| BBM to Blackpool? 11:29 - Feb 19 with 21648 views | DareToCalvin |
He’s come out of nowhere this morning and is now second favourite at 2/1 to become the next Blackpool manager according to Skybet. Thoughts? I’d be sad to see him go but it wouldn’t be a disaster. | | | |  |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 15:11 - Feb 20 with 4400 views | _Windydale |
Hard to imagine that BBM would apply. He's got the firm backing of the board and a perfect time for him to gain a couple of years experience learning the ropes. Also, a journey of self-discovery, deciding if its a long term career for him. In a job, he never expected last year.
Now If we were flying at the top of the league on this year's limited budget, then he'd obviously be more attractive to bigger clubs and his confidence would be sky-high. Maybe he would be tempted to leave.
It's still early days in Bryans promising career, be very very surprised if he chose to jump ship. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 15:42 - Feb 20 with 4295 views | fitzochris |
I know. | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 15:51 - Feb 20 with 4250 views | Shun |
Pieces in place such as targets he’s identified for next season’s squad? | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 16:00 - Feb 20 with 4209 views | fitzochris |
Absolutely. | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 17:09 - Feb 20 with 4018 views | blackdogblue |
Division 4 ??? | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 17:14 - Feb 20 with 4001 views | nordenblue |
Yes league 2 is the old division 4 of English football? | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 17:18 - Feb 20 with 3984 views | richfoad32 |
Surely it's the equivalent of the old Division 3?
Edit: Nope, that's League 1...D'oh! [Post edited 20 Feb 2020 17:21]
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 17:34 - Feb 20 with 3920 views | finberty |
Not only that, but before football was invented in 1992, the top division was known as League Division One.
Teams like Liverpool, Man Utd and Tottenham were in it. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 17:40 - Feb 20 with 3898 views | isitme |
Sounds promising. I suspect he pretty much knows which out of contract players will not be here next season and roughly what his budget will be, assuming we stay in league one. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 17:44 - Feb 20 with 3878 views | modelboydave |
Did you know that Liverpool are very unsuccessful and have never won the league | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 18:05 - Feb 20 with 3789 views | finberty |
Yeah I'd heard something similar modelboydave.
Found it hard to believe, but can't see much evidence really.
Certainly not since the game was invented back in '92.
What a shoddy history of under-performance. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 20:00 - Feb 20 with 3476 views | pioneer |
Well some of the time, but some of the time they were in division 2. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 20:27 - Feb 20 with 3396 views | kiwidale |
Just to clear matters up United and Liverpool are in Premiership, WBA and Leeds are in championship, Oldham are in sinkingship we are in hardship and Bury are in recievership. | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 20:29 - Feb 20 with 3385 views | sweetcorn |
Yes division 4, the league which all of the managers mentioned managed Rochdale in.. | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 21:54 - Feb 20 with 3222 views | kiwidale |
Ranking managers that have managed Dale at level 3, that's div 3 in old money and div 2 in decimal currency.
Rank 1 Keith Hill.
Rank 2 Keith Hill.
Rank 3 *Len Richley.
Rank 4 Brian Barry Murphy.
Rank 5 John Coleman.
Rank bad **Steve Eyre.
" " *** Chris Beech
Rank 8 Keith Hill
Rank last Walter Joyce.
* Len Ritchley gained promotion from div 4 in 69 so technically was manager in div 3 until Aug 70 when he jumped ship to Darlington shortly before the season started, he would have recruited players and released others prior to his departure.
** I have placed Steve Eyre above Chris Beech simply because he actually won a game whereas Beech didn't.
*** see above. [Post edited 20 Feb 2020 22:01]
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 23:00 - Feb 20 with 3096 views | seasidedale |
Richley resigned in jan/feb 1970 after a disagreement with the board. Dick Connor took over to be replaced by our worst manager Walter Joyce, mind you Mike Ferguson was nearly as bad. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 23:02 - Feb 20 with 3087 views | SuddenLad |
Graham Barrow was worse than any of them. The only time in over 50 years that I stopped going to Spotland, because I couldn't tolerate watching the sh!te on offer. | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 23:44 - Feb 20 with 3005 views | Sandyman |
Walter Joyce was carnage, but Simpson was second worst, Errrrrr was worst. Even Barrow had decent home form for a while.
IMHO. We'll all disagree. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 04:21 - Feb 21 with 2904 views | pioneer |
Priceless . . . wins my 'best post of the week' award | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 09:07 - Feb 22 with 2402 views | seasidedale |
Just as a beeline, Len Richley was mentioned further down rhe thread, can anyone remember who his assistant was in the promotion season,? He was promoted when Stokoe left but who took over him, Dick Connor didn’t come in as assistant until summer of 69 , was just wondering | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 09:12 - Feb 22 with 2380 views | pioneer |
Are you sure about that. I think Dick Connor was on that famous photo in the dressing room after the Southend game with Fred Ratcliffe leading the celebrations with bubbly. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 10:18 - Feb 22 with 2284 views | EllDale |
I could have sworn that Connor arrived in the December of 1968, midway through the promotion season.
He was seen as very much a "tracksuit coach".
Coincidence or not but results picked up the following month and we never looked back.
Connor then became manager when Richley moved on due to a "policy disagreement" with the board. | | | |
| BBM to Blackpool? on 12:12 - Feb 22 with 2123 views | TVOS1907 |
Conner was brought in by Len Richley in December 1968. | |
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| BBM to Blackpool? on 20:12 - Feb 22 with 1913 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Today's fare would fall into that last category! | | | |
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