Spearing update

Sounds promising in the Geerrrzzeeetttttttttte today:

Blackpool defender Clark Robertson believes the Seasiders aren’t far from being a top-six side in League One.

Pool defied the bookies’ odds to finish 12th, having started the campaign as favourites for the drop.

The Seasiders finished 11 points outside the play-offs but out-of-contract Robertson, who is yet to decide on his future, thinks Blackpool can compete at the top end next season.

The Scot said: “After coming up from League Two I think we would have been the favourites to go straight back down.

“But we finished 12th and were only a few wins away from the play-offs. To be honest, we probably should have got closer.
“We could have done that had we had other players fit, like Vass (Kyle Vassell) and Cully (Mark Cullen), who were out for most of the season.
“When you think about it, we’ve more than held our own in this league.
“If we can keep the current group together and add a few more, then I think that group of players can definitely challenge for the top six next season.


“We went through a bad patch midway through the season, when we weren’t quite consistent enough.
“But if we were to have another crack at it next season with the squad that finished this season, then I think we’d be more than capable of challenging for the top six.
“We’ve got a tight-knit squad, one that Gary Bowyer has built.
“Everyone gets on well and that team spirit goes a long way.


“I think that was shown in the last few weeks of the season.
“You look back to when we were beaten twice over Easter – a lot of people were tipping us to get pulled into a relegation battle but we really stepped up to the plate.”
Robertson has enjoyed a fine campaign alongside defensive partner Curtis Tilt, who also produced a string of impressive displays.
Tilt, who signed from Wrexham last summer, has made the step up from non-league look easy, according to Robertson.
“Tilt has been different class to play alongside,” the Scot added. “He’s made the step up from non-league quite easily to be fair to him.


“He’s been one of our stand-out performers this season and I think we compliment each other really well.
“He’s quick, he’s strong and he’s aggressive but he can also play as well.
“I think he’s got the potential to play at a higher level, so it’s been great to play alongside him.”
 
Blackpool midfielder Jay Spearing believes the Seasiders have a “fantastic” manager in Gary Bowyer, who could take the club even further if he remains at Bloomfield Road.

Bowyer is now preparing for his third season in charge at the club after exceeding all expectations in his first two .

Having arrived after the club had suffered the second of its back-to-back relegations, the former Blackburn Rovers boss guided the Seasiders back to the third tier at the first attempt.

He followed that up by masterminding a 12th- placed finish in League One after the club had been tipped for relegation at the start of the season.

Spearing, who had previously worked with Bowyer at Ewood Park, believes the Pool boss deserves all the plaudits that come his way.
“He’s a fantastic gaffer,” the midfielder told The Gazette. “He’s proved what a good manager he is with the resources he’s had over the last two years.
“He’s got the lads working hard for him and playing how we wants them to play.
“They’ve obviously come through the play-offs and got promotion, and he fully deserved to get Manager of the Year for that.


“Then in League One the lads believed in what he wanted to do and he’s stuck behind us, so it’s worked well. I think if he stays he can kick them on again. I’ve no doubt he can.”
Spearing was left as a free agent last summer, when contract negotiations with former club Bolton were severed after weeks of talks.
But the midfielder put that behind him to enjoy a fine campaign with the Seasiders, having signed in October until the end of the season.
Spearing added: “We kept in touch after I worked with him at Blackburn and we spoke quite a bit throughout the years.


“Even when things were going on last summer which were out of my hands, he was ringing me and asking what was going on.
“He told me to keep myself fit, and if I wanted to come in and train to let him know.
“He sorted all that out, so I owe him a lot.”
The 29-year-old, who made 39 appearances for the Seasiders last season, has yet to decide on his future.
He is one of five out-of-contract players who remain in talks with the club. The others Kelvin Mellor, Dolly Menga, Clark Robertson and Kyle Vassell.
 
We need these lads to quickly decide their future if they are moving on we need good/excellent replacements....Lack of clarity on Future Ownership not helping.
 
“He sorted all that out, so I owe him a lot.”

but i havent signed a new deal yet, see if i can get better and phook off. shows a certain amount of loyalty doesnt it.
 
Things are happening behind the scenes. It is agonisingly slow but it has to take it’s course...I am confident that we are witnessing the end game.
 
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