New Manager - Critchley confirmed

[Ricardo Quaresma]

1 hour ago, colinzeal said:

Agreed, we also have very little quality on the bench. So as we ran out of steam, the result  was inevitable, no game changers to come on and make an impact. 

 

We should have been easily more than 1 ahead at HT

[boag1874]

There’s no doubt we’re better to watch than we have been in quite some time

[copa-mundial]

I feel for him with the squad he's inherited. 

Its very easy to see that he only trusts 14 or 15 of them. 

 

There was players on their feet tonight, Alan Forrest being a prime example. Critchley could have still made 2 substitutions, but decided not to. 

 

It's going to be very tough trying to make it to January with 14 or 15 that he trusts, more so with playing 2 games a week. 

 

Also as we all know. The current teams levels of fitness is very poor. Some individuals have it in abundance, but 1 or 2 can't carry a team. 

 

I'm fully supportive of NC. I think he will be a very good head coach for us. 

[Bongo 1874]

In the summer i tried to point out where Naismith needed to strengthen,Halkett, Boyce, Grant,Mckay, Forrest.

 

Since Critchley has came in he has won me over, and I didn't want him, I'll repeat that I didn't want him, but he is the man for this job I've seen more than enough now,I'm sick of players genuinely taking the piss out this club and fans.

 

Make it 7 Grant, Forrest,Halkett,Mckay,Boyce,Shankland Clark.

 

Four off that seven are currently overweight according to my source.

 

Don't blame Critchley he's doing a good job see it for what it is,and those players in particular get in the gym and lose those pounds, you lazy feckers!!!!

[bigdav]

4 minutes ago, Bongo 1874 said:

In the summer i tried to point out where Naismith needed to strengthen,Halkett, Boyce, Grant,Mckay, Forrest.

 

Since Critchley has came in he has won me over, and I didn't want him, I'll repeat that I didn't want him, but he is the man for this job I've seen more than enough now,I'm sick of players genuinely taking the piss out this club and fans.

 

Make it 7 Grant, Forrest,Halkett,Mckay,Boyce,Shankland Clark.

 

Four off that seven are currently overweight according to my source.

 

Don't blame Critchley he's doing a good job see it for what it is,and those players in particular get in the gym and lose those pounds, you lazy feckers!!!!

Bit unfair on Forrest,he worked his socks off tonight.

[Rods]

Thought he got the second half wrong tonight but we should have been leading 2-0 so not going to get on his back.

 

Got to hope he realises what is needed in January and is backed accordingly. 

[tartofmidlothian]

9 minutes ago, bigdav said:

Bit unfair on Forrest,he worked his socks off tonight.

 

Forrest has been excellent since Critchley came in, two goals in six is decent for a midfielder and he's been a non-stop attacking threat. Not bad considering he looked a shell of the player he can be just two months ago.

[MoncurMacdonaldMercer]

30 minutes ago, pettigrewsstylist said:

Does he have a budget at all for January to change anything? I lookat recent accts wage bill. I look at Tagawa not being replaced and I wonder if he actually has any spending lolly. 

some of the experts on the agm thread were saying that it’s actually really good to be in debt and that our debt is almost like it’s part of a plan - let’s hope these experts are spot on and we spend about a million pounds in January on 2 or 3 bloom-inspired players and we could see a big difference 

 

 

[Bongo 1874]

1 hour ago, bigdav said:

Bit unfair on Forrest,he worked his socks off tonight.

That's the minimum that is required as a footballer when you step onto the pitch, well for me it is anyway,they are paid a wage why shouldn't they work hard? They have a rather privileged life,I don't expect them to be robots but feck me.

 

He's simply not good enough, nothing against him but it's true.

 

 

[Lone Striker]

1 hour ago, tartofmidlothian said:

 

Forrest has been excellent since Critchley came in, two goals in six is decent for a midfielder and he's been a non-stop attacking threat. Not bad considering he looked a shell of the player he can be just two months ago.

Correct.  I felt it was a mistake taking Forrest off against Killie when we were trying to find an equaliser.  He was very good tonight, shows good energy, speed  and ball control, just needs to learn to keep his shots below the crossbar (like all our players tbf)

 

 

[Lone Striker]

40 minutes ago, Bongo 1874 said:

 

He's simply not good enough, nothing against him but it's true.

 

 

   You don't think he's improved significantly under Critchley then ?    There's quite a list of  players who aren't good enough (Grant being top of the list), but Forrest isn't one of them.  

[Watt-Zeefuik]

2 hours ago, MrBones said:

Critchly is doing what he can with what he has, and i prefer watching his teams actually trying than Naismiths. Unfortunately he's not got much to work with

 

He's got most of a squad that won third last season with a manager who, in retrospect, was over his head and with limited ideas?

[Bongo 1874]

7 minutes ago, Lone Striker said:

   You don't think he's improved significantly under Critchley then ?    There's quite a list of  players who aren't good enough (Grant being top of the list), but Forrest isn't one of them.  

please watch our first goal,and tell me it isn’t forrest fault we lose it, his effort to get back in isn't good enough either.

 

He has improved under Critchley, but he's doing the exact same as he did under Neilson and Naismith.

 

[Pauli Sergio 51]

11 minutes ago, Bongo 1874 said:

please watch our first goal,and tell me it isn’t forrest fault we lose it, his effort to get back in isn't good enough either.

 

He has improved under Critchley, but he's doing the exact same as he did under Neilson and Naismith.

 

In what way is that Forrest’s fault? It was a poor ball out of defence, he tries to win it then the ball is played 30 yards past him. Usain bolt wouldn’t of made it back in time to cut that out from his position ffs. He has improved massively under the new manager it’s quite clear to see 

Edited November 8, 2024 by Pauli Sergio 51

[Bongo 1874]

6 minutes ago, Pauli Sergio 51 said:

In what way is that Forrest’s fault? It was a poor ball out of defence, he tries to win it then the ball is played 30 yards past him. Usain bolt wouldn’t of made it back in time to cut that out from his position ffs. He has improved massively under the new manager it’s quite clear to see 

The touch is poor and the fact he doesn't even attempt to burst a gut and win it back is his fault,take responsibility,compare that to Boateng clearing one before it goes in.

 

He's not good enough.

 

And he's holding us back.

 

 

[Pauli Sergio 51]

3 minutes ago, Bongo 1874 said:

The touch is poor and the fact he doesn't even attempt to burst a gut and win it back is his fault,take responsibility,compare that to Boateng clearing one before it goes in.

 

He's not good enough.

 

And he's holding us back.

 

 

The ball is fired at him chest height and he attempts to bring it down, not an easy thing to do when the ball is hit with pace. Beni and forrester are there challenging the player and he is 20+ yards behind play after two quick passes by the heidenheim players. Appreciate you don’t like Forrest but he is not the weak link, he has been one of our best players since critchley came in, the issue is we lack any physicality up top and don’t have another winger similar to forrest who actually can take a man on and get past the opposition 

[Bongo 1874]

1 minute ago, Pauli Sergio 51 said:

The ball is fired at him chest height and he attempts to bring it down, not an easy thing to do when the ball is hit with pace. Beni and forrester are there challenging the player and he is 20+ yards behind play after two quick passes by the heidenheim players. Appreciate you don’t like Forrest but he is not the weak link, he has been one of our best players since critchley came in, the issue is we lack any physicality up top and don’t have another winger similar to forrest who actually can take a man on and get past the opposition 

Nothing against Forrest, he doesn't do it enough being the problem, we need better.

 

As for physicality yes to a certain degree,but we knew how the Shankland situation would potentially play out.

 

We can get better than Forrest that I'm sure😀.

[Pauli Sergio 51]

Just now, Bongo 1874 said:

Nothing against Forrest, he doesn't do it enough being the problem, we need better.

 

As for physicality yes to a certain degree,but we knew how the Shankland situation would potentially play out.

 

We can get better than Forrest that I'm sure😀.

He has done it most games since new management came in, under naismith yes he was inconsistent but we played players out of position and it was far too slow and defensive. As soon as it has changed he has been one of the first names on the team sheet. Dhanda, grant, McKay, Vargas all offer less than forrest. Not sure who you think should start ahead of him but until we get at least a few options out wide and up front he is our best winger, as for the goal absolutely no way he is to blame. That’s all down to recruitment in summer how we went into the season with one established striker and an ageing boyce is beyond me 

[Bongo 1874]

1 minute ago, Pauli Sergio 51 said:

He has done it most games since new management came in, under naismith yes he was inconsistent but we played players out of position and it was far too slow and defensive. As soon as it has changed he has been one of the first names on the team sheet. Dhanda, grant, McKay, Vargas all offer less than forrest. Not sure who you think should start ahead of him but until we get at least a few options out wide and up front he is our best winger, as for the goal absolutely no way he is to blame. That’s all down to recruitment in summer how we went into the season with one established striker and an ageing boyce is beyond me 

Dhanda,Vargas offer more with and without the ball in my opinion.

 

And Oda I think given the chance coming back from injury will shine under Critchley.

[Pauli Sergio 51]

3 minutes ago, Bongo 1874 said:

Dhanda,Vargas offer more with and without the ball in my opinion.

 

And Oda I think given the chance coming back from injury will shine under Critchley.

Vargas and dhanda did absolutely nothing tonight. I was all for dhanda coming in during the summer but so far he has been a passenger in most games, tidy player but doesn’t beat a man, gets very few crosses in the box, doesn’t get many shots away and is weak off the ball and defensively. Vargas after last season I thought would improve but still goes missing in games, makes the wrong pass far too often and is bullied off the ball, think forrest offers more. Oda could be good but is another who goes missing in games and doesn’t do much with it in possession, we need much better than that to get to the next level but I’ll wait judging him until he gets a run of games in the new system, he’s another who was ruined by naismith picking defensive squads and playing players out of position 

[Watt-Zeefuik]

42 minutes ago, Bongo 1874 said:

please watch our first goal,and tell me it isn’t forrest fault we lose it, his effort to get back in isn't good enough either.

 

He has improved under Critchley, but he's doing the exact same as he did under Neilson and Naismith.

 

 

You're blaming Forrest for that?!? Gets a cannon shot fired off his noggin and the ball flies up in the air. When it lands, there are 7 Hearts players behind the ball in decent defensive positions, including himself.

 

Heidenheim play 4 outstanding touch passes then put in an inch-perfect cross that the forward runs onto.

 

You've been calling for Forrest to get the sack for a year now. He had a fine game today.

[Bongo 1874]

9 minutes ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

 

You're blaming Forrest for that?!? Gets a cannon shot fired off his noggin and the ball flies up in the air. When it lands, there are 7 Hearts players behind the ball in decent defensive positions, including himself.

 

Heidenheim play 4 outstanding touch passes then put in an inch-perfect cross that the forward runs onto.

 

You've been calling for Forrest to get the sack for a year now. He had a fine game today.

Forrest has played 14 games for us has 1 goal in the league, 1 in conference league.

 

Oda has played 5 games and 1 goal.

Vargas 15 games 2 goals 1 assist.

 

But take in consideration Vargas wants to play throw the centre not outwide.

 

Even Wilson has more goals that's 2.

 

I've nothing against him,we simply need better.

[Cruyff]

2 hours ago, Bongo 1874 said:

That's the minimum that is required as a footballer when you step onto the pitch, well for me it is anyway,they are paid a wage why shouldn't they work hard? They have a rather privileged life,I don't expect them to be robots but feck me.

 

He's simply not good enough, nothing against him but it's true.

 

 

Forrest has shown time and time again he's good enough. Maybe not a starter every week if we had a couple of stronger wingers but a very handy player who has won us quite a few games and is reaping the benefits of a more direct approach and faster tempo. His attitude and work rate is tremendous. No danger should he be put in the same category as the likes of McKay, Boyce, Grant etc... who have offered absolutely **** all for a long, long time. 

[1874robbo]

5 hours ago, Bongo 1874 said:

In the summer i tried to point out where Naismith needed to strengthen,Halkett, Boyce, Grant,Mckay, Forrest.

 

Since Critchley has came in he has won me over, and I didn't want him, I'll repeat that I didn't want him, but he is the man for this job I've seen more than enough now,I'm sick of players genuinely taking the piss out this club and fans.

 

Make it 7 Grant, Forrest,Halkett,Mckay,Boyce,Shankland Clark.

 

Four off that seven are currently overweight according to my source.

 

Don't blame Critchley he's doing a good job see it for what it is,and those players in particular get in the gym and lose those pounds, you lazy feckers!!!!

Your source? You mean your eyes ffs!

a blind man can see that shankland, Boyce, mckay and halkett are carrying extra pounds.

source my arse.

[colinmaroon]

3 hours ago, Cruyff said:

Forrest has shown time and time again he's good enough. Maybe not a starter every week if we had a couple of stronger wingers but a very handy player who has won us quite a few games and is reaping the benefits of a more direct approach and faster tempo. His attitude and work rate is tremendous. No danger should he be put in the same category as the likes of McKay, Boyce, Grant etc... who have offered absolutely **** all for a long, long time. 

 

It's that he's such a frustrating player and too greedy for glory.  Number of times he shoots when a pass is on.

 

Pool player.

[pettigrewsstylist]

4 hours ago, Pauli Sergio 51 said:

Vargas and dhanda did absolutely nothing tonight. I was all for dhanda coming in during the summer but so far he has been a passenger in most games, tidy player but doesn’t beat a man, gets very few crosses in the box, doesn’t get many shots away and is weak off the ball and defensively. Vargas after last season I thought would improve but still goes missing in games, makes the wrong pass far too often and is bullied off the ball, think forrest offers more. Oda could be good but is another who goes missing in games and doesn’t do much with it in possession, we need much better than that to get to the next level but I’ll wait judging him until he gets a run of games in the new system, he’s another who was ruined by naismith picking defensive squads and playing players out of position 

Agreed.

[i wish jj was my dad]

7 hours ago, Bongo 1874 said:

In the summer i tried to point out where Naismith needed to strengthen,Halkett, Boyce, Grant,Mckay, Forrest.

 

Since Critchley has came in he has won me over, and I didn't want him, I'll repeat that I didn't want him, but he is the man for this job I've seen more than enough now,I'm sick of players genuinely taking the piss out this club and fans.

 

Make it 7 Grant, Forrest,Halkett,Mckay,Boyce,Shankland Clark.

 

Four off that seven are currently overweight according to my source.

 

Don't blame Critchley he's doing a good job see it for what it is,and those players in particular get in the gym and lose those pounds, you lazy feckers!!!!

No idea what games you watch if you are having a pop at Forrest and in Halkett's one cameo this season he was probably our best player. We wouldn't be anywhere as vulnerable in the box with him playing either. 

I'm sure NC can rub along without your advice. 

[ducatiboy]

 I’m fairly impressed with Neil, breath of fresh air tbh. I look forward to the transfer window as I’m starting to think he knows what we need, and what we need rid off. All in all a very promising start to his tenure, that first half in particular was a tremendous watch. Keep it going Neil please….

Edited November 8, 2024 by ducatiboy

[gregzy2k7]

Got to say, I'm impressed with him.

 

I was unsure about this appointment and was admittedly a bit negative when it was initially announced.

 

However having watched that game back, I can see that we have a clear style of play, That we are an extremely hard working team and everyone works their bullocks off for the team, we press in packs and pressure the opposition into mistakes and try to capitalize on those mistakes, I thought we were outstanding in that first half in all honesty and if not for our poor finishing we would have been 2 or 3 nil up against what appears to be a decent Bundesliga team, the  difference between the intensity in our play now and that of under Steven Naismith is like night and day imo. 👍🏻 

 

Great start from him and hopefully it gets even better once we start using the bloom algo to find a striker in Jan who can start converting our chances.

[RustyRightPeg]

2 hours ago, 1874robbo said:

Your source? You mean your eyes ffs!

a blind man can see that shankland, Boyce, mckay and halkett are carrying extra pounds.

source my arse.

Was just about to say this, you beat me to it. 

[stirlo]

5 hours ago, Cruyff said:

Forrest has shown time and time again he's good enough. Maybe not a starter every week if we had a couple of stronger wingers but a very handy player who has won us quite a few games and is reaping the benefits of a more direct approach and faster tempo. His attitude and work rate is tremendous. No danger should he be put in the same category as the likes of McKay, Boyce, Grant etc... who have offered absolutely **** all for a long, long time. 

 

Forrest played well last night and he's one of the very few players in the current squad who is actually capable of scoring the odd goal. It's evident that he's not in the class of Neil McCann or John Colquhoun, but he's still a decent player.

[Nerja Jambo]

8 hours ago, Bongo 1874 said:

please watch our first goal,and tell me it isn’t forrest fault we lose it, his effort to get back in isn't good enough either.

 

He has improved under Critchley, but he's doing the exact same as he did under Neilson and Naismith.

 

Are you serious, Forrest?

[periodictabledancer]

I was delighted at his appointment and his impact even with such little time with the players so far  has been very promising. Last night was a brilliant team performance,  miles better than that miserable Euro campaign of two years ago. 

I can't wait to see what he can do with a decent squad of fully fit players and a decent striker. 

Happy days. 

[pettigrewsstylist]

Difficult month ahead for NC. Keeping this groups heads up during what could be  fruitless and sore period will test him. 

Hopefully intl break will provide a buffer.

[RENE]

8 hours ago, Bongo 1874 said:

please watch our first goal,and tell me it isn’t forrest fault we lose it, his effort to get back in isn't good enough either.

 

He has improved under Critchley, but he's doing the exact same as he did under Neilson and Naismith.

 

Thought their first goal was due to Forrester trying to get  win the ball near the halfway line and left Conteh in space at the back.

[Hømme]

16 minutes ago, periodictabledancer said:

I was delighted at his appointment and his impact even with such little time with the players so far  has been very promising. Last night was a brilliant team performance,  miles better than that miserable Euro campaign of two years ago. 

I can't wait to see what he can do with a decent squad of fully fit players and a decent striker. 

Happy days. 

 

That's just it. We aren't actually too far away. Imagine Shanks on form or another striker being brought in and doing well? We would be nowhere near where we are.

 

You see players have downturns in form but nobody could have predicted the season Shanks is having. 

 

Critchley to me is the right man for the job based on everything I've seen since he came in.

[gorgieshuffle]

Forrester was good last night, that was a maturing performance. I think his starting position in our initial build up phase is often marginally too high, but I do like our aggressive approach to the game. 

[Arfur]

I was dubious about the NC appointment but I have liked what I have seen thus far. We start games well but are tending to fall away - I think this is largely due to a poor pre-season and lack of quality on the bench.

I am sure one of the things that will be worked on during the international break along with more of his playing style ideas will be stamina and athleticism.

Something I have noticed from the players is that by and large their first touch has improved dramatically which gives them more time on the ball to pick out the right pass - it’s obviously something that has been worked on.

[RustyRightPeg]

3 minutes ago, Arfur said:

I was dubious about the NC appointment but I have liked what I have seen thus far. We start games well but are tending to fall away - I think this is largely due to a poor pre-season and lack of quality on the bench.

I am sure one of the things that will be worked on during the international break along with more of his playing style ideas will be stamina and athleticism.

Something I have noticed from the players is that by and large their first touch has improved dramatically which gives them more time on the ball to pick out the right pass - it’s obviously something that has been worked on.

The passing is remarkably quicker, not just the speed of thought doing it but also how they zip them about. It was laboured and slow under the previous regime.

[Hømme]

There is plenty to be excited about and I am of the belief we are firmly going places.

 

We need to be patient and keep our heads above water this season. January won't be the all change some think it is going to be. Too many players on decent contracts will fancy sticking around to the summer which is their prerogative.

[kingantti1874]

Despite my well documented reservations, I’ve been very impressed. As I always said I’d be delighted to be proven wrong and fair play he’s got a better tune out of this group than I thought possible. 

[Pasquale for King]

11 hours ago, copa-mundial said:

I feel for him with the squad he's inherited. 

Its very easy to see that he only trusts 14 or 15 of them. 

 

There was players on their feet tonight, Alan Forrest being a prime example. Critchley could have still made 2 substitutions, but decided not to. 

 

It's going to be very tough trying to make it to January with 14 or 15 that he trusts, more so with playing 2 games a week. 

 

Also as we all know. The current teams levels of fitness is very poor. Some individuals have it in abundance, but 1 or 2 can't carry a team. 

 

I'm fully supportive of NC. I think he will be a very good head coach for us. 

I think the Blackpool fans moaned about him being reluctant to use subs. Someone else mentioned that he may well be playing certain players for 90 minutes to try and get their fitness levels up which with a certain player may well explain the minutes he played last season and this.

He feels like a proper manager though and can only do so much with this squad and the amount of games we are playing atm.

[Pasquale for King]

20 minutes ago, gorgieshuffle said:

Forrester was good last night, that was a maturing performance. I think his starting position in our initial build up phase is often marginally too high, but I do like our aggressive approach to the game. 

Definitely, im not sure many noticed but in the 1st half especially he was moving inside as a RCH with Forrest dropping back to wing back when they had possession.

[18Jambo_dave74]

I like what I've seen from Critchley so far and have to factor in he's had next to no time with the players on the training pitch due to the amount of games. 

 

Also have to consider the complete mess he inherited - lack of striking options/pace in the side and a pretty unfit team as a result of the shambles that was pre-season. 

 

Critchley seems to be making sensible decisions which just shows up Naismith and how he completely lost the plot with the most basic of things. 

 

1) Not playing Kingsley at right back and giving Forrester a chance in his position (which Naismith refused to do despite managing him for the B side). 

2) Giving Wilson an opportunity off the bench. We know Naismith would have been bringing Boyce on in the same situation. 

3) Not playing Spittal as a holding midfielder and trying to get him influencing the game further up the park. 

4) He's been reasonably consistent with formations and line-ups - not constantly changing from back 3's to back 4's etc. 

 

He seems to have sussed the players that he can rely on more often hence why we're seeing very little of Boyce and McKay, even when chasing games. 

 

Going to be a difficult period coming up but hopefully we can get to January and make some changes to the squad to help with the second half of the season. 

[Chimp]

2 minutes ago, 18Jambo_dave74 said:

I like what I've seen from Critchley so far and have to factor in he's had next to no time with the players on the training pitch due to the amount of games. 

 

Also have to consider the complete mess he inherited - lack of striking options/pace in the side and a pretty unfit team as a result of the shambles that was pre-season. 

 

Critchley seems to be making sensible decisions which just shows up Naismith and how he completely lost the plot with the most basic of things. 

 

1) Not playing Kingsley at right back and giving Forrester a chance in his position (which Naismith refused to do despite managing him for the B side). 

2) Giving Wilson an opportunity off the bench. We know Naismith would have been bringing Boyce on in the same situation. 

3) Not playing Spittal as a holding midfielder and trying to get him influencing the game further up the park. 

4) He's been reasonably consistent with formations and line-ups - not constantly changing from back 3's to back 4's etc. 

 

He seems to have sussed the players that he can rely on more often hence why we're seeing very little of Boyce and McKay, even when chasing games. 

 

Going to be a difficult period coming up but hopefully we can get to January and make some changes to the squad to help with the second half of the season. 

 

Good summary

[Gmcjambo]

44 minutes ago, Hømme said:

 

That's just it. We aren't actually too far away. Imagine Shanks on form or another striker being brought in and doing well? We would be nowhere near where we are.

 

You see players have downturns in form but nobody could have predicted the season Shanks is having. 

 

Critchley to me is the right man for the job based on everything I've seen since he came in.

Agree,   some very clear signs of what Critchley is about and what he’s trying to do.   It’s bonkers to think that if Shanks was even half the player of last season we’d be mid table and got at least 7 points if not 9 and have qualified from our Group stage football.    We’re going to continue to have dips and some poor results at times due to the issues with the squad but I like what I’m seeing so far. 

Edited November 8, 2024 by Gmcjambo

[Byyy The Light]

Well and truly aboard the Critchley train.

 

First proper manager we've had at the club in the Budge era.  Look forward to seeing what the team looks like when the fixtures allow them time to work on the training pitch and once we've cleared out the deadwood like McKay, Grant, Boyce etc.

 

 

[Lone Striker]

34 minutes ago, RustyRightPeg said:

The passing is remarkably quicker, not just the speed of thought doing it but also how they zip them about. It was laboured and slow under the previous regime.

Very much this.    NC has only been in the door for 4 or 5 weeks, but has managed to get the players working for each other, showing good awareness and actually wanting the ball.   Just hope he (with Bloom's help) can   pull a  real goal-threat rabbit out the hat in January.  I'm sure that would help Shankland massively too. 

38 minutes ago, Arfur said:

I was dubious about the NC appointment but I have liked what I have seen thus far. We start games well but are tending to fall away - I think this is largely due to a poor pre-season and lack of quality on the bench.

I am sure one of the things that will be worked on during the international break along with more of his playing style ideas will be stamina and athleticism.

Something I have noticed from the players is that by and large their first touch has improved dramatically which gives them more time on the ball to pick out the right pass - it’s obviously something that has been worked on.

Agree with all of that.  I don't think its co-incidence that we've played really good  attractive attacking football  in the first half then struggled to keep that going in the 2nd half in both the Euro home games plus Killie.   

 

 

 

Bongo having another 'mare  - quelle suprise.  😏

[KariHMFC]

Been very impressed with Critchley so far. I really enjoy listening to his press conferences and post match interviews, where he keeps his answers quite simple, but throws in an occassional tactical insight that is beyond what we have heard before. The players look braver and technically better on the ball, the passing is more ambitious and I understand the tiring in the second half is an issue, but if we had gotten the lead last night I think we would have seen it out quite comfortably. Give me that style of play over anything we have seen over the last few years, and with time the fitness will improve. Should also be noted that Mike Garrity is very well thought of and Blackpool fans were more disappointed when he left than Critchley. Should be an upgrade on the recent Assistant managers we have had. 

[Bongo 1874]

11 hours ago, i wish jj was my dad said:

No idea what games you watch if you are having a pop at Forrest and in Halkett's one cameo this season he was probably our best player. We wouldn't be anywhere as vulnerable in the box with him playing either. 

I'm sure NC can rub along without your advice. 

Forrest and Halkett are deadwood.