The best time for Evatt to join

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AClockworkTangerine

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If we are to appoint Evatt as our next manager, when would be the best time for him to join (from Evo's point of view)?
Now, with 14 games to get settled in, or at the end of the season (hopefully) with a promotion on his CV?
 
Let him finish the job at Barrow this season first. The decent thing to do.
He's still will be raw, so won't get the job anyway imo.
 
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I don't understand this nonsense about being 'ready'.
He played over 500 league games. Managing in the Conference isn't any different - you have to set up a team to win a game and build a squad within your means. League 1, Conference, Premier League, it's fundamentally the same.
 
RONJI said:
I don't understand this nonsense about being 'ready'.
He played over 500 league games. Managing in the Conference isn't any different - you have to set up a team to win a game and build a squad within your means. League 1, Conference, Premier League, it's fundamentally the same.
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Exactly and he is motivating and encouraging the team and playing a style that like ollie did and hes getting a team with much worse players to do it.

That should be a green light for his style and man management etc.

It's never this easy but seems he has the formula... apply it here and whoknows. Weve seen what it can do before and it's what we want to play like. Let's see it I say.

Hes new to management but hes been here before and knows us inside out.
 
Four points clear, game in hand, adored by the fans there - am hoping Dunn will be left in charge with an agreement with Evo that he comes in May.
 
Not sure we get to choose to put Evatt off for a few months here and there. We need a manager now. He supposedly wants the job now. He's in the running.

If we don't get him now, we might not get him. Same goes for Nathan Jones or whoever the right man is.
 
SuperTonyEllis said:
I would sort it for end ofthe season. Let him finish what he started at Barrow and earn that promtion to stamp on his CV
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Sounds very romantic but if we are considering what's best for Blackpool Football Club and we are of the opinion that Evatt is the man to take us forward then surely we have absolutely no interest in the possible consequences for Barrow ?
 
Grayth said:
Not sure we get to choose to put Evatt off for a few months here and there. We need a manager now. He supposedly wants the job now. He's in the running.

If we don't get him now, we might not get him. Same goes for Nathan Jones or whoever the right man is.
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I fon't think it is putting him off. He has a genuine chance to taste success and pur season is pretty much a write off. Maybe waiting til end of season is best for all concerned?

That said we do need a manager now and Nathan Jones in my first choice
 
SEASIDE2020 said:
Sounds very romantic but if we are considering what's best for Blackpool Football Club and we are of the opinion that Evatt is the man to take us forward then surely we have absolutely no interest in the possible consequences for Barrow ?
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I know but like I have just said our season us pretty much done imo. Maybe get a caretaker in til May? As Stated Jones is my first choice anyway. See how the board play it
 
If the board believe he's ready now, another 3 months, barring an almighty cock up which derails their promotion push, isn't likely to change their mind.

An agreement put in place to allow him to finish the season as a courtesy to Barrow whilst Dunn stays in charge here makes sense to me.

If they're going to adopt a wait and see policy on Evatt, then I agree he may not be available come the end of the season.

I would imagine if he's identified as being their man, then one way or another it'll be sorted so that he's to be our manager, whether it happens immediately or at the end of May.
 
I think Evo's too much of a risk in this stage of his managerial career. What we've seen in the Conference is his team get away with a swashbuckling style reminiscent of the Ollie days but that's the Conference with Conference level coaches who maybe haven't the tactics or players to counteract Barrow's play.

Take Evo from that and put him in L1, facing better resourced clubs with better players and coaches, playing how he did at Barrow and we may very well get found out pretty quickly. Coaches cottoned on to Ollie's tactics after playing us once and watching the same formula against every other team we came up against. And Ollie didn't have a plan B so who's to say Evo would be able to change tactics? We don't know so I think that's too much of a risk for SS to take.

My heart says yes to Evo, but head says no, not yet. Not til we've seen him successfully mix it up.
 
On The Rock said:
Coaches cottoned on to Ollie's tactics after playing us once and watching the same formula against every other team we came up against. And Ollie didn't have a plan B so who's to say Evo would be able to change tactics? We don't know so I think that's too much of a risk for SS to take.
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2 play off appearances and a promotion....
At what point did opposition coaches suss him out? 🤔
 
BlackpoolsFinest said:
2 play off appearances and a promotion....
At what point did opposition coaches suss him out? 🤔
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Get your point Finest and it's a fair one 😁. In fairness it was in the Prem that we got sussed and teams closed us down quickly, but you're right it served us well, though I think after our relegation we weren't quite so gung ho. Any road up that doesn't take anything away from the point I was trying to make that we don't know if Evo could come up with a plan B if needed and at a higher level than that of Conference
 
I don't think there is such a huge difference between conference and league 1 to be fair. If you put pressure on the ball some prem teams suffer never mind league 1. I think he would do just fine. Besides from what im aware of with Barrow the pressing is the cherry on the cake when you look at the more professional and modern standards and techniques he is using. Something we are very much in need of here.
 
Larryknows said:
I don't think there is such a huge difference between conference and league 1 to be fair. If you put pressure on the ball some prem teams suffer never mind league 1. I think he would do just fine. Besides from what im aware of with Barrow the pressing is the cherry on the cake when you look at the more professional and modern standards and techniques he is using. Something we are very much in need of here.
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Mmmm. Let's put it this way, if Evo got the job (which I'm sure he wouldn't actually take up until the end of the season) I'd give him my 100% support and love to see him back in a role at BFC, AND enjoy the attacking football he'd no doubt bring. I'd just always have this concern that he hasn't the experience to fix things when all's not rosy. Let's face it, none of us has a crystal ball and it's all supposition based on personal bias but I'd rather he made his mistakes at someone else's club
 
BlackpoolsFinest said:
If the board believe he's ready now, another 3 months, barring an almighty cock up which derails their promotion push, isn't likely to change their mind.

An agreement put in place to allow him to finish the season as a courtesy to Barrow whilst Dunn stays in charge here makes sense to me.

If they're going to adopt a wait and see policy on Evatt, then I agree he may not be available come the end of the season.

I would imagine if he's identified as being their man, then one way or another it'll be sorted so that he's to be our manager, whether it happens immediately or at the end of May.
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Bpoolsfinest, agree. I'm sure that Evo would like to win his league. Better still if he's allowed to stay until the end of season and start from scratch at this seasons end. Have the summer to sort himself etc out.
 
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