September 9, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, gonzo said: https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/patience-urged-as-former-blackpool-favourite-ian-evatt-comes-under-pressure-at-league-one-rivals-bolton-4774624 Always good to gauge what Carlton thinks
September 9, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Zico said: Are fans starting to turn so much that 3rd parties outside the club are picking up and reporting on it? I'm 99% it's just me telling folk in town when I'm on my shops
September 10, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, gonzo said: I'm 99% it's just me telling folk in town when I'm on my shops That's how the Gazette gets 99% of its content, off tittle tattle and local FB Chat groups 🙄🤣
September 10, 20241 yr Most I think aren’t “against” Ian so much as losing confidence in his ability to turn things round after Wembley and last seasons run in. I’m sure we all hope he can but I think as Carlton says in that piece, he needed to hit the ground running and we haven’t. It’s still early days yet though and a good win on Saturday will lift confidence massively for fans and players.
September 21, 20241 yr On 08/09/2024 at 21:52, Cheese said: There was no need to tinker with last season's formation/tactics. We were a gnats cock away from finishing in the top 2. Even discounting the horrendous injury list (which was our ultimate downfall in my opinion), the only other issue was a mental one that meant we capitulated in the 'big games'. We've signed better than we had, and ejected some dead wood. That's all that needed to happen. See, sometimes I'm right about things. Reflecting on his decision to change formation, Evatt said: “We all have to take collective responsibility – but as manager I’ll always take responsibility – we tried to fix something that wasn’t fundamentally broken, and that’s an honest appraisal of where we are. Going back to last season there was a lot to like about our business. We tried to amend and change when it wasn’t necessary."
September 22, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Cheese said: See, sometimes I'm right about things. Reflecting on his decision to change formation, Evatt said: “We all have to take collective responsibility – but as manager I’ll always take responsibility – we tried to fix something that wasn’t fundamentally broken, and that’s an honest appraisal of where we are. Going back to last season there was a lot to like about our business. We tried to amend and change when it wasn’t necessary." Evatt played a formation yesterday that was way more direct than last season. It was what most here have been crying out for since Oxford. I think Baxter played the ball out twice in 90 mins to Santos who lost possession once We have been woeful this season because Evatt played a formation that does not exist in any team anywhere in the world ie two in midfield and three upfront Hopefully we will never see that formation again and we will see more of how we played yesterday
September 22, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, masi 51 said: Evatt played a formation yesterday that was way more direct than last season. It was what most here have been crying out for since Oxford. I think Baxter played the ball out twice in 90 mins to Santos who lost possession once We have been woeful this season because Evatt played a formation that does not exist in any team anywhere in the world ie two in midfield and three upfront Hopefully we will never see that formation again and we will see more of how we played yesterday tbf he always said he didn't have a Plan B. Maybe it was a rather extreme way to prove it.
September 22, 20241 yr On 10/09/2024 at 19:23, gonzo said: Kinell, reckon that lad gets battered everywhere he goes.. Battered Fish Battered Mars Bars Battered apples Battered carrot sticks.. Put it away lad ffs
September 22, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, only1swanny said: Kinell, reckon that lad gets battered everywhere he goes.. Battered Fish Battered Mars Bars Battered apples Battered carrot sticks.. Put it away lad ffs He's very much out of breath.
September 22, 20241 yr He's out of his mind. “We all have to take collective responsibility – but as manager I’ll always take responsibility – we tried to fix something that wasn’t fundamentally broken, and that’s an honest appraisal of where we are. Going back to last season there was a lot to like about our business. We tried to amend and change when it wasn’t necessary."
September 22, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Zog1 said: He's out of his mind. “We all have to take collective responsibility – but as manager I’ll always take responsibility – we tried to fix something that wasn’t fundamentally broken, and that’s an honest appraisal of where we are. Going back to last season there was a lot to like about our business. We tried to amend and change when it wasn’t necessary." Complete opposite. He tried something and realised it wasn't working, so went back to what works. It's what humans do.
September 22, 20241 yr 21 minutes ago, Cheese said: Complete opposite. He tried something and realised it wasn't working, so went back to what works. It's what humans do. It wasn't working though. This is the worst possible lesson he could have learned. Edited September 22, 20241 yr by Zog1
September 22, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Zog1 said: It wasn't working though. This is the worst possible lesson he could have learned. Yes it was. We were 90 minutes away from promotion, and would have finished in the automatics if it wasn't for injuries.
September 22, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Cheese said: Yes it was. We were 90 minutes away from promotion, and would have finished in the automatics if it wasn't for injuries. If you believe that you're more delusional than IE.
September 23, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Cheese said: and might've finished in the automatics if it wasn't for injuries.
September 23, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, Zog1 said: If you believe that you're more delusional than IE. We literally tried to win promotion with JDB and Cameron Jerome as our attack.
September 23, 20241 yr Popular Post 5 minutes ago, gonzo said: We literally tried to win promotion with JDB and Cameron Jerome as our attack. And previous year's league 1 player of the season, Aaron Collins. Everyone gets injuries, can't blame them for last year's underperformance.
September 23, 20241 yr Come on guys, nothings changed in the last seven days. If you think it has then your optimism is fooling you. We had a good win on Saturday but the same issues that everyone has been talking about for the past 6 months will continue to blight us as we move forward with IE in charge. I'm afraid it has gone too far and it is past the point of no return. I highly doubt he'll still be here by the end of October. The major concern is how far away from the top 6 we will be at that point and unfortunately, this year will be seen as another season of missed opportunity. The time to pull the trigger was last Saturday after the Huddersfield game and i suspect people will return to that moment time and again as the reasoning to the failures of the season ahead. I'm all for hope, but we've seen enough to know it will not change.
September 23, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Stig said: And previous year's league 1 player of the season, Aaron Collins. Everyone gets injuries, can't blame them for last year's underperformance. Don't blame them solely in anyway shape or form. But you simply cannot say they weren't a contributing factor. I'm adamant we'd have beaten Derby away with a full team for starters. Anyway it's all done that bollocks. This season he tried to re-invent the wheel. Massively overthought our failings and came up with some bizarre formation that took him 6 games and nearly his job to figure it wasn't working. In those comments above he's pretty much admitting it. Which flies completely in the face of this stubborn, pig headed will never change crap. We played on sat like we were playing last October/Nov. Back to basics.
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