Blackpool 2 – 1 Liverpool

Posted on January 13, 2011
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Wow, another great result and this time at home! It’s an amazing feat to beat Liverpool twice this season, even with Liverpool’s problems over the past 6 months. Not only was it great to beat Liverpool twice but last night was much needed home win, the first time this season we’ve come from behind to win and three points from a game-in-hand.

The returning Elliot Grandin added shape to our side and we looked much more in control in midfield even with Liverpool matching up 5 players in midfield.

It certainly allowed Gary Taylor-Fletcher to be much more effective in his role and he took his goal brilliantly. It was also great to see Fletch celebrate by honoring Richard Butcher his ex-teammate who passed away recently.

It was a relief to see use getting back into the game with Fletcher’s goal after conceding early on. A few times this season out heads had dropped after conceding the first goal of the game. It was a great strike by Torres, but once again our shape on the left side wasn’t great with Crainey exposed and out of position.

Once the equaliser went it there was only going to be one team winning the match. DJ should have grabbed a goal in the first half but was in the right place in the second half to secure the winner. His 7th goal this season and his 5th in as many games, he’s on fire at the moment. Once again his goal was a strike in the box, no time to think, which seems to suite him rather than 1 on 1 situations.

As the dust slowly settles focus has to be on the next match following up this result with another win against one of the bottom teams. West Brom will be tough test, this time around we’re not going to be given a two man advantage, and the Albion are desperate for a win after 5 defeats on the bounce.

What ever happens this weekend, this will be a week to remember!

Blackpool V Liverpool Take 2

Posted on January 12, 2011
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After the disappointing Boxing Day postponement we take on Liverpool tonight. Liverpool are on the high of having Kenny Dalglish in charge after the very unsuccessful reign of Roy Hodgson however it was more of the same at the weekend with a defeat in the cup to Manchester United.

In our win at Anfield earlier in the season Torres had to depart early on with an injury and tonight they’ll be without another one of their stars as Stephen Gerrard sits out due to the red he picked up at the weekend.

Amazingly it looks like Liverpool may alter their formation to try and match us up in midfield! Either playing 4-5-1 with Torres upfront and Kuyt in midfield or play 4-4-2 but with Johnson on the right wing, a much more defense lineup.

With most of the player rested at the weekend and Grandin back after injury I would expect the following 11.

Kingson, Eardley, Cathcart, Crainey, Evatt, Adam, Grandin, Vaughan, Varney, Taylor-Fletcher and Campbell.

Lets hope we can raise the roof tonight and create a great atmosphere and grab our first double of the season!

Sunderland 0 – 2 Blackpool

Posted on December 28, 2010
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Wow, another amazing performance and win number 5 of the year on the road. With 17 played we’re on 25 points. For anybody at the game today or able to see the stats you’ll see we rode our luck a little, a few great saves from Richard Kingston and a few misses from Gyan & Bent.

The enforced change to bring on Matty Phillips ended up being a great move with him winning the corner and putting in the cross for the second. He also had an amazing run in the first half wich nearly resulted in a goal for DJ.

And how well did DJ play, grabbing two goals but also creating our two other efforts on goal. He’s really coming into form now with three goals in two games. I do love the bite the badge celebration, it’s the new way to kiss the badge!

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As for a man of the match today there was too many to choose from, Kingston, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey, Vaughan, Sylvestre and Campbell all having storming games.

We now have three full days till the City game, then too many games in too few days. Here’s looking forward to it!

Sunderland V Pool

Posted on December 28, 2010
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It’s over a month since I’ve seen the mighty in action. I missed the Stoke game and three postponements later it’s been a frustrating time. Thanks to Sunderland having a good set up the match will go ahead today. With Sunderland playing on Boxing day against Man U we should have a slight advantage.

It would be great to get three points on the board today but with Bent, Gyan and Welbeck playing it’s going to be tough stopping then scoring. And without Charlie Adam.

I’m on boozer number two looking forward to a jacket potato and chille con carne!!



Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2010
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Merry Christmas to all, it’s been a great year. Let’s hope we’re able to play tomorrow and pick up a few more points before the years end.

It seems I was good this year and santa brought me a custom made Blackpool FC apron, featuring a nice wonga logo.

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Pool V Manchester United – Off

Posted on December 3, 2010
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Seems like we did need under soil heating. At least it’s been called off today rather than tomorrow when many would be travelling down.

Very disappointing and I’m missing the Stoke game next week to!!!!

Manchester United….at home in the League

Posted on December 3, 2010
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I was born in 1985, so around the age of 1o to 11 I started to get interested in football. In 1995, there was only one team to support, Manchester United. The team rolled of your tounge, Schmeichel, Parker, Irwin, Bruce, Pallister, Sharp, Ince, Giggs, Robsen, Hughes, Mclair, Cantona etc. Luckily for me I was saved as soon taken down to Bloomfield Road.

It’s amazing to now to think we’ll be playing them tomorrow in the league, that is if the game is on with the pitch currently frozen in parts with another cold night expected.

Hopefully tomorrow’s game will go ahead, in preperation for the game i’ve been on the Red Cafe podcast, you can listen to it over at http://www.redcafe.net/podcast/2010/12/redcafe-net-podcast-%E2%80%93-episode-58/ and there’s a great article on the Republik of Mancunia about Blackpool and Stanley Mathews http://therepublikofmancunia.com/blackpool-stanley-matthews-and-uniteds-dwarf-of-football-magic/. It’s well worth a read!

Up the Pool and up the temperatures overnight!

Bolton Wanderers V Pool

Posted on November 26, 2010
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It’s the second local derby of the season and the 1st for me after missing the Blackburn game at home. It’s looks like it’s going to be goal feast with Bolton having scored 13 goals in the last four and ourselves playing with not much regard for defending.

It’s going to be a great atmosphere with a a huge away following and a big gate expected from the home fans.  The home side have been playing well too, scoring great goals too, the pick of the players at the moment seem to be Johan Elmander, Kevin Davies and Chung-Yong Lee.

As for our line up, it could be the same but it’s a tad risky going into into an away game with Matt Phillips in midfield, great going forward against Wolves he didn’t provide much back up for Eardley who was left to deal with Matt Jarvis all afternoon.

My only visit to the Reebok was with a Blackburn fan in the away stand, for one of the most boring games of football I’ve ever seen! Let hope for better tomorrow!

Better Bets for West Ham Match?

Posted on November 12, 2010
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The decision of Ian Holloway to field a starting line-up for the Villa game that had 10 changes from the one that drew against Everton at the weekend shows the importance of the upcoming games for Blackpool. He cannot have taken the tactical choice to rest so many regulars lightly and he was right to praise the feisty performance of the players who did play in Birmingham. It showed that there is
depth to the squad.

It is pretty clear that the next two games will give the team a tremendous opportunity to boost the points tally. First up is the away game against bottom of the table West Ham and a week later second bottom Wolves will be coming to Bloomfield Road.

It is a certainty that the side Ian Holloway names for the London game on Saturday will see the return of most of the players he rested against Villa. The prospects of a fourth League away win at the expense of the Hammers look promising with online betting sites offering odds of 11/4.

The next game looks equally mouth-watering – struggling Wolves will be coming to Bloomfield Road and they have yet to win an away game in the League this season. It could be the perfect chance for Ian Holloway’s men to chalk up a second win in front of their home fans…

No games are easy and no-one can predict what fate will throw at Blackpool in the future but there can be no doubt the team have confounded many a critic and nay-sayer since September and with about a third of the campaign completed and the football betting odds on Blackpool staying up now at 11/10 there is certainly grounds for optimism and confidence that Ian Holloway can keep up the good work and maintain the momentum for the remainder of the season.

10 changes, 10 more experienced players?

Posted on November 11, 2010
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So after last nights results which was a cracking performance by our so called reserve team the Premier League are going to investigate if we played an under-strength team. To start thats a stupid rule to have, after introducing the 25 man squad this summer with the aim to get more young English players in the starting 11 to  stop managers from changing their starting 11 isn’t going to help any young players.

How the Premier League are going to decide if we played a weakened team is impossible.  They are going to try and play trop trumps with our squad, comparing Brett Ormerod To Gary Taylor-Fletcher, or Gilks to Kingston. You can’t compare one team to another as that’s one person’s opinion, and who’s to say that opinion is right.

The team last night played much better than the so called “first team” that lost to Birmingham 2-0 a few weeks ago. Thats my opinion.

So thought I’d do the Premier League a favour and compile some stats on the team that played last night against Aston Villa and the starting 11 against Everton, our last Premier League game. If your comparing player to player you have to compare stats, you can’t compare on your opinion of a player, and lets face it nobody at the Premer League knows who half the Blackpool players are.  To compare I’ve taken the stats of:

So first up the 11 that started against Everton

And now the Villa starting 11.

So the team that started last night has more than double the caps at international level. Two of the players, Carney and Kingson have played in the World Cup, the 11 against Everton team have no international tournament experience. Kingson has even scored an international goal.

The team against Everton has a higher squad cost, but went it comes to Premier league experience the Villa 11 is face more experienced with 413 starts and 92 goals.

So if the Premier League are going to decide which team is stronger than the other, they have no chance, maybe they should fine us for the team that started the Everton match!

Stupid Premier League!

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