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AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

• AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

• AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  StrumSolo > 17/07/2014, 12:27

  In 23 days time Blackpool's Championship campaign gets underway with a trip to Nottingham Forest.
  
  Or at least it will do if they can get a team together.  Right now they've got just 8 players.  3 defenders, 1 midfielder, 4 forwards and no goalkeeper.
  
  
  
  At the end of last season (after a 20th place finish) the Seasiders let 27 players go, the most notable among them being Tom Ince, Matthew Gilks, Craig Cathcart.  The only arrival so far is Sergei Zenjov, an Estonian winger who joined on a free from Ukrainian outfit Karpaty Lviv.
  
  Now you could sort of understand a club not wanting to pay the wages of a full squad all summer if it was properly on its arse, but Blackpool were in the Premier League 3 years ago, an adventure worth the best part of £90m when parachute payments are taken in to account.  It's not like they blew a load of cash chasing success either.  Their team in the top flight was mostly made up of free transfers and since relegation they've received decent fees for the likes of Charlie Adam, DJ Campbell and David Vaughan.  The tribunal deciding how much Hull should pay for Tom Ince could send as much as another £8m their way too.
  
  There's been protests, even a billboard, but doesn't seem overly fussed.  Here he is stood next to it.
  
  
  
  That didn't go down brilliantly.
  
  And now it looks as though manager Jose Riga has had enough as well.   Just 5 weeks after being appointed he's set to resign.
  
  Could be a real painful season...

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  Clitterbug > 17/07/2014, 13:35

  
  Kinell Mr Scott, at first i thought your numbers didnt add up 8 players, 3 defenders 1 midfielder 3 forwards = 7! but then i realised 1 of the 'strikers'? is Bobby Grant from 80s hit soap {snigger} Brookside! arr aye Bobby lad..... dirrer, dirrer, dirrer, dit der!

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  StrumSolo > 17/07/2014, 13:40

  (17/07/2014, 12:27)ScottyRampant Wrote: 3 defenders, 1 midfielder, 4 forwards and no goalkeeper.

  
  There we go. I don't count so good...

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  Clitterbug > 17/07/2014, 14:01

  Well done m8, you could be on Countdown, give Vordermans arse a slap for me will you.

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  StrumSolo > 17/07/2014, 14:04

  (17/07/2014, 14:01)clitterbug Wrote: Well done m8, you could be on Countdown, give Vordermans arse a slap for me will you.

  
  That ship sailed long ago.
  
  However...
  
  

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  Hilary Briss > 17/07/2014, 14:33

  Looks like dVious might get a game.
  
  

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  dVIOUS > 17/07/2014, 15:19

  (17/07/2014, 14:33)Hilary Briss Wrote: Looks like dVious might get a game.
  
  

  
  No chance - Not after the restraining order from when I took The Boss to a game.
  
  

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  StrumSolo > 17/07/2014, 15:37

  And Briss still isn't allowed within 500 feet of a rugby ground.
  
  

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  rustee1 > 17/07/2014, 19:46

  They'll have no problem getting the numbers up to fill the squad, but I'd be worried about the quality and the understanding the team will have bringing so many new players in. Looks they're certs to go down.

• RE: AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLACKPOOL FAN

  StrumSolo > 21/07/2014, 12:27

  Still only 8 players...
  
  
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