Stephen Dobbie looks ahead to Blackpool's game against Stockport County

Blackpool Gazette

Blackpool take on Stockport County in their first game since Steve Bruce's sacking.

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00:00What was that first meeting like on Monday morning when players are back in and the mood

00:04that's the hand of the club at that time?

00:06Yeah, it was obviously, you speak a little bit about the gaffer and about Agers, sorry

00:14Steve and Agers, but then you've got to get to work so it's putting in place what you're

00:19trying to implement very quickly over the first and second day before they had Wednesday

00:25off. All the players are bought into it and they've worked extremely hard on the training

00:30field so as I said we're looking forward to Saturday.

00:34Yeah, do you have to quickly lay out what you want, make it clear to the players and

00:37show them what you need?

00:39Yeah, but you can do that, you can do it collectively and you can do it individually, you can speak

00:45to individuals on the pitch, how you're going to try and implement what you're wanting, you

00:51speak to the older players because they're the ones obviously will place the dressing room,

00:55so there's all little dots you need to connect to make sure everything's in place for us to

01:02make sure we're ready for Saturday, so yeah, the boys have been great.

01:05Obviously you worked under the gaffer, what was the conversation like with him just

01:08obviously at the start of this week, did he just offer you advice, did he offer you anything?

01:12Yeah, I spoke to Steve on Sunday, obviously let the dust settle a little bit and

01:17he was great, I just obviously thanked him, thanked him for firstly bringing me up into his staff

01:25and I've learned lots from him and Agus and the both of them were just kind of answered,

01:31go and try it your way, it didn't work the way we would have hoped but you're more than ready so

01:39hopefully it goes well.

01:41Yeah, obviously things take work out on the pitch but how much have you enjoyed these 13 months of being

01:45part of Steve Bruce's backroom stuff?

01:47I've loved it, I've loved it, I think as a former attacker myself working with the likes of

01:55how well Fletcher had last year, Rob Apter we obviously sold him on, Kyle Joseph we sold him on as

02:03well and obviously how well Sonny Kerry's doing in the championship so being a little part of their

02:08journey and that's what I take from it, it's not it was me or it was anyone else or to be a little

02:15part of their journey and dropping them a text when they're doing well, they've obviously made the

02:21club a lot of money and the other one obviously Sonny's moved on and he's doing great so you're

02:26pleased for them.

02:27Obviously you mentioned the last few months haven't gone well, you've sort of seen training up close,

02:31you've seen what's been doing, does that give you a clear vision of what should change,

02:34what needs to change?

02:35I think as I said it's like everyone's got their own way and I'm sure you have and everyone else,

02:41all the fans will have their own opinions but as a coach you need to support the manager

02:47so you're working underneath him to support him and relaying the messages the way he wants to play

02:53even when it's like you go away from the 11v11 and it's the smaller groups you're still trying to

02:58focus on how that he's wanted to implement for a Saturday so yeah that's I've learned a lot from

03:06that and I'm hoping to now put my own standpoint.

03:11I know you had the chance in 2023 but is it another good audition, another good test shall we say for

03:15you to be a manager like just just to see what it's like again?

03:19I think I said back then it's like you know when you step up it's whether you start to learn about

03:25yourself, can you handle the meetings with all the first team players, can you implement on the

03:30on the pitch what you really want? As I said last time it was changing from the way Mick was doing

03:36it to the way I wanted to do it, we're getting predominantly the footballers in on the pitch

03:42like Morgan and Charlie Pitino and Keshe and so on. This time I've been round about the players so I know

03:49what they can do and I know what they can't do so hopefully the way we're wanting to play will suit

03:55the players that aren't going to be on the pitch. Do you like that feeling of being in charge of sort of

03:59moulding things into your own image, do you enjoy that? Yeah yeah of course I mean who wouldn't but

04:05it's not that now I'm taking the team I'm above everyone it's I mean I'm sure you've seen me out

04:11there I'm carrying the goals I'm putting the gear away I'm doing everything that I normally would so it's about

04:17as I said it's not about me it's about supporting the players for Saturday and then whatever else

04:22happens will take care of itself. And obviously no matter what happens down the line we don't know

04:26who's going to come in we don't know it could be you you know whatever happens would you like to

04:30remain in Blackpool do you like to still be part of this sort of coaching team in the long term?

04:34I've loved my time here you know as I said as a player I would have wished to get back here permanent

04:39it never really happened but I'm not even thinking about that if I'm being honest I think the most

04:44important thing is Saturday because as I said fans are travelling numbers we need to be ready

04:49it's not about me it's about the team on the pitch. Is it easy as a coach, easy as a person to sort of

04:54put things in boxes and just think have that sole focus for Saturday? Yeah because that's

04:59that's what you need to do it's not I'm not thinking about myself I'm as I said I'm more relaxed

05:04than I was probably last time and I'm just looking forward to the challenge and so are the players.

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