Not saying you're wrong but it just goes to show that it's a very lonely place as the owner of a football club.
If he was prepared to spend either Bowler or Critchley money, we would have had a better transfer window. I think it’s time Sadler made a statement of intention and told us exactly what’s going on. I understand about business confidentiality but there are dome things we should be told. That is besides being told all the prices are being increased, apparently anything else is f*** all to do with us.
I know I'm being post-match pissed off. But trying to think clearly, none of those men have covered themselves in glory.
Garbutt can't defend.
Calderwood made our defenders play well
I agree, we looked like we had either no game plan or a bad one. But people are saying that the players aren't good enough and average Championship players cost 15000 a week. We need an exceptional manager on an upward career path, don't think an average one plodding along will make our business model work.
its kind of what you want your defence to be boring and organised, we are literally all over the place at the moment. Marv doesnt seem to have any confidence, even Grimmy looks a bit shaky at the moment. Husband came in and did what he normally does, but like with the forwards at Rotherham, him and Thomson were getting in each others way at times, I couldn't tell which one was playing in defence and which one as a wingback and that comes down to preparation.
Better than Thompson at this stage, a defence that know each other
I understand you but I disagree with you. A Blackpool fan is precisely what we needed after the scum family. His heart's in the right pace so that anchors him. Everything else: the business side the players, agents, managers on the merry-go-round, that he has to learn. He chose Mansford as his CEO. I'm now starting to wonder. I'm tending towards the old-fashioned manager. Dare I say the H word?
To be contrary though, Sadler can't be the trad Chairman 'cos he's not here. So, a CEO it has to be. My concern is that Mansford isn't the right man.
Gabriel can't defend either at times.
He is here. His rational of having an ‘expert’ is correct though, he’s just got the wrong ‘expert’
Yes context is useful and I agree with much of what you say though I would add that the quality needs to be more consistent than ‘at times’. I think many of us were hoping for us to kick on after a relatively comfortable finish last season. However I think the reality that is catching up with everyone, club and supporters, is that in reality this is a rebuild. New manager, new tactics, several new players. That will always take some time to settle, but one thing I believe is crucial and missing is leadership. It is severely lacking on the pitch and the manager seems to watch on like it’s some sort of experiment. I don’t mind losing when the opposition are genuinely better but I want to see passion from my team and I’m not seeing a lot of that and that has to come from the coaching staff.
) that SS would be using his Asian contacts to get someone in with real money. 
I do believe with a good team morale even the most ‘average’ team can go on a good run. Fingers crossed it comes after the break
We're definitely in agreement, absolutely no denying some of the issues at the minute - I just think the reaction is over the top as the start actually hasn't been as poor as it seems, especially compared to prior seasons. We are no poorer than we were under Critchley at times, he was almost untouchable though last season in terms of fan opinion.
I did the 'stand by your man' stuff with Critchley. I don't think Appleton's got a clue how to train or galvanise this team.
Fair points that you make. Just a thought:
Because of his inexplicably long contract we will have to wait and see.
No time to spend Bowler moneyIf he was prepared to spend either Bowler or Critchley money, we would have had a better transfer window. I think it’s time Sadler made a statement of intention and told us exactly what’s going on. I understand about business confidentiality but there are dome things we should be told. That is besides being told all the prices are being increased, apparently anything else is f*** all to do with us.
Who would want to invest in BFC ?
Critchley money? Bowler was always going. We didn’t need to wait for him to go before spending the money.
Come on everyone, it's the stated strategy: develop and sell. I've no problem with that. My problem is that Appleton's crap.
I have no problem with that either, but as I said on another post, we can’t sell loans.
SS lives in a big, business world, surely someone would want to invest in a championship club with a famous history?
He made a late goal line clearance to secure Stanley's 3 points today.
That’s how I’ve felt watching the last two performances.
There was goal line tech. It looked over the line to me and I looked straight at the ref, who checked his watch, then gave the goal. They even showed the goal decision visual on the screen, albeit about 10 mins later
It happens.
Yep. Every so often you get bad managers and the team suffers. Maybe it was our time.
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You're partly convincing me. Then again, there's the H word.I haven't got a problem with MA, he isn't the problem. If he can get his players back fit and keep them fit we will start to do much better, but he hasn't been supported in the transfer market and there are only a certain number of players who can play the way he wants his teams to play. He needs the season because believe me, the alternatives will be worse. (Unless we get Ollie & Thommo of course!
Very curt but not unreasonable.
Unfortunately, I virtually agree word for word. Im really grateful, but something just doesn't feel right. As for the Manager, I don't think Simon could get rid of him even if he wanted to due to that ludicrous 4 year contract.
See other pro-Sadler posts. It's not him, honest. He's the right man at the right time. I'm absolutely convinced. Is his CEO the right man? Jury's out.
I'm not saying he's right or wrong, I'm just saying is he the owner to drive us forward on the pitch? He hasn't got a bottomless pit of money and I would love to know how he really feels about what he has done. Put any of us with his money in the same situation. I wouldn't have done it in the first place but he has and surely he must be thinking WTF have I done? That's not a criticism, it's just an observation.
