Lytham_fy8
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I do find it odd that Calderwood is apparently looking after the defence but escapes any criticism when we concede silly late goals?
I think there's a very short answer to that. The squad is complete when the transfer window closes and you send that e-mail to the EFL telling them who's in it.Its got nothing to do with gelling
Another avftt myth that will go down in folklore I'm afraid
Half the players who play now didn't start the season and several players who did start the season are nowhere near the first team or have left the club
Its quite simple to me
We were allowed to bring in better players once the season started
Fcuk all to do with gelling...
ObviouslyI think there's a very short answer to that. The squad is complete when the transfer window closes and you send that e-mail to the EFL telling them who's in it.
That's when the budget, which was fixed by the wage cap then, is generally spent.
There was no more to add.
You get another go at it in January.
I'd be interested to see your list of clubs who's got every signing spot on.
I'll give you mine:
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Obviously
However starting the season with only one recognised centre half and no defensive midfielder is extremely naive
Moaning that is subsequently claimed to be constructive criticism that is invariably anything butWhat is an anti critcher if 'being critical of his intransigence' isn't?
This was a few games in his first job with an entirely new set of players.
Those of us who stick up for at the time didn't criticise Calderwood or anybody else. We supported the whole set up. The owner, his choices of personnel, all the personnel. We said it would come good. It did. While others basically moaned and criticised and in many cases said get rid. The match thread today was the usual 'moan moan moan moan moan moan moan GOAL! What a strike!'
There's a whole mentality. A really shit one. It never budges. It's ingrained in some people. Moan and complain unless we win. 12 games unbeaten but still moaning and criticising until we are in front.
Another AVFTT myth. Critch has probably had to work with the smallest budget of all recent managers. I've not looked back at the accounts recently so you can dispute my comment by doing so but I pretty sure the wage bill was running somewhere between £3.5 to £4.5m. Critch had to work with about £2.2m and 22 players. On top of that he inherited the highest earners, Madine, Nuttall and Hardie, I believe.Mocking?
I certainly wasn't mocking
Losing so many games with inept performances and poor tactics certainly were not laughing matters
I didn't want Critchley as manager that isn't a secret and who knows if we had of gone for a more experienced manager where we would be now
You can't get away from the fact that Critchley has had more investment and support from the board than probably any other manager in our history
You can't get away from the fact that Critchley has had more investment and support from the board than probably any other manager in our historyMocking?
I certainly wasn't mocking
Losing so many games with inept performances and poor tactics certainly were not laughing matters
I didn't want Critchley as manager that isn't a secret and who knows if we had of gone for a more experienced manager where we would be now
You can't get away from the fact that Critchley has had more investment and support from the board than probably any other manager in our history
That's bollocks though with no facts to back up, off the top of my head Allardyce spent a lot more and I would imagine Grayson did second time around.Mocking?
I certainly wasn't mocking
Losing so many games with inept performances and poor tactics certainly were not laughing matters
I didn't want Critchley as manager that isn't a secret and who knows if we had of gone for a more experienced manager where we would be now
You can't get away from the fact that Critchley has had more investment and support from the board than probably any other manager in our history
But not actually true.You can't get away from the fact that Critchley has had more investment and support from the board than probably any other manager in our history
Not hard really Phil when you look at our past owners.