Dobbie

Tangerine Tractor

Tangerine Tractor

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Just a brief word on Dobbie. He has a huge future in coaching/management. Whether it's too early for him now is impossible to say. But working under/alongside an experienced manager may be a good solution.
I have spoken to Stephen a few times. He loves Blackpool. He loves the area. He "gets" the club. He moved to Lytham with his family during his time here as a player, and never left. He's settled locally.
When coming to the end of his playing career, he took his coaching badges, and did some coaching in Scotland. Then he was offered the chance to coach the youth team at AFC Fylde as well as keeping playing a little - a no brainer for him, given the circumstances. He was successful coaching there, and moved on to Blackpool to eventually take on the Development Squad. He's been successful at every level he's coached at, and is progressing to a higher standard almost every season. Arguably, he's successfully coaching now at a higher level (level, not standard) than Critchley was when we approached him.
As well as being a good coach and a player used to success, he's genuinely a nice bloke as well, and whatever happens going forward, I really hope Blackpool FC make sure he stays within the club for a long time.
 
Tangerine Tractor said:
Just a brief word on Dobbie. He has a huge future in coaching/management. Whether it's too early for him now is impossible to say. But working under/alongside an experienced manager may be a good solution.
I have spoken to Stephen a few times. He loves Blackpool. He loves the area. He "gets" the club. He moved to Lytham with his family during his time here as a player, and never left. He's settled locally.
When coming to the end of his playing career, he took his coaching badges, and did some coaching in Scotland. Then he was offered the chance to coach the youth team at AFC Fylde as well as keeping playing a little - a no brainer for him, given the circumstances. He was successful coaching there, and moved on to Blackpool to eventually take on the Development Squad. He's been successful at every level he's coached at, and is progressing to a higher standard almost every season. Arguably, he's successfully coaching now at a higher level (level, not standard) than Critchley was when we approached him.
As well as being a good coach and a player used to success, he's genuinely a nice bloke as well, and whatever happens going forward, I really hope Blackpool FC make sure he stays within the club for a long time.
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He's a talent no doubt, knows the game, loves us, knows the club and players.

He's passionate, commanding, likeable.

Fans would love him, would get the place bouncing.

With an experienced number 2 or maybe like you say, involved in some way.

People love to overcomplicate the game, yet people like Wayne Rooney, often called thick, can step up with a good assistant and do good things.

It's about motivation and getting the most out of players.

Yes experience but when you've played the game your whole life and in some perfectly balanced teams, like the 2010 side, you know the game, plus with that experienced assistant, I can see great things.

Ideally you'd want him in a summer and given time to implement his style, but managers jobs don't always come around when you want them to.

He does know the club and players already so that might reduce some getting to know them time another manager might face.

But it's probably not going to be him anyway.
 
SD did a tremendous job with Fylde's youngsters and seems to be doing equally well at BFC. I can't see any way he will be taking the head coach job yet but I hope he's allowed to develop at Bloomers and not ejected by the new manager.
 
Tangerine Tractor said:
Just a brief word on Dobbie. He has a huge future in coaching/management. Whether it's too early for him now is impossible to say. But working under/alongside an experienced manager may be a good solution.
I have spoken to Stephen a few times. He loves Blackpool. He loves the area. He "gets" the club. He moved to Lytham with his family during his time here as a player, and never left. He's settled locally.
When coming to the end of his playing career, he took his coaching badges, and did some coaching in Scotland. Then he was offered the chance to coach the youth team at AFC Fylde as well as keeping playing a little - a no brainer for him, given the circumstances. He was successful coaching there, and moved on to Blackpool to eventually take on the Development Squad. He's been successful at every level he's coached at, and is progressing to a higher standard almost every season. Arguably, he's successfully coaching now at a higher level (level, not standard) than Critchley was when we approached him.
As well as being a good coach and a player used to success, he's genuinely a nice bloke as well, and whatever happens going forward, I really hope Blackpool FC make sure he stays within the club for a long time.
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I'm surprised he's not on loan as a coach. That's how we know him as a footballer😉
 
hills98 said:
Can any player in history claim to be so loved at a club where he was never registered as one of our players!;) Love him though, hope he makes it to the top job with us one day. Not sure that day is now.
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He was here far more than most who signed perm deals. Ultimately it matter little, he did great for us and is loved and liked by many.
 
ParkerAteMyKebab said:
.. and who knows if maybe that's what they are thinking but why damage him now but throwing him this tough challenge?
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Think if he was assistant till summer, whatever happened people would generally support him and not blame him for where we are as a start point.
Sadler has always, wanted to bring our own players, through and it would be a massive shot in the arm for all development players. If he were to be deemed not ready in summer I would hope we insist whoever comes in Dobs is his no2, cos convinced he will make it
 
tommytwojags said:
SD did a tremendous job with Fylde's youngsters and seems to be doing equally well at BFC. I can't see any way he will be taking the head coach job yet but I hope he's allowed to develop at Bloomers and not ejected by the new manager.
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At Blackpool the Development staff don't work to the first team coach. They work to Ciaran Donnelly.
 
JJpool said:
He was here far more than most who signed perm deals. Ultimately it matter little, he did great for us and is loved and liked by many.
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Technically four loan spells, albeit at the end of one season and the start of another which would have probably counted as one loan?
 
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