Rovers v Blackpool

I'm with the majority. If you didn't know anything about us you wouldn't have guessed there were four "new" players in the starting eleven. All three of their goals were avoidable I suppose, but the defence will get better. Two, fortunately isolated, examples of dithering from Husband then Quinn nearly cost us but overall both played well. Jones and Khumalo seemed to get on ok. Excellent midfield - Furman was my MoM but Wellens has also still got it, and the three wingers changing places behind Chris B all had moments of inspiration. (I love Cotterill's pace - he must scare defenders rigid.) Bennett came on - had a couple of nice surging runs then disappeared. If there is unease it is, as always, wondering who is going to score 10-15 goals for us.

I've sifted through the comments from yesterday and I can only echo really what:s been previously written.

I thought we played really well and held possession for large parts of the game with Copps, Cotts and Duffy creating problems in and around the box.

If Blackpool are to be regarded as a midtabled team then we wont be too far behind them as on their performance I thought they were garbage but that was due to our good play.

I'd have kept Duffy on as he was without doubt our best player at the time and combine that with Bennets introduction and us going 4-4-2 seemed to knock us out of sorts.

One area I picked up on was we seemed to get done a few times by their wingers and Quinny and Husband seemed out of sorts at times (hopefully just due to the start of season etc) and will soon be into their stride.

If Tom Ince is worth 8 mill then footballs getting even crazier than it already is! We did an excellent job of keeping him low and lets be fair he only scored as the net was wide open!

We could do with improving on our set pieces especially corners but we deserved a point and im already looking forward to tuesday!

Alex, i know what your football philosophy is and am sure that you would have enjoyed watching the game yesterday.
Azza is right when he says all the goals were avoidable but i guess that Blackpool would say the same about our goal, Jones made a great run and got a free header.
I think there was enough promise there to give us belief that we can make progress this season.
As for Bennett, well i think that everyone can see the potential that he has but he really does need to strengthen himself up and step up a gear or he will find himself drifting back down the ladder to L2 or worse.

Deja vu!

Get a few in the get Bennet out on loan I think, The mutterings he was ushering were not helpful (close enough for me to see) the Foul??????????????? that the ref gave against him against their centre half was another ref joke. Bennett was on the floor a good couple of seconds when their centre half decided to stumble back and fall to the ground. A stronger ref would have walked some of theirs and the foul and booking he he gave against Furman, was in his view retaliatory for the foul (chop) on Copps a minute or two earlier when the scrap started. Strangely Wells was the peace maker - that will not last long

A reality check I guess. It was never going to be anything but a struggle to survive in this league with our budget. Nice to see an attempt to play watchable football but it ain't going to mean survival. Interesting to see how quickly PD can go from naivety to maturity. For me personally it will be better if PD sticks to his adventurous 4 2 3 1 but ,unless we get a really secure 4 at the back and someone who can finish, it will be frustrating for the fair weather fans. Prepare for a bumpy ride!

Having just had a look at their first goal on Sky Sports, there was nothing wrong with their first goal apart from the player kicking our keeper in the head when he saved the follow up shot and then Davies being in an offside position when the ball broke to him.
The ref though was in a bad position to see this, less than ten yards away with no-one in his line of sight.
Just a regular decision against us then?

Hey you. What's with the doom and gloom, are you stating that we are subject of a conspiracy I read your mail on Saturday and again now, I think you are either seeing the light (Some hope) or are just depressed) If it is the latter do not go to Dr Farmer, You end up very very poorly at the best

Preston 1 Blackpool 0 in League Cup

Pitch invasion and Police Horses.

And Ince missed a sitter again, but there was a goaly in net this time. YES THEY ARE MY TEAM TO HATE FOR NOW

Just watched Paul Ince's TV interview and agree entirely - Pitch invasions. Players could repeat could get stabbed and as we know players including goalkeepers are assaulted as have been outfield players.. Hillsborough was bad all round but Ince is correct that "When will we learn and when will we wake up and smell the coffee?" WHEN IT IS TOO LATE? Fences may have to re-appear . Then we have the possibility of Hillsborough again.. Very sad in society and sadly the way Football is going. He praised his 4,500 supporters for the way they behaved, well the same could be said about Donny's on Saturday at the antics of Mr Ince jnr. But be warned, it is heading for a disaster, it is happening all to often and after match ambushes and fights are discounted by the F.A. as not a football problem. It is Football that is the problem and many associated with it