In truth this terrible start to the season is due to both the manager and owner, but mainly the owner. He appointed Appleton, with very limited experience at these levels, off the back of 2 decent stints in Lg1. I'd hope that the connection to Mansford had nothing to do with it but it's hard to see how he got the job otherwise.
The defence is considerably worse than last season, shipping goals left, right and centre. How many times already this season have we let in 3?! The midfield is lightweight (still) and over 40 odd games will be found wanting all too often in this league. Aside from Jerry's purple patch, which came to a grinding halt last night, the forward line is weak. Now this can all be thrown at the door of the recruitment process and you'd be hard pressed to find any Blackpool fan consider it a success. Is that the only reason?
We are hamstrung by the small budget, but thats nothing new. The new over cautious approach to signings only serves to make the small budget go less far, the lad from Accy is testament to this. We've had teams built under far more restrictive constraints and managed to gain promotion to the PL.
The mistakes made by the powers that be on the football side of the club (the only bit that matters to the fan) have caused the current slump. Poor managerial appointment, poor recruitment policy, failing to invest adequately made only worse by selling our 2 best performers for them not to be replaced. Sadler will learn i'm sure but without an injection of quality in January and a new experienced manager at this level before, then this club, that should be on the crest of a wave will be heading right back where it came from a couple of years ago.
The defence is considerably worse than last season, shipping goals left, right and centre. How many times already this season have we let in 3?! The midfield is lightweight (still) and over 40 odd games will be found wanting all too often in this league. Aside from Jerry's purple patch, which came to a grinding halt last night, the forward line is weak. Now this can all be thrown at the door of the recruitment process and you'd be hard pressed to find any Blackpool fan consider it a success. Is that the only reason?
We are hamstrung by the small budget, but thats nothing new. The new over cautious approach to signings only serves to make the small budget go less far, the lad from Accy is testament to this. We've had teams built under far more restrictive constraints and managed to gain promotion to the PL.
The mistakes made by the powers that be on the football side of the club (the only bit that matters to the fan) have caused the current slump. Poor managerial appointment, poor recruitment policy, failing to invest adequately made only worse by selling our 2 best performers for them not to be replaced. Sadler will learn i'm sure but without an injection of quality in January and a new experienced manager at this level before, then this club, that should be on the crest of a wave will be heading right back where it came from a couple of years ago.