WIZARD OF TANGERINE
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Sadly he will be going nowhere . We were pushing for the play offs and we got to the semi finals of a cup . We could lose every game till the end of the season[and might] ,but we are stuck with him
Come on guys - this is a football board - lets try and be civil to each other. No need for personal commentsSo you're looking forward to my death?
Yeah I know, try telling this bellend.Come on guys - this is a football board - lets try and be civil to each other. No need for personal comments
Your disappearance from here, the other is of no interest to me whatsoever.So you're looking forward to my death?
I dislike the guy intensely but I shall take on board what you've said.Come on guys - this is a football board - lets try and be civil to each other. No need for personal comments
This is absolutely the nub of the matter.Sadler isn't perfect we have all seen the good he has done but could he do better? Of course he can, I will not sit on my hands and not have a say because a load of old buffers think we should be grateful!! There is nothing wrong with wanting better
That's one of the best posts I've ever read on here.So your football club is a product?
Move on to Burnley maybe as they're a superior brand right now?
There have been far more poor performances than good ones. Considerably more. I think you understate or don't recognise that.Compared to a lot of stuff I have watched over the years am I alone in thinking it's actually okay most of the time? We score plenty of goals and it's actually exciting at times. Some games are shit but that is football, it has always been like that. The quality of the players is better these days and the game is a lot faster.
We lack consistency that's all. Critchley is doing okay but there have been some poor performances at times. However he has at least til Xmas if not beyond. If you are a fan of the club you should get behind the team and manager. We still have a chance of making the playoffs FFS yet some are talking about boycotts and throwing the towel in. Support your team, that's what it is about. Some on here should support Man City, but they still would find something to moan about.
You're not Radster are you? There is a whiff of him in your posting style?I dislike the guy intensely but I shall take on board what you've said.
I've been intensely disliked by better people than you, you ** wanker.I dislike the guy intensely but I shall take on board what you've said.
It's been very poor at times, I agree. Even when it is is poor I prefer the way we play to say Appleton.There have been far more poor performances than good ones. Considerably more. I think you understate or don't recognise that.
See yaIf that's the case I and many others wont be
Showing your true colours. What an obnoxious guy you are, still I suppose your family like you if nobody else does.I've been intensely disliked by better people than you, you ** wanker.
I care not what you think so find somebody who is interested in your opinion.You're not Radster are you? There is a whiff of him in your posting style?
Some of your posts have been disgusting you should be ashamed of them, as for Lytham, I have been chewing the fat with him on here for years and we generally agree on most things, but not on everything, particularly at the moment but you will never see us behaving like you have and never will, we all let ourselves down on here sometimes but you have gone way over the mark and Lyth, surprisingly has bitten.
That describes Critchley to a tee, glad you have recognised it!Appleton - Critchley far, far better - boring, negative football and no personality
Who's showing true colours? I was utterly oblivious to your presence before you stuck your zimmer frame in for no reason.Showing your true colours. What an obnoxious guy you are, still I suppose your family like you if nobody else does.
I would like Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp.That describes Critchley to a tee, glad you have recognised it!
I would prefer someone else than all the ones you listed, including Critchley. In fact Sadller should never have employed 4 of them and that includes Critchley this time round.
I am a big man and don't need the support of anyone nor your zimmer.Who's showing true colours? I was utterly oblivious to your presence before you stuck your zimmer frame in for no reason.
Do you act like this in real life big man?
He is, but that is a very very very low bar, don't give me the Clop. Pep (I can't spell Guardiola) nonsense. We could have had Evatt, Rosenior, Edwards and Wellens but we went for the 4 we did, that to me is a true sign of concern.I would like Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp.
But we have to be realistic about who we could attract. Critchley is better than most of the alternatives, as you can see from the list.
yes agree with a lot of that but i will say what i said to another poster who made a similar sort of comment. All bar i think two of tuesday nights squad were Critchley signings. So no, i don't really buy into the statement he's doing what he can with our squad. They are his players, his signings. He should be doing so much better than what he is doing both results and performance wise. He talks of possession football but eally that's a bit of a myth. This so called possession football is pretty much restricted to playing square passes back and forth along the back line and then more often than not ends up with a long hoofball from one them up the field. it's predictable, slow and laboured and painful to watch. His failure to adapt and make any changes until at least an hour has gone shows he has no plan B and how limited his current thought process is to adapt to whats happening before his very eyes. Let's face it we were getting battered on tuesday and he did nothing about it until 62 minutes. Why so long? And it's pretty much the same in most other games too. In my view maybe he's just about still got the majority of fans onside but many are starting to turn against him and these continued poor performances and results then it won't be a trickle turning on him but a river. He needs to learn and adapt fast because what is happening on social media will start to happen in a much more vitriolic way inside the ground. and then he's got real problems. As will Sadler have too.It's been very poor at times, I agree. Even when it is is poor I prefer the way we play to say Appleton.
At times it's been excellent as well and very exciting. We currently lack consistency and the injury to Rhodes is a big loss. Losing Dougal has also impacted negatively in recent weeks.
However let's look at what we have had previously in recent years;
McPhillips - Critchley a better coach undoubtedly
Grayson - was out of ideas in his second spell, seemingly dubious transfer dealings (Nuttall), Critchley is a better bet
Appleton - Critchley far, far better - boring, negative football and no personality
McCarthy - I am amazed this guy ever achieved anything at all given the madness in his time at Blackpool - he seemed to know very little
Dobbie - did OK under the circumstances, little or no pressure on him at the time
In short, I would prefer Critchley to all of the above.
There is no magic wand to wave, he's doing what he can with our squad.
We should back him.
We've only got your word on that though haven't we?I am a big man and don't need the support of anyone nor your zimmer.
I was thinking that when I read the original post.That describes Critchley to a tee, glad you have recognised it!
I would prefer someone else than all the ones you listed, including Critchley. In fact Sadller should never have employed 4 of them and that includes Critchley this time round.
Thank goodness for that, Id thought you'd mellowedI've been intensely disliked by better people than you, you ** wanker.
I agree with a lot of that, but presumably he has a game plan in his mind. No doubt we are better now than we were in August.yes agree with a lot of that but i will say what i said to another poster who made a similar sort of comment. All bar i think two of tuesday nights squad were Critchley signings. So no, i don't really buy into the statement he's doing what he can with our squad. They are his players, his signings. He should be doing so much better than what he is doing both results and performance wise. He talks of possession football but eally that's a bit of a myth. This so called possession football is pretty much restricted to playing square passes back and forth along the back line and then more often than not ends up with a long hoofball from one them up the field. it's predictable, slow and laboured and painful to watch. His failure to adapt and make any changes until at least an hour has gone shows he has no plan B and how limited his current thought process is to adapt to whats happening before his very eyes. Let's face it we were getting battered on tuesday and he did nothing about it until 62 minutes. Why so long? And it's pretty much the same in most other games too. In my view maybe he's just about still got the majority of fans onside but many are starting to turn against him and these continued poor performances and results then it won't be a trickle turning on him but a river. He needs to learn and adapt fast because what is happening on social media will start to happen in a much more vitriolic way inside the ground. and then he's got real problems. As will Sadler have too.
And I think that is what will happen and I agree that we need some personalities and leaders in the dressing room, he had several of those first time round and I can't think of anyone now apart from maybe O'Donnell and Hubby.I agree with a lot of that, but presumably he has a game plan in his mind. No doubt we are better now than we were in August.
However, Critchley is capable of better as we saw in his first spell.
Managers who are given a fair chance are much more likely to succeed in the long term. It is madness to think that we should replace the manager every time we have a bad spell. We are doing OK, there have been a few highs this season and we are still in the race. If we fail we fail and we then plan for next season. If after two seasons it isn't working then maybe we should press the eject button but not now.
A problem that we have I think is a lack of leadership on the field. We lack big personalities who will drive the other players forward when it gets tough.
He also had Colin Calderwood and I think an experienced assistant has been sadly lacking this season.I agree with a lot of that, but presumably he has a game plan in his mind. No doubt we are better now than we were in August.
However, Critchley is capable of better as we saw in his first spell.
Managers who are given a fair chance are much more likely to succeed in the long term. It is madness to think that we should replace the manager every time we have a bad spell. We are doing OK, there have been a few highs this season and we are still in the race. If we fail we fail and we then plan for next season. If after two seasons it isn't working then maybe we should press the eject button but not now.
A problem that we have I think is a lack of leadership on the field. We lack big personalities who will drive the other players forward when it gets tough.
I didn't see the game on Tuesday, it sounds very poor. Peterborough are a very good team, IMO the best I have seen us play this season - I am generally watching online these days through TTV.yes agree with a lot of that but i will say what i said to another poster who made a similar sort of comment. All bar i think two of tuesday nights squad were Critchley signings. So no, i don't really buy into the statement he's doing what he can with our squad. They are his players, his signings. He should be doing so much better than what he is doing both results and performance wise. He talks of possession football but eally that's a bit of a myth. This so called possession football is pretty much restricted to playing square passes back and forth along the back line and then more often than not ends up with a long hoofball from one them up the field. it's predictable, slow and laboured and painful to watch. His failure to adapt and make any changes until at least an hour has gone shows he has no plan B and how limited his current thought process is to adapt to whats happening before his very eyes. Let's face it we were getting battered on tuesday and he did nothing about it until 62 minutes. Why so long? And it's pretty much the same in most other games too. In my view maybe he's just about still got the majority of fans onside but many are starting to turn against him and these continued poor performances and results then it won't be a trickle turning on him but a river. He needs to learn and adapt fast because what is happening on social media will start to happen in a much more vitriolic way inside the ground. and then he's got real problems. As will Sadler have too.
sorry to be repeating myself but i issued a stat recently. Before last saturday we'd played 32 league games.I agree with a lot of that, but presumably he has a game plan in his mind. No doubt we are better now than we were in August.
However, Critchley is capable of better as we saw in his first spell.
Managers who are given a fair chance are much more likely to succeed in the long term. It is madness to think that we should replace the manager every time we have a bad spell. We are doing OK, there have been a few highs this season and we are still in the race. If we fail we fail and we then plan for next season. If after two seasons it isn't working then maybe we should press the eject button but not now.
A problem that we have I think is a lack of leadership on the field. We lack big personalities who will drive the other players forward when it gets tough.
I said some time ago, we are a 1.5 points a game side which would give us 69 points at the end of the season and I think that is where we all end up, it's all a bit meh like everything about the club at the moment.sorry to be repeating myself but i issued a stat recently. Before last saturday we'd played 32 league games.
In games 1-8 we got 12 pts.
In games 9-16 we got 12 pts
In games 17-24 we got 12 pts.
In games 25-32 we got 11pts.
That pretty much tells me that no, we are not better off than we were in august. That's based on actual results. Now if you want to relate it to better off performance wise then i'll say that in the last lot of those 8 games, it included Cheltenham, Stevenage and Port Vale where the performances were as abject and much worse than anything we saw earlier in the season. So sorry, i don't buy into this we are better now than we were. Far from it.
Yep, that's me being negative at the moment but i've backed it up with facts. And as i said earlier plenty of other fans are starting to feel the same. There's a whole lack of positivity about anything BFC at the moment.
Blimey I've not done this thread and it seems everyone's kicking bells out of each other.You’re all twats……
It’s like School British BulldogsBlimey I've not done this thread and it seems everyone's kicking bells out of each other.
What more do you need. I do as I please and say what I want. Experience and success in life allows me complete freedom. UTMP...but Critchley Out!We've only got your word on that though haven't we?
Looking at games I’d be a bit reticent backing this manager in the transfer market. Has he got the best from the players he does have? I’d say a resounding no and I also see no improvement in players and feel he’s reduced the value of players like Lyons.
His job is still to get the best from what he’s got and he should have veto power.With all these people working on computers how much say does he actually have, I have no idea, in the old days the manager did the searching with the aid of scouts but now I'm not so sure
You can’t say what you want, that's not how it works tough guy...What more do you need. I do as I please and say what I want. Experience and success in life allows me complete freedom. UTMP...but Critchley Out!
Grow up the pair of you please, pretty please.......You can’t say what you want, that's not how it works tough guy...
If anything we are deteriorating performance wise. Which has to be a big worry.sorry to be repeating myself but i issued a stat recently. Before last saturday we'd played 32 league games.
In games 1-8 we got 12 pts.
In games 9-16 we got 12 pts
In games 17-24 we got 12 pts.
In games 25-32 we got 11pts.
That pretty much tells me that no, we are not better off than we were in august. That's based on actual results. Now if you want to relate it to better off performance wise then i'll say that in the last lot of those 8 games, it included Cheltenham, Stevenage and Port Vale where the performances were as abject and much worse than anything we saw earlier in the season. So sorry, i don't buy into this we are better now than we were. Far from it.
Yep, that's me being negative at the moment but i've backed it up with facts. And as i said earlier plenty of other fans are starting to feel the same. There's a whole lack of positivity about anything BFC at the moment.
sorry to be repeating myself but i issued a stat recently. Before last saturday we'd played 32 league games.
In games 1-8 we got 12 pts.
In games 9-16 we got 12 pts
In games 17-24 we got 12 pts.
In games 25-32 we got 11pts.
That pretty much tells me that no, we are not better off than we were in august. That's based on actual results. Now if you want to relate it to better off performance wise then i'll say that in the last lot of those 8 games, it included Cheltenham, Stevenage and Port Vale where the performances were as abject and much worse than anything we saw earlier in the season. So sorry, i don't buy into this we are better now than we were. Far from it.
Yep, that's me being negative at the moment but i've backed it up with facts. And as i said earlier plenty of other fans are starting to feel the same. There's a whole lack of positivity about anything BFC at the moment.
Yeah. There's no reason he should resign. For all we know, the club has told him it's a rebuilding period where the aim is to get as high as possible in the league (without any hint of relegation obviously) and to bed in some new players that form the spine of the team in the next couple of seasons. Problem with that scenario for supporters is it's boring and uninspiring. Which is how NC comes across these days.He won’t resign. Who would. Has bills to pay and he needs to turn it round for his own future.
I suspect that’s very close to the truth.Yeah. There's no reason he should resign. For all we know, the club has told him it's a rebuilding period where the aim is to get as high as possible in the league (without any hint of relegation obviously) and to bed in some new players that form the spine of the team in the next couple of seasons. Problem with that scenario for supporters is it's boring and uninspiring. Which is how NC comes across these days.
It's how I work. If you don't like it then use the 'ignore'.You can’t say what you want, that's not how it works tough guy...
i thought that the interview with both critchley and Sadler at the start of the season it came across that Sadler had a bit more ambition than just a rebuilding job.Yeah. There's no reason he should resign. For all we know, the club has told him it's a rebuilding period where the aim is to get as high as possible in the league (without any hint of relegation obviously) and to bed in some new players that form the spine of the team in the next couple of seasons. Problem with that scenario for supporters is it's boring and uninspiring. Which is how NC comes across these days.
I'm trying....and yes very trying I know.Grow up the pair of you please, pretty please.......