vinceHill

Steve Bruce with Eric Black as his assistant would be my choice if Martinez is stupid enough to take a job like Liverpool or Villa where he will get no time to turn things round.
I think he will stay though and see what this new team that he just fathomed how work will shape up in the new season.

Survival every time due to the high profile it gives to the club and town.

Phillips and Ince(both are bloody awesome players!) of Blackpool look very good shouts for me rather than Johnson.I cant stand the swine as he always scores against us-good player but i prefer the current ‘rough diamond’ policy that the club has adopted in recent times and who can say this hasnt paid off?Who as a supporter hasnt been chuffed to see Mcarthur Maloney,Moses,Mccarthy come good this year and for combined fees of under £5 million-hell knows what they are all worth combined now?
Younger players are hungrier than ageing ones like Johnson and i think their are rich pickings in the lower divisions if the scouting network is good enough.

I think Stoke will have a relegation fight next year as everybody has found them out.
Hope its QPR down though-cant stand them!

Don’t get me wrong Vince , I totally agree with you he is still learning the trade – he has afterall still had just three years as a top level manager. I would hate to see him go now to a massive club where they will demand instant success and he could well end up just
another managerial casualty.
I’ve said before we could be on the verge of something special here and I’m sure he will want to see just what we can achieve. I honestly believe he’ll be here for at least another year regardless of who comes knocking.[/quote]
I hope he stays but the entire backroom staff need to sit down and get the bit between the teeth earlier in the season and not prance round like they have won the champions league because they stayed up.They have avoided relegation AGAIN and it is hardly celebratory stuff when you look at it in the cold light of day.I think the bad start was caused by too much dwelling on the heroics of West ham and Stoke and that casual celebratory atmosphere carried on well into this season hence the dreadful start.
Caldwell really impressed me on sky on monday when he played down the survival with a face that suggested rank disappointment rather than celebration.
It is now time to stop treading water and move the club forward which surely Dave Whelan can see the result of the winning team of recent weeks is a full house of home supporters this sunday.It wont take much money other than securing the staff at the club and giving him a realistic budget for prudent transfer dealing that Martinez seems to be very good at.
This surely would be much rather than daft spending on mediocre players past their sell by date that we have seen in the past.
If they start next season as they finished this one then surely we are looking at bigger crowds and cup runs and a more enjoyable season than the one we have just had.
The bar has been raised in recent weeks so i reckon he should stay for one more year at least to see what happens.

He is another who has a lot of learning to do and he wont do that in a reserve team.He doesnt score enough and needs to realise he should pass the ball occasionally he will only learn that from regular games which he will get here.He has performed well in the televised games and seems to switch it on for the big occasion but his overall season has been ordinary given his potential.
That said if Blackpool stay down they do a lot worse than go for young Matt Phillips or tom Ince both fantastic players.
Phillips is related to Boycie i think and looked very very good last night at Birmingham.

Probably the most improved player this season and has lead the team superbly through its hardest ever season for many many years.
I also liked his modesty on monday when he talked down the survival escape and said it wasnt good enough.