Blackpool 1 - 3 Preston North End

Posted on November 16, 2008
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I’ve just about calmed down following our defeat today to the nobbers. I have to say I’m really disappointed in the performance, especially as it’s two weeks in a row when we’ve not come out to play. Preston didn’t look all that but were first to the ball in the middle and upfront, also they seem to have a couple of players who are able to finish.

Adam Hammill did well on the wing and took his goal well, pity he wasn’t able to add to it in the second half with the couple of chances he had. Preston in the end managed to press the right areas and managed to break down the right wing for all three goals. I think that a few clubs are targeting Shaun Barker and Gary Taylor-Fletcher down the right, I wounder how many goals we have conceded from the right side?

Anyway we have to pick ourselves up now for the Wolves game which isn’t going to be easy.

Blackpool 0 - 1 Ipswich

Posted on November 9, 2008
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Pretty much an awful game yesturday with Ispwich just about deserving the points. We had a few good chances the pick falling to Gary Taylor-Fletcher who headed onto the bar in the second half.

Anyway the concentration now goes onto the Blackpool V preston match next week. Preston grabbed a draw at Norwich, Neil Mellor’s goal on 81 mins evened the game up at 2-2. I’m hoping it should be a good game but last year’s 0-0 draw at home was pretty boring to be honest.

Both teams have 21 points, with Preston one place ahead of us in the league thanks to a one goal better goal difference. So the teams seem to be pretty even, hopefully not another draw then?

Watford 3 - 4 Blackpool

Posted on November 3, 2008
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Well, what a game that was and what a game to pick for an away day. I don’t get to many away games in London but I managed to arrange a meeting on Friday in London and then stayed the night. Watford is a bit of dump (yes I know Blackpool is too), the ground is strange too as you enter the away stand and your at the top of the stand, it’s build on a hill.

The game was great, both sides defended poorly which lead to the seven goals. I’m sure the back four were not happy with conceding three but it’s a good job we have a selection of players that can grab a goal a game.

Ben’s cracking lob / shot was the pick of the goals but when Gow slotted in the winner the roof came off the away stand. It was a great day to be a Pool fan!

The rest of the month looks good too, Ipswich at home, the big one agaist the nobbers, Wolves a great away trip, Sheffeild Wednesday away and we finish up on the south coast at Plymouth!

EDIT : Poor old Aidy Boothroyd was sacked today!

Blackpool 2 - 2 Crystal Palace

Posted on October 25, 2008
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Ian Evatt’s first league goal for Pool saved the day today to grab a point at a horrible Bloomfield Road against Palace. It was a pretty poor first half, Southern and Taylor-Fletcher should have scored with easy chances. Ben Burgess scored again, he was pretty rubbish for the rest of the match but if he puts the ball in the back of the net every week keep him in the team. I was impressed by Gow too, it was the first time I’ve seen him start a game.

It’s Cardiff on Tuesday which should be pretty hard and then off to Watford on the Saturday, I got my ticket today!

Blackpool 3-2 Derby FT

Posted on October 21, 2008
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Well that was harder than it needed to be but overall a great three points over Derby. Many of the fans from Saturday were looking for Gow to start and he impressed tonight and must keep his place in the side as well as scoring one he had a hand in the other two goals. It was good to see Burgess get the third of the game but it’s looking like a front pair of Gow and Kabba is our best front two.

Roll on Saturday and Palace!

Blackpool 2 - 0 Derby HT

Posted on October 21, 2008
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It’s half time at the Blackpool V Derby match and Pool take a 2-0 lead into the half time break thanks to Alan Gow and another great goal from Gary Taylor-Fletcher.

Two changes to the starting line up tonight, Coid in for Mo Camera (guessing that he’s not allowed to play for his parent club Derby or that he’s been dropped as he was shocking on Saturday) and Gow in for Kabba who is injured.

Gow’s goal looked a tad offside but who cares! And Preston are losing lets see how the second half turns out!

Who picks the Championship Team of the Week

Posted on October 20, 2008
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Who picks the Championship Team of the week? Someone that doesn’t watch the matches. From the dire game that was Doncaster V Blackpool two players made the starting 11. Shaun Barker of Blackpool and Neil Sullivan the Doncaster keeper.

To start Barker was dicked on for the first 20 minutes by Stuart Elliot. The Donny winger beat him about 4 times in the air from long balls and found himself out of position numerous times.

Sullivan didn’t do too bad, but Paul Rachubka at the other end pulled off the save of the match, that save alone from a Hayter shot should have made him the pick of the keepers on the day!

England 5-1 Kazakhstan

Posted on October 12, 2008
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Well the first half didn’t go to plan but we got the result in the end. Overall it was an entertaining match and a good overall result. I thought that Big Emile Heskey was brilliant and unlucky not to get a goal, his through ball for Defoe’s goal was awesome.

He’s not everyone’s cup of tea and only 5 goals in an England shirt isn’t a great return but he brings something different to the team, like…..Big Ben Burgess!

Blackpool 1 - 1 Cardiff

Posted on October 4, 2008
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We were a little lucky this afternoon to grab a point against Cardiff, we were awful for the most of the match and it wasn’t for Cardiff being poor upfront we should have been 2, 3 down by the time Alan Gow struck the equalizer in extra time.

The goal from Gow was a great strike from the edge of the box into the bottom corner, it was surprising to see Cardiff stand off Gow as he brought the ball down on the edge of the box.

It could have been a different match if Ben Burgess’s goal in the first half stood, from my angle there was no offside, in recent weeks there’s been some shocking referee decisions, pity as towards the end of last season and the start of this one the bastards in the black have been pretty good.

It was good to see Stephen McPhee back in on the pitch but Adam Hammill still flattered to deceive after he started ahead of the injured Jorgensen.  With the international break coming up it’s going to be a while til next match but at least we have England to look froward to! Were really good now!

QPR 1 - 1 Blackpool highlights

Posted on September 30, 2008
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Another good point picked up tonight against QPR and another goal from Gary Taylor-Fletcher, and what a goal it was, see it on the highlights video below. From the match reports it sounded like a typical away performance with the QPR pushing for most of the match and us nicking the goal in the first half.

All three point would have been nice as that would have put us on level points with PNE and up to 9th in the table. Currently we sit in 14th place on 12 points with another 4 teams with the same points tally.

Roll on Cardiff on Saturday who beat Coventry 2-1 tonight.

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