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Marton Monorail

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Interesting and imo well researched piece championing Pete Wild the current Barrow Manager as a decent potential candidate for the managers job.

Have to confess I don't know alot about him but he certainly sounds like he fits the bill of the model the club claim to want,

Food for thought at least outside the usual suspects who are always linked.......33/1 ATM as well

https://www.bettingodds.com/news/next-blackpool-manager-odds-pete-wild
 
Coach at Oldham and was well thought of there, then went to Halifax as Oldham were in a bit of a mess and is doing well again. Could be a possible providing SS would pay Barrow compo as PW is in contract. I just hope we appoint someone with a bit of talent who has a plan who we can all get behind, not some past-it ex Nobber !
 
Don't know anything about him tbh but I'd rather us go and get the right man even if it costs compo ie this guy if we want him or Wellens if we want him than us appoint an out of work guy purely cos he's out of work and cheap.
If they fit they fit irrespective of whether they cost or not that's who we shoukd go for.
 
He's clearly doing a good job of making a low budget team competitive in L2. The style of play would certainly tick a lot of boxes also. He probably wouldn't be the worst choice, we've already had 2 of those. That said, we don't want to be going down to L1 with an underdog mindset, we should be rebuilding, restrengthening and attacking the division with one goal; promotion! Now I know that won't be easy but I don't want a 'little Blackpool' attitude. Thankfully the decision isn't mine, no matter who Simon selects there will be some who disagree.
 
Marton Monorail said:
Interesting and imo well researched piece championing Pete Wild the current Barrow Manager as a decent potential candidate for the managers job.

Have to confess I don't know alot about him but he certainly sounds like he fits the bill of the model the club claim to want,

Food for thought at least outside the usual suspects who are always linked.......33/1 ATM as well

https://www.bettingodds.com/news/next-blackpool-manager-odds-pete-wild
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Interesting, sounds decent tbh.

Nice fresh start, no old manager back.

Aggressive pressing style, pressing is absolutely key. Building a passing philosophy when in play too. We have to do both really but building a passing philosophy is a must.

How has he got on with that second part of his plan at Barrow, the possession side?

Let's see how Dobbies crash course goes, but this guy sounds interesting. Dobbie has experience of the higher leagues from playing in it too.

I have to say, most importantly, his name does fit very well with the ' insert name tangerine army' chant, which is about all that matters...
 
JJpool said:
Interesting, sounds decent tbh.

Nice fresh start, no old manager back.

Aggressive pressing style, pressing is absolutely key. Building a passing philosophy when in play too. We have to do both really but building a passing philosophy is a must.

How has he got on with that second part of his plan at Barrow, the possession side?

Let's see how Dobbies crash course goes, but this guy sounds interesting. Dobbie has experience of the higher leagues from playing in it too.

I have to say, most importantly, his name does fit very well with the ' insert name tangerine army' chant, which is about all that matters...
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Totally agree. Aggressive pressing off the ball and purposeful possession with the ball. Whoever has those characteristics we shoukd go for whether he is in a job or not and obviously within budget
 
He's exactly the kind of manager we should be looking at. You don't just pick the manager who won something in the leagues below - that often gets you someone who isn't very good but has had money to spend - you look at who has got their team performing about expectation and beyond what their budget would suggest would be likely.
 
td53 said:
He's exactly the kind of manager we should be looking at. You don't just pick the manager who won something in the leagues below - that often gets you someone who isn't very good but has had money to spend - you look at who has got their team performing about expectation and beyond what their budget would suggest would be likely.
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The only issue I have with him is that his teams generally don't play possession football

He's a bit more of a Critchley from what I can see from his stats
 
Should Chris Badlan have not been highlighting managers like this?
No wonder he got potted🤬

I was sent the article the other day and it's a very good read.
Hopefully Sadler has also read it and is suitability impressed.

Let's just hope they, (the board) impliment the interview process correctly this time instead of their version of pin the tail on the donkey 🤦🏻‍♂️
 
Wizzerboy said:
Should Chris Badlan have not been highlighting managers like this?
No wonder he got potted🤬

I was sent the article the other day and it's a very good read.
Hopefully Sadler has also read it and is suitability impressed.

Let's just hope they, (the board) impliment the interview process correctly this time instead of their version of pin the tail on the donkey 🤦🏻‍♂️
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The only manager Badlan has appointed in his career is McCarthy so probably best that he's left

Badlans experience in football has been more about scouting players
 
JJpool said:
Interesting, sounds decent tbh.

Nice fresh start, no old manager back.

Aggressive pressing style, pressing is absolutely key. Building a passing philosophy when in play too. We have to do both really but building a passing philosophy is a must.

How has he got on with that second part of his plan at Barrow, the possession side?

Let's see how Dobbies crash course goes, but this guy sounds interesting. Dobbie has experience of the higher leagues from playing in it too.

I have to say, most importantly, his name does fit very well with the ' insert name tangerine army' chant, which is about all that matters...
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The last bit is a most pertinent point 👍
 
Wizzerboy said:
Should Chris Badlan have not been highlighting managers like this?
No wonder he got potted🤬

I was sent the article the other day and it's a very good read.
Hopefully Sadler has also read it and is suitability impressed.

Let's just hope they, (the board) impliment the interview process correctly this time instead of their version of pin the tail on the donkey 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Tbf we've no idea what he had already done and what preparation the club have taken.
 
Wizzerboy said:
Should Chris Badlan have not been highlighting managers like this?
No wonder he got potted🤬

I was sent the article the other day and it's a very good read.
Hopefully Sadler has also read it and is suitability impressed.

Let's just hope they, (the board) impliment the interview process correctly this time instead of their version of pin the tail on the donkey 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Tbf to Badlan this guy may well have been on his shortlist, we'll never know 100%

Agree with you though that hopefully the board have seen it or are aware of his abilities
 
That is the best thing I have read and listened to in many a year when it comes to a Blackpool managerial appointment.
I did mention on a thread the other day how well they were doing when some were calling for Evatt and in hindsight a bit ignorantly I said he must have left a good legacy there.

In that interview, he speaks well and said just about everything most of us would want to hear from a new manager and I for one would not question why, if he was appointed.
 
Badlans experience in football has been more about scouting players.

And he didn't do that very well @ Bloomfield Rd did he
 
I've been up and watched Barrow a couple of times this season . It was certainly not entertaining football, the standard was awful, he's genuine nice bloke and took plenty of time out with the kids and locals but that won't help us and our predicament.
I'd take Dobbie over him if that's a choice/option.
 
John Deary me said:
I've been up and watched Barrow a couple of times this season . It was certainly not entertaining football, the standard was awful, he's genuine nice bloke and took plenty of time out with the kids and locals but that won't help us and our predicament.
I'd take Dobbie over him if that's a choice/option.
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A bit unfair I would say when he is most likely working on one of if not the lowest budgets in that league.
He will have players massively overachieving as Ian Evatt most likely did there and like @td53 says further up, it's not the manager who finishes top that is always the best manager to go for.
 
Simonized said:
A bit unfair I would say when he is most likely working on one of if not the lowest budgets in that league.
He will have players massively overachieving as Ian Evatt most likely did there and like @td53 says further up, it's not the manager who finishes top that is always the best manager to go for.
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Nothing unfair at all, I have not mentioned anything about the league position, just a general observation watching his team play a couple of times.
If we are purely picking a manager because he can work wonders on a tight budget in league 2 I fear the worst for a club in free fall like ourselves.
 
John Deary me said:
Nothing unfair at all, I have not mentioned anything about the league position, just a general observation watching his team play a couple of times.
If we are purely picking a manager because he can work wonders on a tight budget in league 2 I fear the worst for a club in free fall like ourselves.
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That's fair enough

I've just spent a bit of time on Fotmob looking at how they play and I make you right

It's all very frantic and they don't keep the ball that well
 
John Deary me said:
Nothing unfair at all, I have not mentioned anything about the league position, just a general observation watching his team play a couple of times.
If we are purely picking a manager because he can work wonders on a tight budget in league 2 I fear the worst for a club in free fall like ourselves.
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Well, it sounds like he is doing a bit of an Ian Holloway up there to me and we should have been nowhere near the prem with that squad back then.

He must be a great motivator to have Barrow on the fringes of the playoffs and if I remember correctly at the top early on.
Rings a lot of bells in my head that's for sure.
 
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John Deary me said:
I've been up and watched Barrow a couple of times this season . It was certainly not entertaining football, the standard was awful, he's genuine nice bloke and took plenty of time out with the kids and locals but that won't help us and our predicament.
I'd take Dobbie over him if that's a choice/option.
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Interesting, we definitely do need that footballing philosophy as well as pressing. He does say he wants to implement it over time, but depends what he has available.

Combine him and Dobbie together maybe...
 
Simonized said:
Well, it sounds like he is doing a bit of an Ian Holloway up there to me as we should have been nowhere near the prem with that squad back then.

He must be a great motivator to have Barrow on the fringes of the playoffs and if I remember correctly at the top early on.
Rings a lot of bells in my head that's for sure.
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Nobody can do a Holloway like Holloway can !! As I've said to Phil needs a bit more experience before he jumps to the disaster of BFC.
Maybe a couple more seasons at Barrow and we'll cross his path.
 
John Deary me said:
They are a very average lg2 team at best . I'm not sure it's the answer for us , he needs to work his way up the league before he leaps up .
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I think he's the sort of manger we need to look at in terms of age etc

But yeah having looked into Barrow a bit more I don't think he's the answer as the football Barrow play is a bit on the dull side
 
To be wholly fair he may just be making the best of what he has got available to him.

Given they only survived relegation by 6 pts and one place last season and now has them within 5pts of a play off spot he is obviously doing something right .

We have gone from pragmatic (Critchley) Faux Tikitaka (Appleton) to Dinoball (McCarthy) and look where it's got us.

Any so called "step up"may yet land with his current club and ours in the same division next season.

Food for thought
 
Marton Monorail said:
Interesting and imo well researched piece championing Pete Wild the current Barrow Manager as a decent potential candidate for the managers job.

Have to confess I don't know alot about him but he certainly sounds like he fits the bill of the model the club claim to want,

Food for thought at least outside the usual suspects who are always linked.......33/1 ATM as well

https://www.bettingodds.com/news/next-blackpool-manager-odds-pete-wild
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I've put his name forward previously as a potential manager for us.
 
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