| Timeline 19:28 - Aug 5 with 1023 views | hertfordseasider |
Don't think I had forgotten this!!!! 
Okay, I thought I would start this as I mentioned it so lets go (dates will be rough estimates):
Saturday 3rd May: Lose to Charlton but still manage to survive
Confirmed that Club Secretary Matt Williams is leaving the club
Rumours that Fergie will not be getting the managers job
5 contracted players for next season.
7th May: Tom Barkhuizen has year option taken up by club, now 6 contracted players.
Approach made to Dundee United about their manager, refused permission to talk by club.
KO states he wants to have new manager appointed within 7 to 10 days.
8th May: Confirmed Barry Fergusson has left the club.
12th May: KO states he has shortlist of 6 or 7 for the managerial position and says he was never really interested in Jackie McNamara of Dundee United.
600 ST sales compared to 9000 this time last year even though prices really cheap.
13th May: News that 27 supporters have received private banning orders from the club through the post (not confirmed by club)
Matt Williams on Radio Lancs States club want players who will commit to living in the area and who will mix well. KO has short list of managers, many are foreign and whoever takes the job will have to buy into the unusual ways KO does things!
14th May: Blackpool have 4 days to take up options on 9 players including, Bishop, Broadfoot, Fuller, if not done they can walk away for free. 11 other players are now without a contract including, Gilks, Osbourne, Cathcart and Basham.
The fact there is no manager in place to speak to these players is a concern.
It is believed KO has now spoken to the 7 on the short list and us strongly considering an overseas manager.
15th May: no manager to be appointed by this weekend as search continues.
Karl states he has a long term plan for the club and that he will be talking to a couple of prospective managers over the weekend with a view to appointing one next week.
He wants the person to focus on our youth set up, apparently we have the staff already in place.
PNE manage an unprecedented 9th play off phuck up as they lose 3-1. At Rotherham. Still in league 1
16th May: 17 players released by Pool, none of the remaining players with an option have had their options activated, the club want to discuss terms with 7 players. One of those Ricardo Fuller states he would be interested in re-signing but only if the training ground was sorted out and the off field problems were also sorted, another damning indictment on Karl Oyston.
From nowhere Dutchman Ricardo Moniz is the bookies favourite to take the hot seat at BR.
He currently manages in Poland and has previously been a coach with Tottenham.
19th May: confirmed KO went to Poland to watch Moniz's side play but states may not have spoken to him.
KO has extended his deadline as he wants to speak to all 6 people on his short list, one of which he may have spoken to this weekend.
21st May: Jose Riga is the latest manager linked to the Pool. The ex Charlton boss says he is interested in us and Brum. He could also bring back Pool old boy Paul Hart.
22nd May: Chris Hough takes over as club secretary from Crawley Town.
23rd May: From nowhere, Mike Phelan enters the betting market all the way down to 6/4 and Mansfields Paul Cox shortens to 3/1. From the sublime to the ridiculous, these 50p bets from AVFTT are shaping the market!!
Absolutely no BFC news on the Gazette website, a no news day?
24th May: odds checker now not showing any betting on the next Blackpool manager, has someone been appointed and betting is closed or is there no one who wants the job?
Speculation frenzy (well, a few people on a message board) as Glenn Bowley tweets an ominous single tweet of "underwhelmed" is this manager related, if so could it be worse than Paul Ince or Nigel Worthington?
25th May: Does a day go by without a new favourite at the top of the betting odds? Brian Flynn is the latest to go odds on, manager? DOF? or just made up nonsense?
26th May: As we enter week 4 since the last game of the season it is congratulations to Fleetwood Town and promotion to League 1 and their supportive, forward thinking chairman.
Meanwhile in the halls of Bloomfield Road, still no manager, 6 players and a mention of Russell Slade!!!
27th May: Ummmmmmmmm!!!! Just a bonkers day, but ultimately..... Nowt!!
Until late in the day when it is confirmed Flynn was about to take over but alast minute U turn by Karl stopped the deal, the reasons believed to be supporters reaction and that Flynn could not assemble a back room staff. Back to the drawing board.
About 4 weeks till players report back for training.
29th May: 27 days since the end of the season and Since the news Flynn won't be our new manager all we have news wise is a Gazette poll putting Jose Riga as the supporters choice followed by Billy Davies and Mike Phelan.
As teams around us prepare for pre season and start adding to their squads we are now back to square one with no credible manager even on any list it would appear. Just over 3 weeks until the players report back for training.
29th May: Hoggy conducts a social media poll asking if Blackpool supporters think ?Karl Oyston should resign or not.
A total of 567 votes were cast 551 in favour of him resigning, 16 wanting him to stay. Maybe Will Watt of the Gazette may have something to say about that?
30th May: Will Watt says he has heard manager may be in place by Tuesday and name not mentioned in the past week.
31st May: KO appears on SSN and dismisses urgency in getting manager and will not be rushed into making an appointment and the person has to buy into the way he does things!
JUNE 2014
1st June: we enter a new month 29 days after the season finished and so far we have replaced the a secretary and taken up the option on Barks....... That's it!
2nd June: Jose Riga storms into the lead in the betting at 2/9 on, could this be it?? If it is a much better choice than some had hoped for. Just need official confirmation now.
3rd June: JOSE RIGA CONFIRMED AS NEW BLACKPOOL MANAGER - positive news, the hard work starts now!
4th June: RIGA not quite manager yet, just the small thing of having to sign a contract!! Gentlemans agreement with KO, signing to take place 8th June!!
9th June: well I should be announcing the confirmation of Jose Riga as Blackpool's latest manager, but amidst rumours he has signed, hasn't signed, is here, isn't here there is still no official confirmation as we are well into day 38 since the season finished.
10th June: photo evidence of Riga at the club and the possibility the long awaited announcement will finally happen on day 40 after the season finished!
11th June: HURAH! CONFIRMATION JOSE RIGA IS THE NEW MANAGER OF BFC!
The Gazette finally announce the deal was signed late on the 10th June.
Riga has already presented KO with a list of 50 players and will begin work today on the task ahead.
Welcome to the tangerine seaside Jose!
13th June: Riga states he is not going to rush his signings. We still await the announcement of his backroom team.
16th June: KO states he will be much more involved and will speak to perspective players to get the right player for the club ethos.
Harrison McGahey has talks with Nigel Clough at the Blades.
17th June: Blackpool play at Shrewsbury in the league cup.
18th June: Blackpool away at a Florist first game of the season as fixtures are announced. That's 7 weeks on Saturday.
19h June: Tony McMahon signs 1+1 deal.
23rd June: Riga starts his job after holiday this afternoon.
24th June: Jose Riga officially starts his job at the club today (allegedly) that is 21 days or 3 weeks since my first
Official "Riga is manager" date line on here.
3 WEEKS!!!!!!!!
From official site, more than 8000 ST's sold up to the deadline for cheapies. They have now reverted to full price.
25th June: Angel and Gilks both offered new contracts.
27th June: Andre gray chooses Brentford over Blackpool as Lutons prolific young striker agrees a £300k, 3 year deal and snubs approach by Blackpool.
28th June: Bart De Roover named as man Jose Riga wants as his assistant manager. The former Belgian International has formerly managed Antwerp and is believed to be at Blackpool for talks about the position.
30th June;: Gazette report that stories of Riga quitting are premature. Pre season training postponed until the end of the week at the earliest as there are not enough players at the club. Riga won't sign anyone until he has a full compliment of back room staff and it is possible 2 assistants will be announced today.
2nd July: Matt Gilks snubs Pool contract offer and joins Burnley.
3rd July: Pool sign forward Sergei Zenjov on a free transfer on a 1+1 year deal
3 assistants close to signing with Pool.
4th July: promising young defender Harrison McGahey set to join Sheffield United, decision angers fans.
6th July: BSA chairman Glen Bowley slams club as being shambolic.
7th July: former pool keeper and goalkeeping coach George Wood slams club as shambolic and states training ground is not fit for purpose.
Will Watt says the clubs actions are making his job harder by no news from manager or chairman amidst rumours of a bust up between the two.
Less than 5 weeks to the start of the season and things are looking increasingly bleak.
9th July: 2 friendlies confirmed in la Manga during the warm weather camp.
July 10th: Matt Gilks says in Gazette that he fears for BFC and says the club has no legacy.
Still no news from Riga
July 11th: Gazette confirm that tensions are high and Riga is battling with KO to get funds to re build his squad.
Faris Haroun is named as one of the trialists looking to earn a contract.
Will Watt sets up camp at Bloomfield Road in a desperate attempt to get any news from the club - he says he has little chance!
The end of week 10 with just 4 to go to the start of the season. It is frankly, unforgiveable.
Former Pool player Alex Baptiste says he is heartbroken at what is happening at Blackpool when interviewed by Radio Lancashire.
12th July: Former Barnsley midfielder Jacob Mellis is on trial at Blackpool after being recommended to Riga.
15th July: damning article on BBC online by reporter Steve Canavan about the way the club is being run. Some unbelieveable quotes from the chairman and yet another ex player in Keith Southern blasting the chairman for no legacy and probably never being one, again described as heart breaking!
Gazette confirm that there is a stand off between KO and Riga over Riga's preferred transfer targets.
First friendly in 3 days time!
Official site confirms trip to Spain for warm weather camp and 2 friendlies has been cancelled, citing player recruitment more important. Supporters who gave booked travel to go and watch the games have been asked to contact the club.
Daily Mail joins in with another scathing report on the running of the club mentioning the Spanish trip cancelled through lack of players, bust up with Riga, £26 million taken out of the club, dilapidated training ground, Sam Oyston shooting in the ground, Belekon unhappy and monitoring the situation.
Angel Martinez tweets that he has still not heard anything from BFC and this makes it more difficult for going home.
16th July: Gazette sports editor publishes scathing article about how the club is being run and how Karl Oyston is making a total mess of things
Gazette report that KO and Riga had clear the air talks yesterday over the stalemate over transfers but doesn't know if anything was resolved. Riga is concerned about the terrible state of the training ground so walked round it with KO who still doesn't think the training ground is important and said the pitches were fantastic but the place could do with a bit of freshening up!
Penrith friendly now likely to be cancelled!
Report in the guardian online about the plight of the club as pressure mounts.
Tweet from ex loan player Andy Keogh - 'Jus seen that blackpool hav cancelled there pre season trip 2 Spain cause they only have 8 players - madness.Fans deserve better than that!'
'Can't say I didn't see that coming though given a certain individuals actions while I was there! Very petty and dishonest to say the least'
Continued media backlash including BBC, ITV, press, radio highlighting the stagnation at the club.
KO makes a short statement on the official club website saying things are fine.
Daily Mail and SSN reports Riga has given ultimatum to KO to support him or he will leave/ be sacked. 48 hours to decide. Rumours are that he has already quit but Will Watt from the Gazette states he has spoken to the Riga camp and Riga is still the manager and wants to sort things out but things are not good.
17th July: The Mirror publishes article on plight of the club, questions where the Premier League mone has gone and calls KO a chancer.
Launch of Blackpool Supporters Trust (BST) tonight at the No 1 club. Expected to be huge turnout with media interest.
BST is formerly launched where there are large numbers who have turned up to listen and add their support. The room put by for the meeting is so full there will now be 2 meetings one after the other so all can be involved. The website is online tomorrow and membership is £5 a year and £2 for juniors.
BBC's Steve Canavan reports on BBC online that Riga's future will be decided by Saturday. He wants 3 players signed but so far KO has failed to deliver. If the players are signed then it is likely Riga will stay but if he is not in the dugout for the Penrith friendly on Saturday he is likely to have left/been sacked.
18th July: Gazette report on BST meeting stating 500 in attendance for the 2 meetings. Valeri Belokon was a big topic of conversation, he is unhappy with what is going on and the supporters will be hearing a lot more from him in the coming weels.
19th July: Blackpool play their first per season friendly at Penrith. Riga is present along with his 3 coaches. Notable absentees are Steve Davis and McKenzie through "injury"!
The team includes 6 trialists including Nathan Delfoueneso, Ben Alnwick, Faris Haroun, Jacob Mellis and Chris Dixon. Pool run out comfortable 4-0 winners.
20th July: Riga's agent is at Bloomfield Road for talks with Karl Oyston.
Flash protest by 300 BFC supporters as they spell out a human "OYSTON OUT" on the comedy carpet on the Prom. Media publish the pictures.
21st July: Gazette reports media blackout at Bloomfield Road after Riga tells his players and staff there will be no talking to the media.
22nd July: Gazette report that following more crisis talks Riga has agreed to look at English based players but still wants to follow up on 2 of his foreign targets. Still fears over the future of the manager though.
23rd July: Free agent Ishmael Miller has been training with the with the squad and is believed close to signing a contract.
24th July: Pool target Stephen Dobbie looks set to join Fleetwood Town instead.
Ismael Miller has not yet signed for Pool as he states he wants time to think about it and states he has concerns over the management position at Blackpool. It is believed Leyton Orient want to talk to the striker.
Pool stalwart Angel Martinez has tweeted that he has waited a long time for his offer from Blackpool and describes it as a "joke" now it has come. He says he has no time to lose in looking for a new place.
This Saturdays friendly with Alfreton has been cancelled dur to Blackpool not confirming the fixture.
Daily Mail publish a letter sent by Club President Valeri Belokon to Owen & Karl Oyston which is a scathing attack on their management of the club since promotion to the PL. He asks about over £35 million and why it has gone where it has. He also tells them to put any remaining PP and TV monies into a joint account so that he is a signatory and that that money is used solely for the benefit of the football club this season.
25th July: Gazette run with Belokons letter to KO and OO on the front page, KO has refused to comment but Gazette will try to get a reply today.
Goalkeeper Ben Alnwick snubs Blackpool who he has been on tail for in favour of league1 Peterborough.
Now 2 weeks to the start of the season and 83 days gone since the end of last season!
26th July: Ex BFC defender Peter Clarke(32) is offered contract by Oyston.
Pool now in the broadsheet Telegraph as they join the growing list of press and media outlets shining a floodlight on the monumental problems at BFC.
27th July: Channel 4 news air damning news piece in the plight of BFC and the money disappearing from the club since promotion to the PL.
28th July: Blackpool sign 3 players Jacob Mellis, Tomasz Cywka and Peter Clarke making that 11 contracted players. It is believed Costa Rican International Jose Miguel Cubero has agreed terms and is flying in for a medical tomorrow.
29th July: Open letter from KO to VB and Kaspars published in the Gazette where KO slates VB for wanting to take £24 million out of the club and cut ties in 2012 and also scathing about BST. He failed to answer questions about funding the team and the infra structure but declined VB's request of an Escrow account.
Nathan Delfouneso signs a contract and is the 4the new player in 2 days. The ex Villa striker makes this his 3rd stay at the seaside.
31st July: Jose Miguel Cubero is confirmed as the latest Pool signing. The Costa Rican International midfielder will be joining a club outside his home country for the first time on a 1+ 1 deal.
1st August: Highly rated young defender Donorvan Daniels signs on a 28 day loan from WBA
2nd August: Blackpool lose 1-0 at home to Burnley in only the second friendly of the summer, Pool field 9 trialists!
Blackpool fans march against the Oyston ownership and have collection for gary Parkinson outside the ground.
3rd August: Pool sign exciting Spanish left back Andrea Orlandi.
Karl Oyston appears on talksport and is given a rough ride.
4th August: Promises of lots of signings bring in.......... none!
5th August: Another quiet day as Orlandi and Miller are still not confirmed but Pool finally tie up a year long loan deal with an option to buy on Cardiff keeper Joe Lewis. The highly rated ex Posh keeper is 6' 4" and at last gives Pool a keeper! [Post edited 5 Aug 2014 19:57]
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| Timeline on 19:41 - Aug 5 with 996 views | TwelveAngryMen |
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| Timeline on 19:52 - Aug 5 with 971 views | BillyAyre |
Brilliant stuff, Hertford   |  | | |
| Timeline on 19:59 - Aug 5 with 948 views | Mephistopheles |
| Timeline on 19:52 - Aug 5 by BillyAyre |
Brilliant stuff, Hertford |
Glad to see this,
Hertford are you an ex-employee with an axe to grind by any chance? There's loads about at the minute bullying Karlio and Co... |  | | |
| Timeline on 20:36 - Aug 5 with 934 views | hertfordseasider |
| Timeline on 19:59 - Aug 5 by Mephistopheles |
Glad to see this,
Hertford are you an ex-employee with an axe to grind by any chance? There's loads about at the minute bullying Karlio and Co... |
Ex employee??? No, I took the photos for the 1984/85 season though when I was studying photography at Palatine Road!
I actually started the timeline as a totally honest project as I thought it would be interesting how KO would deal with a clean slate after the last home game. I thought he might make some peculiar decisions and be poor but I wanted to give him a chance to see if he could actually change and do the right thing. Never in my weirdest of imaginations could I have foreseen what has actually happened. What you see is a timeline, nothing more, nothing less. Information taken from news sources and I have tried to avoid any rumours or the like.
I will keep it going until the end of the transfer window at the end of August and hopefully it will be a good historical record of what the club did and how they did it for the 4 months from the end of the season 2013/14. | | | |
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