'Operation No Phuggin Chance' is still on!!!!

Lytham_fy8 said:
The idea that some would rather us miss the play offs (which is still very likely) so they can drill down on Critchley Out.
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Nah, it's not really a thing is it. I've not seen anything on here, group chats en masse which suggests that people want that.

I just want him to change his approach when it isn't working and he hasn't done. If we miss out on the play offs by 1 point, it really does mask over how bad we have been at times.
 
SeasideKurt said:
Nah, it's not really a thing is it. I've not seen anything on here, group chats en masse which suggests that people want that.

I just want him to change his approach when it isn't working and he hasn't done. If we miss out on the play offs by 1 point, it really does mask over how bad we have been at times.
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You're not an extremist though, we've got some out there.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
You're not an extremist though, we've got some out there.
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Yeah we do. We also have some people skipping down the road whistling as if everything has been wonderful at Bloomfield Road this season when it hasn't.

Maybe if our manager had been a little bit more honest, had a bigger set of balls and said things how things were. He might have had the fans on side all season. He's made a rod for his own back for the style of play and the way he's approach media interviews.

I said 3 games ago, he had 6 games to save his job. No play offs and he should go for me.
 
SeasideKurt said:
Yeah we do. We also have some people skipping down the road whistling as if everything has been wonderful at Bloomfield Road this season when it hasn't.

Maybe if our manager had been a little bit more honest, had a bigger set of balls and said things how things were. He might have had the fans on side all season. He's made a rod for his own back for the style of play and the way he's approach media interviews.

I said 3 games ago, he had 6 games to save his job. No play offs and he should go for me.
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Not for me, he won't anyway, but he does need to change things in the summer either a) sign some players he actually wants and who can pay the system or b) change the frickin system.

It's one season, but if it continues in to next season and we're mid table he should go by mid autumn,
 
Wizzerboy said:
Why would a Blackpool fan be pissed off with a chance of getting into the championship.?
That said, only scraping past rank bad teams 1-0 in their last two home games shouldn't really fill you with much optimism.
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Why? They are still demanding the manager and most of the team get out of the club. NOW.

Regarding the rank bad teams comment, if you read the thread on Charlie Adam as manager, then Fleetwood played attractive open football and would be great as our boss.

Can we have some consistency?
 
SeasideKurt said:
Nah, it's not really a thing is it. I've not seen anything on here, group chats en masse which suggests that people want that.

I just want him to change his approach when it isn't working and he hasn't done. If we miss out on the play offs by 1 point, it really does mask over how bad we have been at times.
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Of course it's there. We had people booing round us at half time, when we were winning.

Hatred is not pretty.
 
WAS there last night . Job done do far. scrappy one nil . but steven enjoyed the matchday and the lucky sod is in a box for the Barnsley game. a friend of his owns a property dev company so as Steven is in the same line of work he has an invite.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Not for me, he won't anyway, but he does need to change things in the summer either a) sign some players he actually wants and who can pay the system or b) change the frickin system.

It's one season, but if it continues in to next season and we're mid table he should go by mid autumn,
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I agree, except that I would think two seasons will be the limit … unless we got beat in the playoff final 😉
 
Probably the best home record in Div 1 this season so it cannot have been that bad for season ticket holders?
Worst away form I can remember though, long way home for away fans when we have played so shite!
 
Wizaard said:
Of course it's there. We had people booing round us at half time, when we were winning.

Hatred is not pretty.
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Why are they booing Wiz? We're struggling to beat the whipping boys of the league? Oxford twatted them 4-0 and it should have been 8.

I'd argue it probably could have been a draw last night.
 
straightatthewall said:
Believe!
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When I saw our run in, I knew the fixture gods were willing us to reach the playoffs.
Looking at the fixtures for those around us, their games are much tougher.
In response to the OP ...... I do believe!
Our regular poster, Nemo from Oxford will need his nails doing over the next few games. He'll be wondering if our two former players are infiltrators 😂 🍊
 
There’s an outside chance we could make the play offs, strange things happen in the last few games with teams bottling it.
Looking at our home form, when was the last time a season ticket holder saw so many good results in a season? Perhaps people think we should be battering teams in this league 3 or 4 each game? Our issue has been away and being over cautious, plus a system that doesn’t seem to bring the best out of the players. Critch will look at this and argue his system works, it’s away he needs to look at for next season. Home results though can’t be argued, and anyone booing at 1-0 up at half-time in a local Derby needs to take up another hobby.
 

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Chunkylad said:
Without doubt.
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well why shouldn't they? Firstly i've not read anything from anyone claiming not to want us to get promoted just so they can slag Critchley off. They are two separate issues. But for a great many people, this season has been boring, full of absolute awful performances and that is down to Critchley. So why should he be void from criticism? The play offs should haave been well within our reach if he had committed to going out to win games. Especially away from home.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
There’s an outside chance we could make the play offs, strange things happen in the last few games with teams bottling it.
Looking at our home form, when was the last time a season ticket holder saw so many good results in a season? Perhaps people think we should be battering teams in this league 3 or 4 each game? Our issue has been away and being over cautious, plus a system that doesn’t seem to bring the best out of the players. Critch will look at this and argue his system works, it’s away he needs to look at for next season. Home results though can’t be argued, and anyone booing at 1-0 up at half-time in a local Derby needs to take up another hobby.
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That really is strong home form. It probably also highlights how shit the away form has been 😆
 
I mean, what are the odds of sneaking the last spot? The form Oxford/Lincoln are in and our form. I'd say 20/1 at least. One in 20 times.
 
If were going to make stuff up about what the score may/could/should? have been, then I'm going for 5 - 3
The star's of both teams last night were the goal keepers
Both of them made some amazing saves and it was them that kept the score at 1 - 0.....even thought I thought the Cods would equalise

Also.....With Charlie coming back to Bloomfield, with a team, that some of their fans see as 'local' rivals.
He's going to fire them all up for this game as it means everything to their fans and may just give them a little ray of hope, for staying up.

If they won last night, 800 cods, would have gone home and laid off the spice, because they were that happy.
Where as we won and pool fans just continued to moan that we didn't put more goals past them and continued to put a downer on 3 points
 
straightatthewall said:
That really is strong home form. It probably also highlights how shit the away form has been 😆
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zico_bamber said:
I mean, what are the odds of sneaking the last spot? The form Oxford/Lincoln are in and our form. I'd say 20/1 at least. One in 20 times.
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Yep, bizarre really but probably shows how much our ground and fans make a difference and highlights Critch’s cautious /possession based approach away not working. Rhodes being injured a massive part of our poor run of not scoring too.
 
I said we had a 10% chance before last night, I'd say that is being generous. I've gone through the predictor and just can't see how we claw ourselves above both Oxford and Lincoln. Pressure is a funny thing, we just have to go again at Carlisle and see who blinks first.
 
SeasideKurt said:
Why are they booing Wiz? We're struggling to beat the whipping boys of the league? Oxford twatted them 4-0 and it should have been 8.

I'd argue it probably could have been a draw last night.
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You'd be clutching with that argument. I'd counter argue that we should have scored at least 3. Score the penalty and the game is dead. They got a few late chances because we got nervous at 1 0. They don't happen if Lavery scores.

Worth pointing out that the vast majority of the North stayed on to insist on a fist pump from Critchley, so maybe the majority of the real world doesn't pay much attention to the negativity.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Yep, bizarre really but probably shows how much our ground and fans make a difference and highlights Critch’s cautious /possession based approach away not working. Rhodes being injured a massive part of our poor run of not scoring too.
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Our support at home over the last few games has been shite. No support at all. It's better away even though there hadn't been much to shout about.
 
Wizaard said:
You'd be clutching with that argument. I'd counter argue that we should have scored at least 3. Score the penalty and the game is dead. They got a few late chances because we got nervous at 1 0. They don't happen if Lavery scores.

Worth pointing out that the vast majority of the North stayed on to insist on a fist pump from Critchley, so maybe the majority of the real world doesn't pay much attention to the negativity.
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I agree with most of that but to say the vast majority of the North wanted a fist pump is a little off. I sit in block C and most were completely ambivalent to Critchley. I'd say it was a small minority who actually egged him on.
 
SeasideKurt said:
Nah, it's not really a thing is it. I've not seen anything on here, group chats en masse which suggests that people want that.

I just want him to change his approach when it isn't working and he hasn't done. If we miss out on the play offs by 1 point, it really does mask over how bad we have been at times.
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Byers in midfield is lightyears better than Norburn. This makes the football better and more attacking, but from a very low bar.
 
There are lots of ways of winning football matches. I'd argue that any team that keeps six clean sheets out of eight is going to win more than their fair share.

This season reminds me of the "Bring Out Your Dead" scene in Monty Python & the Holy Grail. Given we've been told it is over regularly for a couple of months it seems unusually perky.
 
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NewburyOne said:
I said we had a 10% chance before last night, I'd say that is being generous. I've gone through the predictor and just can't see how we claw ourselves above both Oxford and Lincoln. Pressure is a funny thing, we just have to go again at Carlisle and see who blinks first.
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Looking at Oxford's games, there's no reason we can't be ahead of them with two wins from the last 2 games. They'll struggle to pick up points, and even if they do, it will be at the expense of the likes of Lincoln.

It's not over, and certainly better than 10/1.
 
Wizaard said:
Looking at Oxford's games, there's no reason we can't be ahead of them with two wins from the last 2 games. They'll struggle to pick up points, and even if they do, it will be at the expense of the likes of Lincoln.

It's not over, and certainly better than 10/1.
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You're making the assumption we will win our reminding 3 games, just that alone would be close to 10/1!
 
One of lads said last night that we should be buzzing 3 points off a play off spot with 3 games to go and when you think about we should be…

However, it’s against a backdrop of boring and negative football built on structure and shape in and out of possession. We’ve been lucky in the end to the win the last two games 1-0.

If this is a promotion push it’s as far away from a rollercoaster or a “best trip”…

It’s more like mirror, signal, manoeuvre with numerous stops at the service station to drink from a flask we’ve brought ourselves to save money and regular toilet stop.
 
Adams Kebab said:
If this is a promotion push it’s as far away from a rollercoaster or a “best trip”…

It’s more like mirror, signal, manoeuvre with numerous stops at the service station to drink from a flask we’ve brought ourselves to save money and regular toilet stop.
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Absolutely brilliant. 👏
 
Adams Kebab said:
One of lads said last night that we should be buzzing 3 points off a play off spot with 3 games to go and when you think about we should be…

However, it’s against a backdrop of boring and negative football built on structure and shape in and out of possession. We’ve been lucky in the end to the win the last two games 1-0.

If this is a promotion push it’s as far away from a rollercoaster or a “best trip”…

It’s more like mirror, signal, manoeuvre with numerous stops at the service station to drink from a flask we’ve brought ourselves to save money and regular toilet stop.
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Nice 😁. With Critchley looking over his shoulder to check everyone has their seatbelts on before setting off at a moderate speed, with Norburn asking ‘are we nearly there yet?’.
 
‘CJ, pass the midget gems up the front’, bag goes straight out of front passenger window. Dale left at his mum’s house on the way as kept drawing penises in the condensation on back window and Critchley not having any of that on the journey, whilst Connolly sensibly reads the map and tells Neil how good his driving is.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
There’s an outside chance we could make the play offs, strange things happen in the last few games with teams bottling it.
Looking at our home form, when was the last time a season ticket holder saw so many good results in a season? Perhaps people think we should be battering teams in this league 3 or 4 each game? Our issue has been away and being over cautious, plus a system that doesn’t seem to bring the best out of the players. Critch will look at this and argue his system works, it’s away he needs to look at for next season. Home results though can’t be argued, and anyone booing at 1-0 up at half-time in a local Derby needs to take up another hobby.
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That’s impressive!
 
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