Our recruitment policy

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Been talking with TSJr1 about our recruitment policy this year.

Our owner manages a lot of money, looks for value when assets are distressed, and will be data driven earnings ratio's etc.

I wonder how much of that approach is feeding into our way of doing things.

So NC sets the style of play. Keep the ball, passing etc.

Then we go out look at stats around players who say don't give the ball away very often.

We look who is available and purchase at a rate which offers value.

Yesterday is a good example. Loads of competing clubs, we hi in and get him, but for only one year. Maybe we pay extra for that year with a view to him being able to bring a new dimension etc.

Not sure, but none of this is accidental, or agent led, I'm sure of it.
 
A strategy which has worked VERY well at Brentford and I’m sure Sadler knows all about the risk based data driven approach going on there.
 
We haven't spent a lot either collating a good size squad of young players with potential. The vast majority were on free transfers. Admittedly there is a wage bill to consider, but I am sure this has been balanced against some of the overpaid donkeys we released to a certain extent?
SS just needs one player a season to be sold at a decent price and that investment is recouped, even at this level.
As you mentioned Brentford, I bet their books look very nice with the players they've bought and sold for huge profit - it'll be the basis of the money spent on the new ground. Good on them for being so forward thinking.
 
Chunkylad said:
We haven't spent a lot either collating a good size squad of young players with potential. The vast majority were on free transfers. Admittedly there is a wage bill to consider, but I am sure this has been balanced against some of the overpaid donkeys we released to a certain extent?
SS just needs one player a season to be sold at a decent price and that investment is recouped, even at this level.
As you mentioned Brentford, I bet their books look very nice with the players they've bought and sold for huge profit - it'll be the basis of the money spent on the new ground. Good on them for being so forward thinking.
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We have done really well, I think - we have used things other than money to attract players - like the coaching reputation of Critchley, and a very progressive club image. Players want to come to us, they see that it is likely to be good for them.
 
Their owner is a ‘professional gambler’ and took a statistical based approach to transforming FC Midtyland in Denmark - they sign players who excel in teams that excel against the odds - so essentially players like Charlie Adam at Blackpool but they do it from lesser European and African leagues and it’s worked a charm with players going on to join top European clubs and earn international recognition. It wouldn’t surprise me to see us beginning to look abroad - however I think that will come with time and with a scouting network which will grow as the club grows and the clubs identity and tactical style becomes more entrenched.
 
I think it possibly does have an element of that.

I wonder how much research we are doing in to the state of other clubs finances.

Who is looking to offload players to balance the books etc.

Given his background, I think there will be data crunching across all aspects of recruitment.

The players we are signing are coming from different divisions etc.

We have a lot going for us; it's a bit difficult to take in really.
 
The bottom line is that we are deciding who we want and getting them, rather than seeing what's left at the end. That's major progress.

I said when the club brought Critchley in that it was a signal that there would be wholesale changes to how the club operates, and so it's proven. It wouldn't make sense for us to bring in a highly respected and highly qualified youth coach if we weren't going to have a squad made up mostly of young players he can coach into saleable assets.

Since we've committed ourselves to this approach (rightly imo), I'd be surprised if Critchley wasn't in charge for quite a few years. At least until the training ground and youth facilities are fully up and running which will be 5 years+ i'd imagine.
 
BFC_53 said:
The bottom line is that we are deciding who we want and getting them, rather than seeing what's left at the end. That's major progress.

I said when the club brought Critchley in that it was a signal that there would be wholesale changes to how the club operates, and so it's proven. It wouldn't make sense for us to bring in a highly respected and highly qualified youth coach if we weren't going to have a squad made up mostly of young players he can coach into saleable assets.

Since we've committed ourselves to this approach (rightly imo), I'd be surprised if Critchley wasn't in charge for quite a few years. At least until the training ground and youth facilities are fully up and running which will be 5 years+ i'd imagine.
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Early days but already I have such a high opinion of him that my concern is he will be poached
 
tangysider said:
Early days but already I have such a high opinion of him that my concern is he will be poached
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Tis to be hoped if he's doing well, he'll see that with Blackpool as his project, developed in his image he'll recognise that if he goes elsewhere he won't have the same control and influence. Kind of like Howe at Bournemouth. I'm not believing that 'bigger' clubs didn't approach him at some point or other. I don't mean the clampets either.
 
He's only won one game.
Garrity let slip in his interview that Blackpool was close to where he lives in Liverpool so let's not get ahead of ourselves. Personally, I doubt Sadler has some grand plan - he's just got the basics right and that's so different for us it seems like a another world.
Playing wise, last year was a relative failure but Sadler backed Grayson and is now backing Critchley which puts a lot of pressure on the manager but could bring rewards if it all comes together. The same guys are behind the scenes that were here under Grayson (aren't they?) but I doubt they've changed their opinions on players over the last 6 months and so I assume all of this comes from Critchley and the chairman is true to his word and making funds available. In many ways, the salary cap is much easier to manage financially from a high level, and even though the selection process will be difficult, that will be done by the coaching staff.
 
We're two games in to a season and we've won one and lost one. No guarantees at League One level and we could get tonked on Saturday at Gillingham and feel very different. Agree with the comments though, in the current 💩 storm, this is a welcome relief.
 
The manager says I want a big hairy ch knocking on a bit who can launch it out of the stands or he says I want an athletic footballing ch who can dribble pass and shoot and the back room team go away and come back with a selection within the price band available. Manager picks his fave and they try and get him and move down the list till they do. Pretty much how it goes at clubs these days, although I suspect Critch has had a bigger influence with his knowledge of the under 23 circuit
 
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