Blackpool Council is our new sponsor. The common areas of the hotel have been spruced up, making the hotel much more welcoming. Blackpool FC announce new training facility plans after club acquire Whilst of course I was concerned, I never lost faith. Were developing a footballing philosophy based around working hard and being organised, which then provides a platform to allow players to show some flair and to entertain. The Gods of Football, however, seemed to have other ideas and with only seven points from our first nine games of the season, those words of mine uttered in July 2019 were again weighing heavily around my neck. Blackpool FC - Simon Sadler | "Blackpool matters to me, | Facebook This is by far and away my top investment priority and hopefully we will have good news to impart on this matter in the coming months. The Blackpool owner, Simon Sadler, said he was "disappointed" by Critchley's exit. Yes. Nevertheless, I considered all that had happened over the preceding 18 months or so and concluded that a more realistic target would be for this to be the season where we laid the foundations to mount a serious challenge for at least the play-offs in the 2021/22 season. By Matt Scrafton 31st Dec 2021, 8:30pm - 6 min read Updated 31st Dec 2021, 9:16pm Read. One of just 16 people in the world to hold UEFAs Elite badge although the certification was disbanded in 2013 after one season of intense learning under which 40 of the brightest English coaches were invited to take part Critchley has helped take Blackpool back one step closer to the elite of English football. Sadler also addressed the interview process, which saw multiple and lengthy meetings with candidates, and how the club went about replacing Critchley, whose exit to Villa was a shock. He says plans to stabilise in the Championship began the following morning, with Sadler stating that: I feel that our natural place in the football pecking order is as a mid-table Championship side but with the right wind behind us we can make it back to The Premier League. "By providing financial stability and investment over time, my intention is for the club to achieve its full potential. They were appointed by the high court in February to take over all Oystons assets including the football club, and recoup 22m still owing to the Latvian banker Valeri Belokon, who won a 31m judgment against Oyston in November 2017. 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Simon Peter Sadler has been working at BLACKPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB HOLDINGS LTD since 29 May 2019, currently, he/she works on the position of a Director (FINANCE). Fleetwood - eight miles from Blackpool - are now in League One. Sadler does not view being based in Hong Kong as a drawback because "in a strange way, the time zone can work for me a little bit because I can concentrate on my day job and in the evenings devote some time to Blackpool FC". Not only were we going to get promoted, we were going to go up automatically, probably as Champions! This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. This philosophy needs to be imbued throughout the Club and to do that we clearly need new, integrated training facilities. Simon Sadler is the new owner of Blackpool Football Club. Acquisition of Blackpool Football Club by Mr Simon Sadler National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Don't miss a thing from the club you love! My personal pet peeve, the rusty stanchions in the stadium roof ,are being treated and painted. When the final whistle went, I hugged Gillian and my kids and just savoured the moment. Simon Grayson EXCLUSIVE: Former Blackpool boss on having 'no regrets It's probably fair to say that Blackpool might the be party capital of the UK for the coming days. I replied that wed get there hopefully in two years and Ill be gutted if we dont do it in three.