Please Simon read this

TheLuker said:
What a load of angsty, hyperbolic drivel.

"I really feel let down" and "I've been supporting the club since 1959'.

And you feel let down now? After what our club has been through since you've been supporting it, you feel let down now after a couple of mediicre performances?

If you live on the South Coast maybe you should start supporting Brighton or Bournemouth.
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Stick to lurking!
 
TheLuker said:
Well Mrs Robinson, there's close to fuck all that you can do change anything so you may aswell accept our situation, good and bad.
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well the worse it gets then the more people will turn away but hey you seem happy with that.

Like i said i reckon you are a muti username account holder and in your haste to register you couldn't even get your intended name right.
 
TheLuker said:
Well Mrs Robinson, there's close to fuck all that you can do change anything so you may aswell accept our situation, good and bad.
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That's what fatalists said on Appleton.

The club replaced him with Supermac.

Then parted ways too late to stop the drop.

If Critchley's failures on the road continue, the owner will face pressure for change.

Fans would expect Sadler to act - and in a learned timely fashion, unlike last term.

If not, many will vote with their wallets in the summer not to renew for more dross.
 
paulco said:
After the asset strippers, fans hoped new ownership would bring pride in the club.

Would YOU trek 600 miles for a crap meal?

A wretched music concert, or cinema film?

Only two MEDIOCRE performances?

Pathetic displays.

And Bolton, Wycombe, Lincoln and Exeter?

Not even a single goal in six hours' play.

You seem to masturbate over the mere chance to watch rubbish away from home.

Less TheLuker, more TheW*nk*r
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Surely you should have said less the lurker more the jerker...
 
What do people honestly expect after the absolute shit show of last season? For us to bounce straight back unbeaten? Get a ** grip.

Some absolute whoppers on here who over react to everything.

Go and do some research about amount of teams that go straight back up from our league to the Championship. Spoiler, it’s not many and under 40%.

The club has had a LOT of change this summer on the pitch, on the touch line and behind the scenes. It’ll click one day, maybe back end of this season, maybe next season who knows but some of the comments are absolutely embarrassing.
 
poolseasider said:
FFS we got beat away from home and the usual meltdowns after, it's almost as posters wait until a defeat.

Yet we win like Saturday and nothing is said.
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There is legitimate concern that the season is wasting away and we're falling too far behind.

We are making it incredibly difficult to catch the playoff pack, especially if results go aginst us from games in hand.

We require a big streak of wins which upto now we don't look capable of getting.

The goal is to bounce back and so far we now in no man's land. Its really poor woth the squad we have, shown by yhe face we have the best home record but are completely useless away.

It's very disappointing.
 
PR3BFC said:
What do people honestly expect after the absolute shit show of last season? For us to bounce straight back unbeaten? Get a ** grip.

Some absolute whoppers on here who over react to everything.

Go and do some research about amount of teams that go straight back up from our league to the Championship. Spoiler, it’s not many and under 40%.

The club has had a LOT of change this summer on the pitch, on the touch line and behind the scenes. It’ll click one day, maybe back end of this season, maybe next season who knows but some of the comments are absolutely embarrassing.
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Is anyone expecting unbeaten? Or to be beating a few poor sides with a fraction of our budget away and for us to be a good position in the promotion pack.

I don't think that's expecting too much.

Barnsley were an utter shit show in the championship when they went down. The season after they were in the playoff hunt and narrowly missed out, infact all those sides wo went down the season before us were in the hunt the next year.

We should be doing better away than we are.
 
JJpool said:
Is anyone expecting unbeaten? Or to be beating a few poor sides with a fraction of our budget away and for us to be a good position in the promotion pack.

I don't think that's expecting too much.

Barnsley were an utter shit show in the championship when they went down. The season after they were in the playoff hunt and narrowly missed out, infact all those sides wo went down the season before us were in the hunt the next year.

We should be doing better away than we are.
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Absolutely we could be doing better and some of the recent performances are incredibly frustrating.

However, there was a LOT of change after a dismal dismal season on and off the pitch this summer and I think some fans need to be a bit more realistic about their expectations.
 
PR3BFC said:
Absolutely we could be doing better and some of the recent performances are incredibly frustrating.

However, there was a LOT of change after a dismal dismal season on and off the pitch this summer and I think some fans need to be a bit more realistic about their expectations.
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The reality is bar the playoff pack and 1 or 2 more on their day it's a poor league.

Even the teams at the top we played weren't anything that special.

People don't want to be stuck in league 1.

We got a lucky break this year in that the teams coming down are usually up there the following season, Reading and Wigan were held back and had problems, meaning it was a great opportunity to be up there.

The home form has shown that quality we possess or can possess if managed right. Sadly away from home bar 1 or 2 results is a complete failure. Even just average form away would see us in the playoffs.

The worry is next season we lose maybe Portsmouth, Peterborough and Derby but gain Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday and QPR. Rotherham have bounced back before, QPR will want to bounce back and may spend to do so, Sheffield Wednesday are MASSIVE.

Also then we'll probably have Wigan and Reading without points deductions and in a better position to have a go, as well as the rest of the playoff pack who don't go up, plus any surprise packages.

Wrexham coming up and spending and possibly some bigger or better teams replacing the crap ones.

I think it'll be more difficult next season.

Critchley was brought back because he'd done it before, develops players and could hit the ground running faster than someone new. He never really did that amd we've fallen behind to a place where it needs a big run of wins to get in the playoff pack.

Very disappointing given the home form, we just needed to beat a few poor sides.
 
PR3BFC said:
What do people honestly expect after the absolute shit show of last season? For us to bounce straight back unbeaten? Get a ** grip.

Some absolute whoppers on here who over react to everything.

Go and do some research about amount of teams that go straight back up from our league to the Championship. Spoiler, it’s not many and under 40%.

The club has had a LOT of change this summer on the pitch, on the touch line and behind the scenes. It’ll click one day, maybe back end of this season, maybe next season who knows but some of the comments are absolutely embarrassing.
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The endless excuse mongers are the whoppers on here
 
JJpool said:
The reality is bar the playoff pack and 1 or 2 more on their day it's a poor league.

Even the teams at the top we played weren't anything that special.

People don't want to be stuck in league 1.

We got a lucky break this year in that the teams coming down are usually up there the following season, Reading and Wigan were held back and had problems, meaning it was a great opportunity to be up there.

The home form has shown that quality we possess or can possess if managed right. Sadly away from home bar 1 or 2 results is a complete failure. Even just average form away would see us in the playoffs.

The worry is next season we lose maybe Portsmouth, Peterborough and Derby but gain Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday and QPR. Rotherham have bounced back before, QPR will want to bounce back and may spend to do so, Sheffield Wednesday are MASSIVE.

Also then we'll probably have Wigan and Reading without points deductions and in a better position to have a go, as well as the rest of the playoff pack who don't go up, plus any surprise packages.

Wrexham coming up and spending and possibly some bigger or better teams replacing the crap ones.

I think it'll be more difficult next season.

Critchley was brought back because he'd done it before, develops players and could hit the ground running faster than someone new. He never really did that amd we've fallen behind to a place where it needs a big run of wins to get in the playoff pack.

Very disappointing given the home form, we just needed to beat a few poor sides.
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Can’t really argue anything you say and you make valid points.

I just don’t think Sadlers aims for this season, as nice as it would be, is promotion. Think that might be next seasons target, whether we agree that’s right or not is a different matter but I do think there is a huge over reaction.
 
Syseasider said:
My extended family are loyal pool fans
I’ve been supporting since 1959
Although we live near the south coast and it’s nearly a 600 mile round trip we still see plenty of matches and until recently had season tickets
We’ve lived with decades of under achievement but somehow that was bearable and consolidated our support
But now perhaps it’s to do with my age but I feel really let down:
Well paid players, manager and coaching staff underachieving and not learning from mistakes
Giving 4 year contracts to failing manager and poor players
Watching players struggling and wasting time trying to continually play the ball around the defence without skill, tempo or commitment
Our best 2 player’s likely as loaners to leave and our next 2 best strangely not playing or being picked
I also find it incredible that a player whose only positive is speed gets a 4 year contract
The Cambridge and Burton games were almost the last straw
Please make changes as if I am losing faith there will be many more like me………
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Get a grip
 
I think Sadlers aims are a quiet life and someone who can steady us in league one. Which is what he’s got. And is why we won’t be going up. And why there won’t be any pressure put on Coach Critchley to change anything whatsoever. And the louder the fans get in their critiques of Coach Critchley the more Sadders will dig his heels in and extend the event horizon for promotion still further into the future because he loves to win a scrap. After all we’ve had so much turbulence in the last couple of years he can spend years telling us how we are building long term without doing all that much to make it so.
 
PR3BFC said:
Can’t really argue anything you say and you make valid points.

I just don’t think Sadlers aims for this season, as nice as it would be, is promotion. Think that might be next seasons target, whether we agree that’s right or not is a different matter but I do think there is a huge over reaction.
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Well he said it was the aim and I think he'll have wanted it asap, hence going for NC to come in and hit the ground running given he'd done it before and knew a lot of the players.

The aim was very clear.

 
JJpool said:
Well he said it was the aim and I think he'll have wanted it asap, hence going for NC to come in and hit the ground running given he'd done it before and knew a lot of the players.

The aim was very clear.

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Ahh the infamous CheeseFest…will you pass the Baked Camembert please Neil, oh yes of course Simon… but just you wait until it gets to Christmas….I’ve ordered a few rounds of Minger for away days on the club coaches.
 
clappers said:
Ahh the infamous CheeseFest…will you pass the Baked Camembert please Neil, oh yes of course Simon… but just you wait until it gets to Christmas….I’ve ordered a few rounds of Minger for away days on the club coaches.
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Just worth revisiting given the aims are clearly stated.
 
hertfordseasider said:
I'm with fcblackpool on this, I think he needs an experienced coach/ex manager alongside him to challenge him and add a different view, it's getting a bit late for this season but that would be my number one signing if I was Simon Sadler. I think we have Critchley at least until the end of next season, whatever happens so he needs some experience alongside him.
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Agreed demote him to youth team coach and put Dobbie in charge
 
hertfordseasider said:
The thing is, he isn't going anywhere, it matters not what any of us think so we have to hope he will change things around a bit. We are fine at home but the opposite away from home. He may be disappointed with the players but he picks the side and they are playing his tactics and they clearly aren't working away from home. This January window could be pivotal, not because of who we bring in but who we lose.
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How does one explain the Portsmouth AWAY display with what followed ?
Teams in pants form, no Manager and time and time again away we get beat - we don’t even score or if we do, we still toss the points away

If the players and Manager don’t care, the fans won’t.
And whilst I agree there’s so much right and light years ahead of other Clubs in this Division, we are light years away from getting any higher than where we are.

I think our South Coast friend is closer to the truth than many on here will know
Something has to change like …… go out and batter them ! If we lose 4-0 I don’t mind, providing we’ve had a go and had 10 shots at their goal (on target)

We couldnt beat Fleetwood (2nd bottom), Cambridge, Wycombe, Exeter, now Burton and I suspect on Saturday the mighty Port Vale - all bottom half teams and some should be in the bottom 4.

The next month will determine everyone’s ambition - I hope it’s better than the last month, esp away from home

It is what it is - Moan Utd appear almost in crisis and I wish they were - money talks and unlike us they’ve got plenty extra to waste

It’s frustrating ….very
 
bill40 said:
We have an excellent squad with a lot of quality even without Rhodes, although I pray to God we keep him. The manager OTOH is disposable and we should do just that, times up.
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Bill, if we have an excellent squad I'm not seeing them turn up at away games, we've been piss poor for some time now.
 
Raging_Bull said:
Bill, if we have an excellent squad I'm not seeing them turn up at away games, we've been piss poor for some time now.
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Tbf we have the best home record for now, although when other teams have played the same number of games we'll likely be a little further off, but still very high up.

We've shown what we can do and beaten many sides comfortably, showing a higher level when at it.

We have some very good players for this level and are massively underperforming away due to multiple reasons, but we don't play the same away, with no swagger, we don't playe like at home, we don't look confident etc. It goes to predictable clueless football generally.
 
A bit rambley but some fair points without resorting to any unpleasantness about fellow supporters (Luker take note) but at the end of the day its supporters acting like supporters, it’s an emotional game and means a lot to so many all over the world so everything will be dissected with differing opinions.

I do have one thing to pick you up on though….. Micky Burns scoring with a header, are you sure? Must have hit him on the head without him knowing and gone in, he never won a header in his life! 😂
 
clappers said:
I think Sadlers aims are a quiet life and someone who can steady us in league one. Which is what he’s got. And is why we won’t be going up. And why there won’t be any pressure put on Coach Critchley to change anything whatsoever. And the louder the fans get in their critiques of Coach Critchley the more Sadders will dig his heels in and extend the event horizon for promotion still further into the future because he loves to win a scrap. After all we’ve had so much turbulence in the last couple of years he can spend years telling us how we are building long term without doing all that much to make it so.
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I think you’ve got this completely wrong clappers .

League 1 means substantial losses year in year out and a restless fan base not a quiet life.

SS will want promotion asap and is one of the main the reasons he brought back the man who did it for him last time.
 
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TangerineAde said:
Hardly! It’s more about being realistic and thankful for the really great days we end up having.
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so your idea of realistic is watching more bad performances than good in L1? That's mediocrity to me. The great days we end up having have to now be about the present and the future and we've done pretty much nothing but struggle and under achieve this season. So many performances have been nothing short of disgraceful for a team with supposedly having the aims of getting back to the Championship. Sadler said he wanted promotion and entertaining football. As it stands the first of those aims is getting further and further away and as for the second, well poor performances considerably outtnumber the good with very little entertainment on show.
 
AngelBFC said:
I think you’ve got this completely wrong clappers .

League 1 means substantial losses year in year out and a restless fan base not a quiet life.

SS will want promotion asap and is one of the main the reasons he brought back the man who did it for him last time.
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I hope you are right as if you are we should see a bit of pressure applied to Critchley to start delivering away from home.
 
20togo said:
so your idea of realistic is watching more bad performances than good in L1? That's mediocrity to me. The great days we end up having have to now be about the present and the future and we've done pretty much nothing but struggle and under achieve this season. So many performances have been nothing short of disgraceful for a team with supposedly having the aims of getting back to the Championship. Sadler said he wanted promotion and entertaining football. As it stands the first of those aims is getting further and further away and as for the second, well poor performances considerably outtnumber the good with very little entertainment on show.
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Like I’ve already said old son - Rome wasn’t built in a day. Clearly, you think it most probably was? Our time will come again - just be patient.
 
TangerineAde said:
Like I’ve already said old son - Rome wasn’t built in a day. Clearly, you think it most probably was? Our time will come again - just be patient.
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Critchley managed to get us promoted in his first season here. Yep, last season wasn't great but for me when he took over this time around we were in a better position than when he first took over. Dress it up however you want but this season to date has been vastly underwhelming both in terms of results and performances. To argue otherwise is foolish but I'll gladly list the bad results and bad performances if you want. Every team above us is in better form than us yet you seem to think there is some ray of light that suddenly thinks everything is about to change. Well I hope you're right and you can come back at me and say i told you so.
 
I’m forever the eternal optimist. Pompey, Bolton and Oxford, have all dropped points of late. Derby and Barnsley, clearly the more steadier at the moment. We’ll just have to wait and see what ensues in January. Hopefully, we’ll get to keep JR and if not, pray that there’ll be money in the pot to possibly bring others in? If I could find 1000 like-minded other fans, who would be prepared to part with/invest £1000 in the club - that would give us £1000,000 to play with. Granted, not a massive amount in this day and age, but enough to maybe kick start the New Year. After all, I don’t see why it should all be left up to SS to finance the club single-handedly. Us fans should also be prepared to put money where our mouths are. Well, at least some of us.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
If you class mentioning you calling anyone remotely positive a prick as sulking, then yep, sulking.
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You weren’t just being positive though were you? You were questioning in a not very nice way people who were rightly pissed off at another shit show at Burton…… carry on sulking mard arse 😘
 
Martonmosser said:
You weren’t just being positive though were you? You were questioning in a not very nice way people who were rightly pissed off at another shit show at Burton…… carry on sulking mard arse 😘
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'In a not very nice way', are you a primary school teacher?
 
Oh come on you two.....You know If we win the next game, somebody will instantly change their mind on Critchley.
I've seen less flipping than a afternoon show at the Tower Circus.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Not at being a 'leftie', although apparently you think it's a derogatory term.

What happened in the past, did some leftie do you wrong? You can tell us on here, it's a safe place, get it off your chest?
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Ha ha, there’s nothing I need to get off my chest thanks 😉
 
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