When will announcement be made ???

This is the biggest decision of the summer for the club, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it takes another week or so.

Not much will happen over the next 3 weeks so there is still plenty of time - I’m just glad there appears to be a lot of thought going into it!
 
TangerineTom said:
This is the biggest decision of the summer for the club, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it takes another week or so.

Not much will happen over the next 3 weeks so there is still plenty of time - I’m just glad there appears to be a lot of thought going into it!
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Apart from the retained list which is pretty important
 
voyeur said:
Except that Badlan and Mansford have gone. So how do we choose someone? No sporting director and no CEO. We've got a hedge fund manager, a finance bloke and a revenue bloke. I cant see where the expertise is. It's an expensive mistake if you get it wrong, as Sadler must now know.
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Simonized said:
Everyone bar one has gone though since then who would be involved in that decision.
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Surely, they will have done all the groundwork and now SS is not starting from scratch again.
 
Simonized said:
Everyone bar one has gone though since then who would be involved in that decision.
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So what will happen then now?

We need a decision but can't have one until the new Sporting Director comes in? Who also doesn't know anything about us.

Seemingly, the only person who can really assess the squad is Dobbie. Unless Donnelly is involved or some other random combination?

But what if it's Dobbie, he assesses it and if he isn't appointed, he's basically judged who's here for the next manager.

It's all guesswork as we don't know who's deciding what, but we should have been making a decision as soon as the season finished. Let's hope this doesn't drag on and become farcical.
 
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JJpool said:
So what will happen then now?

We need a decision buy cant have one until the new Sporting Director comes in? Who also doesn't know anything about us.

Seemingly, the only person who can really assess it is Dobbie. Unless Donnelly is involved or some other random combination?

But what if it's Dobbie, he assesses it and if he isn't appointed, he's basically judged who's here for the next manager.

It's all guesswork as we don't know who's deciding what, but we should have been making a decisions as soon as the season finished. Let's hope this doesn't drag on and become farcical.
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Decision should have been made weeks ago and Dobbie should be the fly in the ointment that serves to confuse.
 
Loftyboy said:
Personally hope its before weekend so we can see some structure and stability going forward.
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I'd think it would be this week. Everything hinges on the head coach appointment including release and retention on contracts before we even think about the new player recruitment.
 
Wizaard said:
I'd think it would be this week. Everything hinges on the head coach appointment including release and retention on contracts before we even think about the new player recruitment.
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That's the point, no sporting director yet, when will he arrive? If from sheff we'd does he go soon or after the playoffs?

If he's not involved in the decision them who is, Mansford?

Dobbie seems best placed to know about the squad release and retain lists. But is he going to be manager or help decide for a manager who knows nothing about the squad?

A lot of unknowns ATM.
 
Davepick said:
For the Musicals fans, That's 'Eliza Doolittle Day'.
'Next week om the 20th of May I proclaim Eliza Doolittle Day'.
Just threw that in for a laugh. 😜
One of the best musicals ever.
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MrsDP will never forgive me.
20th May is also our 51st Wedding anniversary. 😉
Where did it all go??
A second marriage for both of us.
 
I suppose it's a bit like the chicken and the egg and which will come first.
As others have said the released list needs to be in by next Saturday and I'd like to think a new manager will have the final look over that before any decisions are made. I'd like to think we'll know more by the end of the week.
 
It could be that all appointments have been made already. If the sporting director is the guy from Massive, it could be that his appointment won’t be announced until their Play Off fate is known. Then, all announcements will follow together. Darren Moore was non committal when grilled about it, understandably he doesn’t want any distractions before their Play Offs.
 
Not going to be Bowyer according to The Gazette:

@matt_scrafton

Understand there's no truth to reports suggesting Gary Bowyer is about to be appointed Blackpool's new head coach. I gather there's not even been any contact and he's not being considered for the role.
 
If the retained list is announced next Saturday, you'd like to think whoever gets the job will have more than a week to help decide who he wants.
I fear the longer it goes on the less likely it is that it is Dobbie!
 
If the club are cautious this time, then rightly so. We need to be patient.

I’m slightly torn. I love Dobbie but they are big shoes to fill, having just gone down to a very tough League.

Perhaps it’s a case of young and hungry vs Tough & Experienced.
 
I’m beginning to think we’re dithering again, although as I said on another thread I think they may have already made all of the appointments and they’re just waiting for Sheffield Wednesday’s fate to be determined before making the announcements - so as not to rock their boat.
 
voyeur said:
Didn't Dobbie sayt the club was waiting for a sporting director to be announced?

www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Stephen Dobbie provides an insight on what must happen before Blackpool appoint a new head coach

Stephen Dobbie is not expecting Blackpool to appoint a new head coach until a sporting director is in place.
www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk
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I'm not sure announced is the right word. If someone has agreed to the gig which we are led to believe is the case, then it doesn't need announcing in public as such, just as long as the key players are aware.
 
TommyHutch said:
I’m beginning to think we’re dithering again, although as I said on another thread I think they may have already made all of the appointments and they’re just waiting for Sheffield Wednesday’s fate to be determined before making the announcements - so as not to rock their boat.
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This all hinges it appears to me on the sporting director appointment - it appears he is working his notice (a month I guess) so we can’t announce him until the day he journalism is. You would imagine he will then have input on the final decision when hopefully the decision follows shortly after. Decision by early next week I hope particularly as we have to publish our release/retained list which again you image the be SD will have input on
 
fcblackpool said:
I'm not sure announced is the right word. If someone has agreed to the gig which we are led to believe is the case, then it doesn't need announcing in public as such, just as long as the key players are aware.
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Dobbie also said he hadn't yet been spoken to but would this week. Article dated 10/5...

Despite the sporting director vacancy, it’s understood interviews for a new boss have already taken place with a number of applicants. Dobbie has yet to hold talks with the club’s hierarchy but now the season has concluded, he expects those conversations to be forthcoming this week.

"“We’ll have a nice couple of days and then we’ll see where the conversations go.

“The sporting director needs to be put in place and obviously Ben (Mansford) has left as well, so there’s some movement there as well. I’ll just enjoy tonight, watch the development squad on Tuesday and then we’ll see what comes this week.”

Dobbie added: “There’s obviously a lot of turnover at the club upstairs and in the dressing room, so the next couple of days I’m sure it will become a little bit clearer. Over the coming weeks I’m sure we’ll get back to where we need to, to get ready for pre-season.”

“Since I’ve come in, it’s all been about the next game. Even with people saying there was nothing on this final game, there was for me. I’m sure over the next few days there will be conversations and we’ll see where we get to.”
 
voyeur said:
Dobbie also said he hadn't yet been spoken to but would this week. Article dated 10/5...

Despite the sporting director vacancy, it’s understood interviews for a new boss have already taken place with a number of applicants. Dobbie has yet to hold talks with the club’s hierarchy but now the season has concluded, he expects those conversations to be forthcoming this week.

"“We’ll have a nice couple of days and then we’ll see where the conversations go.

“The sporting director needs to be put in place and obviously Ben (Mansford) has left as well, so there’s some movement there as well. I’ll just enjoy tonight, watch the development squad on Tuesday and then we’ll see what comes this week.”

Dobbie added: “There’s obviously a lot of turnover at the club upstairs and in the dressing room, so the next couple of days I’m sure it will become a little bit clearer. Over the coming weeks I’m sure we’ll get back to where we need to, to get ready for pre-season.”

“Since I’ve come in, it’s all been about the next game. Even with people saying there was nothing on this final game, there was for me. I’m sure over the next few days there will be conversations and we’ll see where we get to.”
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The article might have been from that time frame but those quotes were from the game on Monday
 
if interviews have taken place with others, but not Dobbie that’s really really poor and a bit disrespectful of the job he did when so called better options delivered disastrous results and performances out of the same squad. I hope it’s just paper talk.
 
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