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Opening day defeat but we’ve got Sone Aluko

Posted on August 11, 2008
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We’ll the start of the season didn’t go to plan, to start I wasn’t at the match then Steve Brooker proved to be the party pooper smashing in a volley in the 89th min. Highlight Here. From that match reports it does seem that the team gelled well and we were unfortunate not to take at least a point from the match.

One good point is that we’ve brought in another player, Sone Aluko from Birmingham on loan. Aluko was part of the Aberdeen team that drew with Bayern Munich last season. He’s his goal from that game and another goal against Dundee in the SPL.

Roll on tomorrow night for the First Round of the League Cup against Macclesfield Town!

Rob Edwards, David Vaughan and Mo Camara

Posted on August 7, 2008
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Three signing in quick succession Rob Edwards, David Vaughan and Mo Camara. Big Mo has signed on loan till the end of the month while Vaughan and Edwards sign two year contracts. I have to say I’m impressed. A friend of my who’s a Crewe fan commented that David Vaughan will be a fitting replacement for Wes Hoolahan and Rob Edwards has played 15 times for Wales, sounds good!

So it’s looking good for the new season which starts on Saturday. Yes we’ve lost Wes and Kaspars. Had a shit pre-season but it all seems to be coming into place for Saturday………….unfortunately I’m not going to be there……organsing a wedding on the first day of the season……..tut tut tut.

Michael Flynn signs for Huddersfield

Posted on July 23, 2008
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Former Pool midfielder Michael Flynn has signed for Huddersfield Town joining up with former Seasider Keigan Parker. I for one expected Flynn to make much more of an impact at Blackpool FC, he was the top scorer and captain at Gillingham and had a few seasons in the Championship already under the belt. He did make a lot of starts in the season but never really shone.

It shows how we’ve moved on if the players we are releasing are moving to lower league clubs! With the Shrewsbury freindly on Friday It would be good to see a new face in the squad! David Vaughan anyone?

Adam Hammill signs for Pool

Posted on July 18, 2008
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Liverpool youngster Adam Hammill has signed for Blackpool on loan from Liverpool, this is a great signing. He’s been touted as the next Ronaldo / Joe Cole with a few tricks in his back pocket. It looks like we might have the new Wes. All I need to say is watch this goal against Celtic.

Edit : Just found this video, slightly strange.

Steve Kabba and Jermaine Wright sign

Posted on July 11, 2008
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Bish bosh bang another two signings, as expected Jermaine Wright on a free after leaving Southampton and one that no one predicted Steve Kabba from Watford on loan.

Apparently Kabba’s had a torrid time at Watford, only one goal in two years has made him surplus to requirements. Searching for a picture of Steve to stick on here I’ve found a blog laying into him, apparently he’s a an unlucky player, that translates to a donkey. If anyones going to get something out of a donkey it’s Simon Grayson, all I’m saying, Ben Burgess 10 goals last season!

Gary Roberts to Blackpool from Crewe?

Posted on July 10, 2008
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After the big news about the South Stand being build theres been loads of transfer news, i’m going over all of them but there is one that sticks out. Gary Roberts has staying in the UK while Crewe are on a pre-season tour in Bulgaria. Apparently he’s going to be chatting with ourselves and Cardiff. About moving away from Crewe. He’s already on the transfer list after a couple of times missing training so a move is on the cards.

While checking out Robert on wikipeadia there a quality comment on there

I’m guesing thats from a Cardiff Fan.

Joe Martin Signs!

Posted on July 3, 2008
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Like busses, you wait……..yada yada yada, another siging one that was coming Joe Martin from Spurs who spent the end of last season on loan at the Pool. He did well in the last game of the season and should become the player to replace Gary Taylor-Fletcher when he gets knackered after 70 minites!

There is no pictures of young Joe Martin on the new so here’s the next best thing a picture of popular 80’s band the Housemartins, yes thats Norman ‘aka FatBoySlim’ Cook.

Alex Baptiste signs

Posted on July 3, 2008
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Well July has got off to a good start with the signing of Alex Baptiste from Mansfeild who by the sounds of it is a very promising defender. After the Stags were relegated out of the football league it was always on the cards that Baptiste would be leaving the club and it seams that we’ve paid a bit of a fee for him.

He’s a center back but can also play at right back and as been know to play the odd game in midfield. With Ian Evatt, Kaspars Gorkss and Shaun Barker all first team players Baptiste must come in as cover. As every with all new players I’ve searched for you tube videos, just the one with him being interviewed about an injury.

QPR to bid for Hoolahan

Posted on June 13, 2008
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After yesterday’s post that QPR have made a bid for Kaspars Gorkss there are rumors that  QPR will make a bid for Wes Hoolahan for, wait for it……£375K. There was an article on EDP 24 a Norfork based website that QPR will make a bid for Wes but there may be a issues with the whole transfer of Hoolahan from from Livingston with Fifa yet to decide if we still need to pay a fee to Livingston of around £75K. So the £375K would be more than the release clause of £250K in Wes’s contract and the extra money would then possibly go to Livi.

What is evident that by next week we could lose our best two players to QPR for just over half a million quid. As we know from Brett Ormerod we won’t see any of this money, sorry to be D+G but it’s not looking good, but it’s not a signed deal…..until we see the pair in the blue and white of QPR they are still Blackpool players.

Kaspars Gorkss to QPR?

Posted on June 12, 2008
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It looks like Kaspars Gorkss is going to be leaving for QPR after they officially placed a bid for the big Latvian. Apparently Gorkss has a £250k release clause in his contract. Considering QPR are bankrolled by a billionaire the fee isn’t going to be a problem, so if the clause is half a million etc they’ll pay. The only sticking point is will he want to move?

Gorkss may want to be loyal to Blackpool, we gave him his first chance in football in England and most importantly it’s pretty much down to Mr Belokon that he came. Would Gorkss want to annoy Belokon? It’s like a Russian player sticking the fingers to Abramovich.

Lets hope the big man stays!