I wouldn't think Burton will be as bad when we play them next!!
 
Wizzerboy said:
I'm worried about the supporters who think we just have to turn up against these teams and they'll just roll over.
It didn't work like that yesterday did it?
I've always been a one game at a time , all this games in hand and were playing shite teams bollox winds me up.

So I'm not worried about MK Dons, I'm worried which Blackpool turn up.

Also you say MK Dons were shite in the 1st fixture, do you use that analogy for all the teams in this division as I wouldn't think Burton will be as bad when we play them next!!
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No I wouldn't think that either, but obviously the fact Burton just beat Peterborough and MK Dons just got hammered by Wigan means I've no reason to assume MK Dons will be much better than they were last time, particularly as we just hammered Wigan ourselves. Seems perfectly logical to me?

& you keep saying you're 'a one game at a time' yet asking people to predict the next 5 fixtures!

My point really is that I'd agree with you in saying we're inconsistent, but to then say you struggle to see how we're going to get anything from MK Dons contradicts that... after we've just had two draws against average but hardworking competition. For me, given we've had a couple of crap weeks and we are an inconsistent team, there's easily as much chance that on Tuesday we'll turn things around again. Especially given that it's one of the less challenging games left on the schedule. It's quite a common thing on AVFTT I think, to complain about up-and-down form but completely disregard the 'up' bit.
 
Shiggy said:
Here he is with his usual nonsense. Are you not bored yet?
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At the moment 62 is making pertinent comments. I don't want the team to be playing like they did against Crewe and Wimbledon. I want us to look a well-oiled machine and after 28 games it's not unreasonable to ask for that.
 
Loco said:
I suspect the main issue is the way we are winning. Negative football with few goals is not really the Blackpool way. So when we don't win, there is not much else to enjoy in the performances.
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I think that might be the best summary I've read, wins will always feel good because they're wins (saying that I felt pretty subdued after the Northampton and Rochdale wins at home) but the football isn't pretty, quite frustrating at times actually so when we get anything but a win it doesn't feel great.

I remember thinking towards the end of yesterday how boring the game was to watch when we'd decide to just hold on to the win, watching your team stick 10 men behind the ball and just hoof it out to then attempt to repel another attack isn't what you want to watch your team do - when they grab an equaliser after 15/20 minutes of that it is truly sickening.
 
We currently only have 2 less points than we did after 29 games in the 2006/07 season when we finished 3rd.

In February of that season, we picked up 3 points from a possible 15.
 
Alf, taking snippets of history and comparing it to now is quite nice but.....
That was then this is now, it doesn't matter what went on in 2007 its totally irrelevant as you're only looking at points per game.
What were the other teams like in 2007?
What teams are going to shed the points for Blackpool to get into the playoffs this season?

I'd love Blackpool to get into the playoffs as much as the next person, unfortunately even after giving them all the support on here after the shite start to the season I just think they'll be too inconsistent.
 
TGBGE said:
My problem today was the Maxwell kicking. Just before half-time, in a couple of minutes, he kicked the ball twice directly to their goalkeeper. And the start of the movement for the equaliser? He kicked the ball straight over the sideline with the result they attacked the rest is history!
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Why did that happen? Because there was no one up front to challenge for the ball. They were all in defence. 🙄
 
Wizzerboy said:
Alf, taking snippets of history and comparing it to now is quite nice but.....
That was then this is now, it doesn't matter what went on in 2007 its totally irrelevant as you're only looking at points per game.
What were the other teams like in 2007?
What teams are going to shed the points for Blackpool to get into the playoffs this season?

I'd love Blackpool to get into the playoffs as much as the next person, unfortunately even after giving them all the support on here after the shite start to the season I just think they'll be too inconsistent.
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Of the six teams between us and sixth place (inc. Portsmouth in sixth), they've collectively managed nine wins in the last five games. That's pretty bad. In the chase for the final p/off spot, no-one is in good form.
 
Wizzerboy said:
I'm worried about the supporters who think we just have to turn up against these teams and they'll just roll over.
It didn't work like that yesterday did it?
I've always been a one game at a time , all this games in hand and were playing shite teams bollox winds me up.

So I'm not worried about MK Dons, I'm worried which Blackpool turn up.

Also you say MK Dons were shite in the 1st fixture, do you use that analogy for all the teams in this division as I wouldn't think Burton will be as bad when we play them next!!
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Expecting a tactical change for that one as Critchley will want to match up to their five in midfield again. Think Dougall and Embleton will come into midfield and one of Simms or Yates drop out. The pattern of the game will basically be to see what reaction MK have off their last two away results and if they go 1-0 up then we'll make four subs at once after 70 minutes to try and chase a point.
 
poolfc said:
Expecting a tactical change for that one as Critchley will want to match up to their five in midfield again. Think Dougall and Embleton will come into midfield and one of Simms or Yates drop out. The pattern of the game will basically be to see what reaction MK have off their last two away results and if they go 1-0 up then we'll make four subs at once after 70 minutes to try and chase a point.
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We have struggled against teams that play 352

Think Shrewsbury, Accy and MKD last time

I expect he will change to a 433 for this one
 
Wizzerboy said:
Alf, taking snippets of history and comparing it to now is quite nice but.....
That was then this is now, it doesn't matter what went on in 2007 its totally irrelevant as you're only looking at points per game.
What were the other teams like in 2007?
What teams are going to shed the points for Blackpool to get into the playoffs this season?

I'd love Blackpool to get into the playoffs as much as the next person, unfortunately even after giving them all the support on here after the shite start to the season I just think they'll be too inconsistent.
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I’m just saying we had long inconsistent periods that season too. Regards other teams, loads of the ones above us have shed points over the last couple of weeks and will probably do so, not that we necessarily would need them to with our games in hand. I’m not saying we will make the playoffs, just that we’re doing pretty good at the minute and I can easily forgive a couple of draws. Lose the next one and it starts to be a bit different, but we’re not going to 😉
 
Memphisboy said:
Statistics can lie. Going nowhere fast with Critchley, finally more people seem to be waking up to this fact. Massive backing and wage bill and underperforming massively. All comes from the top and he’s not got it unfortunately.
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Oh dear...the brain of...goodness knows where..has spoken...his usual crap.
 
Memphisboy said:
Statistics can lie. Going nowhere fast with Critchley, finally more people seem to be waking up to this fact. Massive backing and wage bill and underperforming massively. All comes from the top and he’s not got it unfortunately.
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A childish post full of simple hyperbole, liked by Phil and 62.

Let's sack Critchley and get a proper manager in eh? Like Appleton, or Lambert, or Ferguson, or Jackett, or Robinson, or Steve Evans. Cos they are loads better and all the moaning on here would stop if we got one of them, cos we would win all our home games and hardly ever lose away from home.
 
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