Sam misses from 7 yards out!!!

Fecking ell

3-0

Could be quite a few on the way out after this

Could be more goals from Blackpool yet

Oh dear Blackpool has always been a difficult away trip!

Surridge isn't playing himself into the team unfortunately

Or into a loan move. Same could be said of Dennis

Now we know how the bin dippers felt last season.

What ever has happened to Neco Williams, he looks absolutely shell shocked, but the rest don't look much better. As you say Surridge and Dennis have done themselves no favours at all. I’d still sooner beat Wolves on Wednesday, Don’t think many of this team will feature, at least not the starting XI.

comment by reddave (U8660)
posted less than a minute ago
What ever has happened to Neco Williams, he looks absolutely shell shocked, but the rest don't look much better. As you say Surridge and Dennis have done themselves no favours at all. I’d still sooner beat Wolves on Wednesday, Don’t think many of this team will feature, at least not the starting XI.
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Dennis has been a waste of space IMHO

Nearly got a 4th there...

Now they have their 4th...

Embarrassing 4-0

Need to get this game out our system on Wednesday

yeess!! Yatesy...

The come back is on.

Got to give Blackpool credit, they have been brilliant.

We can’t use the excuses of changing the team, not good enough, the players have to be embarrassed by this

Yates bundled over in the box, NO penalty given and Yates even has a smile, at least he has just one back.

You’re right we should be embarrassed, we’ve had plenty of chances but not been anywhere near clinical enough, sounds a bit familiar. I thought Surridge would have flourished in a game like this but unfortunately he fluffed his lines, along with Dennis, and one or two others.

well if we can take anything positive from this game it should be that no one worries about selling Dennis and Sam sadly still needs time before he is prem ready so a loan for him is no bad thing. Scarpa looks a different class and I think he will provide that much needed spark going forwards. Not a good result but perhaps the learnings are more important than an FA cup run that could have been a distraction when all that maters is staying in the prem.

I have just checked something. Blackpool used four substitutes, each change at separate times. They are only allowed three substitute breaks, in which they can substitute a maximum of five players.

I know we played carp, but surely there must be some sanction against the fourth official, whose job it is to monitor the substitutes?

Do we want a replay?

I'm sat in my hotel in Thailand. Day 4 of COVID, day 7 of the holiday. No happy endings on and off the pitch!

Looking at the game against Wolves in the Cup, and the possibility of two semi-final legs, I can see why Cooper left it to the fringe players.

Unfortunately those fringe players proved they aren't good enough.

My thoughts are based on watching the mini-highlights this morning. The Internet went down last night, so I missed the game.

1st goal - Colback allows the cross in, O'Brien heads it back into danger, Surridge doesn't challenge, two players collide. 1-0.
2nd goal - Cook gets done easily, pass goes in, O'Brien gets back to cover...and he falls over. 2-0.
3rd goal - Colback and Williams combine well in losing their man. Shot isn't blocked by Cook. 3-0.
4th goal - Cook loses his man. 4-0.
5th goal - decent cross from Toffolo, nice headed finish from Yates. 4-1.

Hennessey - need a decent back-up.
Williams - I just don't see the fuss. Currently he is a squad player at best.
Cook - as soon as we have another CB in, let him go.
Toffolo - at least he looked angry at the mistakes. Good assist.
O'Brien - has been very poor recently and needs a confidence boost / loan.
Colback - worth keeping to see out games for the last few minutes. Days as a starter have gone!
Dennis - just not working and do not see how he makes the bench once Lingard is back / Scarpa is here.
Surridge - failed to take his chance. We need another back-up striker to make the match-day squad.

I can't really comment on the others as I only saw three minutes of highlights.

comment by Red Forest Bear [More Salt On That?] (U6288)
posted about 2 hours ago
Do we want a replay?
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Can't we claim that Blackpool played an illegible player?

Or something...

comment by El Bosque [Basoa in Euskara] (U1617)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Red Forest Bear [More Salt On That?] (U6288)
posted about 2 hours ago
Do we want a replay?
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Can't we claim that Blackpool played an illegible player?

Or something...
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ineligible...