22A Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Neil Critchley and his Assistant are no longer employees of Blackpool FC following two defeats so far this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Thought someone had died. Sacking someone so early seems mad, but not being dead at least he has a chance of another job. 1 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudyThatchers Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Red Skin said: Thought someone had died. Sacking someone so early seems mad, but not being dead at least he has a chance of another job. Well at 4.30 last Saturday there were a few on here demanding a certain manager to be sacked! Edited August 21 by CloudyThatchers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) It's definitely a cruel gig being a manager. Especially if you've got crap players and are not backed by your Chairman or Owner. Thank god SL woke up to this, this season. Edited August 21 by Sniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Job for LJ ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1team Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 55 minutes ago, CloudyThatchers said: Well at 4.30 last Saturday there were a few on here demanding a certain manager to be sacked! I don't recall anyone saying he should be sacked. Please share. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, CloudyThatchers said: Well at 4.30 last Saturday there were a few on here demanding a certain manager to be sacked! Were there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, CloudyThatchers said: Well at 4.30 last Saturday there were a few on here demanding a certain manager to be sacked! You are full of shit! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, Sniper said: It's definitely a cruel gig being a manager. Especially if you've got crap players and are not backed by your Chairman or Owner. Thank god SL woke up to this, this season. Will they have to pay his contract out ? If so, maybe not such a cruel gig after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 33 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Were there ? No, there weren’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 59 minutes ago, 1team said: I don't recall anyone saying he should be sacked. Please share. 33 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Were there ? 25 minutes ago, frenchred said: You are full of shit! Have a look at the MTD from about page 5-7 I don't think @CloudyThatchersis that wrong. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 My mate is a huge Pool fan (from Gloucester naturally), goes all over watching them and he reckons it’s been a disaster ever since they reappointed him. He’s quite pleased today, although he is hearing LJ mentioned but not as a serious option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severn Beach Pigeon Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 42 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: No, there weren’t. There absolutely were 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 43 minutes ago, BigTone said: Will they have to pay his contract out ? If so, maybe not such a cruel gig after all. That's a fair point Tone, but after a while the jobs dry up if you get the sack too many times. LJ prime example, but if you get a few nice paydays maybe it's not too bad after all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 2 hours ago, Sniper said: It's definitely a cruel gig being a manager. Especially if you've got crap players and are not backed by your Chairman or Owner. Thank god SL woke up to this, this season. When their fans call themselves Sniper it must be very worrying for them on a bad run! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 4 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: When their fans call themselves Sniper it must be very worrying for them on a bad run! I'm a big sniper film fan, thus the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 55 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Have a look at the MTD from about page 5-7 I don't think @CloudyThatchersis that wrong. There was also a separate thread after Hull asking at what stage of the season we will sack Manning or something along those lines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 34 minutes ago, cider hoss rules said: My mate is a huge Pool fan (from Gloucester naturally), goes all over watching them and he reckons it’s been a disaster ever since they reappointed him. He’s quite pleased today, although he is hearing LJ mentioned but not as a serious option. Yes think the guy walked out on them so wasn’t really welcomed back . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 21 Admin Share Posted August 21 Any chance we can keep this thread on topic? Sounds like the Shrewsbury manager is on borrowed time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1team Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 2 hours ago, Port Said Red said: Have a look at the MTD from about page 5-7 I don't think @CloudyThatchersis that wrong. There were no calls to sack him during the game that I saw. I don't believe even the most Anti LM fan would call for his head just yet. Having said that the demeanor of the players at 2 1 was alarming( all over the place). Conceding a 2 goal lead against a bang average Millwall team is no doubt something we all expected but with a much lauded manager who has been well backed and had a full pre season, shouldn't we all be a bit shocked and question the performance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 3 hours ago, headhunter said: Job for LJ ?? An ex Fleetwood manager might not go down well! Another with a Bristol connection after Holloway too. It used to be that Managers were given until Christmas at least, but more and more are getting the push much earlier. I guess by Christmas, for the majority of clubs, the season is viewed as already over. This season we have seen the situation at Preston where they have changed not once but twice already, before mid August! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) On 21/08/2024 at 15:11, 22A said: Neil Critchley and his Assistant are no longer employees of Blackpool FC following two defeats so far this season. It's a bit of a roller coaster being a manager. (sea what I did there?) Edited August 22 by A Horse With No Name 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 21/08/2024 at 15:11, 22A said: Neil Critchley and his Assistant are no longer employees of Blackpool FC following two defeats so far this season. Didn’t have that on the bingo card, had such a good first spell there but been a disaster for him ever since. Blackpool ended last season on good form but a lot of it seems to be to do with Dembele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Job for Hollowhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Richard Keogh in charge today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 4 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Richard Keogh in charge today. Yeah, but who’ s driving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 (edited) 3 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Yeah, but who’ s driving. Seeing how the wheels fell off for them today, probably him under the influence of alcohol Edited August 24 by Charlie BCFC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) Steve Bruce back in management... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg4ywkr1lqdo Doubt Blackpool fans are too happy. Be a big experienced name at League One level but be any good for the modern game? Edited September 3 by Markthehorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Didn't Bruce retire a couple of years ago or proclaim it anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythikRobins Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 18 minutes ago, Markthehorn said: Steve Bruce back in management... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg4ywkr1lqdo Doubt Blackpool fans are too happy. Be a big experienced name at League One level but be any good for the modern game? Blackpool's manager choices are always so baffling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Didn't Bruce retire a couple of years ago or proclaim it anyway? Not sure. They got Big Mick out of retirement too the other season. Their fans seem quite hopeful and maybe he is going to work with a younger coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38MC Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Seems a decent appointment to me if they didn’t have a standout candidate. Especially with the transfer window shut. He’s basically a caretaker manager and I bet he’s being paid as much with exit clauses It’s hard to believe Blackpool approached Steve Bruce. I reckon he must have applied. And I can see why he would. He’s unlikely to be a popular appointment at this level, so get a club up from League One is his last roll of the dice. At least this way he gets nearly one season from his perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 On 21/08/2024 at 19:25, Sniper said: I'm a big sniper film fan, thus the name Luckily for me I am not ‘The Sound of Music’ . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDarwall Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I sort of respect Bruce, he surely doesn't need the money after the career he's had? It probably says more about me than anything else but struggle to get my head around someone like him still working when there is no need for him to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 4 minutes ago, TDarwall said: I sort of respect Bruce, he surely doesn't need the money after the career he's had? It probably says more about me than anything else but struggle to get my head around someone like him still working when there is no need for him to do so. Oddly, some people like the work that they do. Twatting around on a golf course has it’s limitations. Being employed can instill feelings of self worth that can not be replicated sat at home watching the television. The agreeable thing for someone like Bruce , and this was also true for Pearson, is that they have the choice to be there and not by necessity. Therefore when the job becomes a PITA they can walk away. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 8 minutes ago, TDarwall said: I sort of respect Bruce, he surely doesn't need the money after the career he's had? It probably says more about me than anything else but struggle to get my head around someone like him still working when there is no need for him to do so. Love of the game, they can't not be involved. A bit like Colin - still helping out at Torquay at 75. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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