Just spotted an interview with Michael Duff on the BBC website from last week. Talks about working with a core of players between 21 and 24. How he has tried to make the club more open to fans and helped improve their PR.
And said pre the Derby game “they will do what they do and bring the numbers they do”. Doesn’t talk his own club down, doesn’t say we can’t compete, unlike Appleton. Then his team go and beat Derby 4-1. What a shame he didn’t end up here.
Some points for the board and fans to bear in mind with the next appointment. Can the board look beyond the ex Blackpool player or manager or known well in the North West type of manager. They have done that only once in their first 4 appointments (Critchley) and that’s the only one that has worked. To be fair, maybe they were doing that with Rosenior but if a potential manager starts to stall for time, you have to move on quickly.
And can the fans stop going on about appointing people who “understand the club”. If the new manager is intelligent, he will work the club out soon enough. Or like Duff talk to the fans and find out himself.