New manager

Phil_bfc deux said:
Not a chance Wellens or Robbins would come to us

Ridiculous shouts

As for Charlie Adam I think we need to be setting out sights a bit higher than someone who's only been coaching for 10 mins
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I reckon Wellens might be interested subject to etc

CA, I mean what are people ON!!?

I think it will be someone we have barely heard of again, but this time with a proper No 2.

Although it would not surprise me if it was Critchley. You'll be able to tell as there will be rumours on here from barely heard of posters putting it out there, but in reality it will be the club sounding the mood before any appt. is made.

If only they'd h........sighs
 
I reckon a young Dutch coach who nobody has ever heard of , who has a lust for total football.
 
Hockaday’s Quiff said:
Apols if posted already. Quite a clear job application.
https://twitter.com/x/status/1637793612422594561
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I'd love Charlie and Dobbie involved, even if as a number 2... or realistically number 3, as if we get a new coach in the Critchley mode, you need an experienced head as a number 2.

But then you're basically succession planning for when the new guy eventually leaves with Adam and Dobbie for eg ready to step up.

Dobbie is further on than Adam though, who would be number 1 if they eventually got it?

Also the fan buy in from having him or them involved can be great.
 
Weren't people talking Chartlie, Tommo, & Dobbie as a team?
How hard can it be?
Just need an eye for a player - and a non player a la Brian Clough.
Motivate the feck out of em.
Contacts in the game and with the big clubs - like Critch.
There's no dead cert - gotta take a punt, and not be afraid to make a change
Problem this year ... appointing MA and then not sacking him soon enough.
 
TommyHutch said:
Unless we get fresh investment I honestly don’t think we do have the money TWP. We’re cutting back on plans for the new training ground and - by some accounts - couldn’t meet Coby Bishop’s pay demands. So much so that he chose a team a division below us. We’ve also failed in at least two transfer windows to prise Brannagan away from a 3rd division club.

I suspect much of us not being able to attract may have been a result of management not being able to ‘sell’ the club to prospective new signings, which makes it vital that the new appointment is able to do that. I do understand what you are saying, we should have more potential than many of the teams we will probably be joining next season, but so much has to change before that happens. At the moment we’ll be on a par with a lot of them.

…. And I’ll always be bothered.
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Colby Bishop’s wages weren’t the issue as the deal was agreed. Deal was also agreed for Brannagan and wages weren’t a problem. The training ground is taking a back seat because finishing the stadium is expensive and more important.
 
Leam Richardson
Paul Simpson
Richie Wellens

Would all be decent, but...

Stephen Bradley from Shamrock Rovers would be a cracking hire, getting him to come over from Ireland could be tricky as he is certainly on the radars of other clubs too as he turned down Lincoln City last Summer.

www.offtheball.com

'If he took that he'd be mad!' | Delaney on Bradley turning down Lincoln

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley 'would have been mad' to take the Lincoln managers job, according to Damien Delaney.
www.offtheball.com www.offtheball.com

This article suggests that he is very much open to an England move, just needs to be the right one (particularly a team who is either in the Championship or pushing to be one).

Won the LOI three years in a row from 2020 to 2022, and whatever you think of the quality of the league you have to admit that is no easy feet.
 
Ryan Mason could be an interesting shout - but he’d need to be willing to take a wage cut and gamble on being a success !
31 year old technical coach and go to caretaker manager at Spurs. Cut his teeth with youth and development football.

The sort of CV I hope we turn too
 
AmericanTangerine said:
Leam Richardson
Paul Simpson
Richie Wellens

Would all be decent, but...

Stephen Bradley from Shamrock Rovers would be a cracking hire, getting him to come over from Ireland could be tricky as he is certainly on the radars of other clubs too as he turned down Lincoln City last Summer.

www.offtheball.com

'If he took that he'd be mad!' | Delaney on Bradley turning down Lincoln

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley 'would have been mad' to take the Lincoln managers job, according to Damien Delaney.
www.offtheball.com www.offtheball.com

This article suggests that he is very much open to an England move, just needs to be the right one (particularly a team who is either in the Championship or pushing to be one).

Won the LOI three years in a row from 2020 to 2022, and whatever you think of the quality of the league you have to admit that is no easy feet.
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Stephen Bradley is a good shout and he has been successful in his coaching career so far. His name did crop up towards the end of last year when it looked like Appleton would be going. However, another factor is that his 8 yr old son was diagnosed with Leukemia last year so he might not be willing to uproot his family to move to England.
www.independent.ie

Stephen Bradley: I was willing to quit Shamrock Rovers after my son’s diagnosis

Stephen Bradley has revealed he was ready to quit as Shamrock Rovers manager in June when his son Josh was diagnosed with leukemia but the support of his wife and family motivated him to keep going.
www.independent.ie www.independent.ie
 
Whats wrong with Mick McCarthy if he keeps us up ?

He’s an experienced championship manager and saved us from relegation

Just saying

I’d be keeping him instead of punting on a rookie especially if we beat the nobbers

If I was Simon I’d be saying to Mick and TC beat the nobbers and keep us up nice two year contract
 
AngelBFC said:
Whats wrong with Mick McCarthy if he keeps us up ?

He’s an experienced championship manager and saved us from relegation

Just saying

I’d be keeping him instead of punting on a rookie especially if we beat the nobbers
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If Mick McCarthy keeps us up then he can have the job, he won't though which is why this thread is directed on who we appoint in League 1 next year.
 
AngelBFC said:
Whats wrong with Mick McCarthy if he keeps us up ?

He’s an experienced championship manager and saved us from relegation

Just saying

I’d be keeping him instead of punting on a rookie especially if we beat the nobbers

If I was Simon I’d be saying to Mick and TC beat the nobbers and keep us up nice two year contract
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Not a chance, there is no scenario or possibility that McCarthy & TC will be here next season, I would sooner we reappoint Appleton or Critch who both have a good record in Div 1. Simon Sadler suggested at the recent Structured Dialogue meeting that they were going back to a Critch style appointment and I expect this to mean a young ambitious Manager with a Premier League Academy background. Eric Ramsey the young Academy coach at Man Utd has been mentioned previously but he is highly rated by Man Utd and also recently became an Assistant Coach with the Wales national team which he can still do alongside his Man Utd Academy role but presumably couldn’t do if he was the Blackpool Manager.
 
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AmericanTangerine said:
Leam Richardson
Paul Simpson
Richie Wellens

Would all be decent, but...

Stephen Bradley from Shamrock Rovers would be a cracking hire, getting him to come over from Ireland could be tricky as he is certainly on the radars of other clubs too as he turned down Lincoln City last Summer.

www.offtheball.com

'If he took that he'd be mad!' | Delaney on Bradley turning down Lincoln

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley 'would have been mad' to take the Lincoln managers job, according to Damien Delaney.
www.offtheball.com www.offtheball.com

This article suggests that he is very much open to an England move, just needs to be the right one (particularly a team who is either in the Championship or pushing to be one).

Won the LOI three years in a row from 2020 to 2022, and whatever you think of the quality of the league you have to admit that is no easy feet.
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Shamrock Rovers had a poor start to the season, I'd rather us look at Rauidhri Higgins at Derry or Declan Devine at Bohemians
 
Skye Charlie said:
Apparently looking at Richie Wellens and Charlie Adam .
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Great ,1 hated more than Appleton and the other with no experience. We won't even start looking till we see which Division we are in . Yet Wellens would be an interesting choice in how the fans react. He would have rather played for Morcambe when they were none league then play for Blackpool and him saying that will always make him a w@nker in my eyes.
 
WIZARD OF TANGERINE said:
Great ,1 hated more than Appleton and the other with no experience. We won't even start looking till we see which Division we are in . Yet Wellens would be an interesting choice in how the fans react. He would have rather played for Morcambe when they were none league then play for Blackpool and him saying that will always make him a w@nker in my eyes.
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I'm absolutely certain we are looking.
We might have 2 lists though I'm not even sure if that is the case.
Simon has pretty much told us the type of manager he wants. That person will hopefully fit for purpose whichever decision we find ourselves in.
 
Insider said:
I'm absolutely certain we are looking.
We might have 2 lists though I'm not even sure if that is the case.
Simon has pretty much told us the type of manager he wants. That person will hopefully fit for purpose whichever decision we find ourselves in.
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I can't see anyone in their right mind signing any contract until they know what they are letting themselves in for . I would have no faith in anyone willing to sign without knowing about the job he is signing up for . It would be madness by the club and by the person being hired . There again ,nothing surprises me at Blackpool FC.
 
WIZARD OF TANGERINE said:
I can't see anyone in their right mind signing any contract until they know what they are letting themselves in for . I would have no faith in anyone willing to sign without knowing about the job he is signing up for . It would be madness by the club and by the person being hired . There again ,nothing surprises me at Blackpool FC.
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I do of course desperately hope we get someone "in their right mind" and that person should only want the job after doing his own due dilligence on BFC.
If he doesn't know what he is letting himself in for he shouldn't be interested.
 
There is absolutely no point in speculating on any new manager as we simply don't know who is interested in the job or who the club has shortlisted

What I would hope, is that the club targets someone now and has some sort of plan in place so it's not all last minute panic appointment again, as let's be honest the last 2 appointments have been awful
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
There is absolutely no point in speculating on any new manager as we simply don't know who is interested in the job or who the club has shortlisted

What I would hope, is that the club targets someone now and has some sort of plan in place so it's not all last minute panic appointment again, as let's be honest the last 2 appointments have been awful
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I believe the club is, or has spoken to 1 or 2 potential targets so I would imagine they might have watched us play , and if we have found the right person , he/she should be ready to join at the close of this season . But you are right, no point in speculating .
 
AmericanTangerine said:
Leam Richardson
Paul Simpson
Richie Wellens

Would all be decent, but...

Stephen Bradley from Shamrock Rovers would be a cracking hire, getting him to come over from Ireland could be tricky as he is certainly on the radars of other clubs too as he turned down Lincoln City last Summer.

www.offtheball.com

'If he took that he'd be mad!' | Delaney on Bradley turning down Lincoln

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley 'would have been mad' to take the Lincoln managers job, according to Damien Delaney.
www.offtheball.com www.offtheball.com

This article suggests that he is very much open to an England move, just needs to be the right one (particularly a team who is either in the Championship or pushing to be one).

Won the LOI three years in a row from 2020 to 2022, and whatever you think of the quality of the league you have to admit that is no easy feet.
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Hmm youve certainly pricked my interest. They sound like some of the best credentials I've heard of regarding Bradley.

Would be excited by this appointment that's for sure.
 
SwannDangerous said:
Hmm youve certainly pricked my interest. They sound like some of the best credentials I've heard of regarding Bradley.

Would be excited by this appointment that's for sure.
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Sounds like his child might be an obstacle to any move. You don't give up the support network to move to England, however good the money may be. Hopefully the kid is doing OK and making a recovery.

The one thing I don't want is a journeyman merry go round manager. They are journeyman merry go round managers for a reason.

Oyscums had Jimmy Armfield advising and talking to candidates. Does the present board have an ear with anyone?
 
fcblackpool said:
Oyscums had Jimmy Armfield advising and talking to candidates. Does the present board have an ear with anyone?
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I think that's been a significant part of the problem. The board doesn't appear to have a great deal of knowledge of football, and consequently aren't able to make a decent judgement on someone. All the managerial appointments so far, with the exception of Critchley, suggest to me they've looked at stats on a sheet of paper rather than having any real understanding of how good a fit they might be for BFC.
 
BFC_53 said:
I think that's been a significant part of the problem. The board doesn't appear to have a great deal of knowledge of football, and consequently aren't able to make a decent judgement on someone. All the managerial appointments so far, with the exception of Critchley, suggest to me they've looked at stats on a sheet of paper rather than having any real understanding of how good a fit they might be for BFC.
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Ben Mansford has been around football and football clubs for years

He should have some sort of footballing knowledge by now
 
Why replace an experienced championship manager who got his team to the last 16 of a World Cup during one of two of his international managerial spells with Richie Wellens or some guy from shamrock bloody rovers ?

If he keeps us up why do this ?

Bit nuts if you ask me unless he wants mega money
 
AngelBFC said:
Why replace an experienced championship manager who got his team to the last 16 of a World Cup during one of two of his international managerial spells with Richie Wellens or some guy from shamrock bloody rovers ?

If he keeps us up why do this ?

Bit nuts if you ask me unless he wants mega money
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Give it up FFS! He’s a negative, old school manager, he’s awful! The one good thing is there is absolutely no chance he will stay on after the end of the season whatever happens.

He may even be gone before the end of the season if he loses the next 2.
 
I always thought or hoped that when Ben Mansford arrived, he would have brought some decent Israeli players over with him. Eventually.
Never happened which was quite disappointing as they have a lot of decent players.
 
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