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Post by bighead on Aug 18, 2024 9:29:42 GMT
Collars freedom is because of Bates and Camps. Was never really a fan of Camps. Always had a him down as a crab (always sideways) but he's really impressed me last 8 of last year and now this. Maybe the players we had hindered him in playing safe. But Bates and Camps being so compact and sweeping up just leave Collar to do pretty much anything he likes. Press, hold or go wide. Very good. Id also say those 2 are allowing Horsfall and Pye to break the press and run beyond the midfield. Doing so yesterday 3 or 4 times which really messed Blackpool up. Get Tanto fit and he's gonna have to come in for Diamond really but it's a good problem to have. Id also say, had we had Powell yesterday for the last 15 minutes it would've been pisstake central. Absolutely the kind of situation he'd just be pinging balls for fun. Collar was on a yellow so needed to come off and he would be the obvious replacement with that kind of freedom Bate* 😁 Feels like there is 2 of him. That's my defence and I stick to it.
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Post by hedleyverity on Aug 18, 2024 9:32:50 GMT
Skip to 9:22 for the best bits of this one, that noise is something else! What a massive bunch of slapped arses in the home end
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Post by mat1scfc on Aug 18, 2024 9:34:01 GMT
Lewis Bate was and is superb. Don't for one moment think their goalkeeper just threw it to us for the second, it was a risky throw to try and get Blackpool to counter quickly at 0-1 down with 5 to play but Bate read it brilliantly. Such an intelligent and quality player. havent watched it since yesterday in person and on the highlights although highlights were a blur It looked like bate came from no where and intercepted it brilliant and should never have gotten to the ball and kept it under control and got the assist
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Post by sherbertdab on Aug 18, 2024 9:34:36 GMT
Three observations 1. DC’s first winning run last season came when he only had 12/13 players available. 2. Touray excellent yesterday. 3 Blackpool big muscular team. Mid table at best. Their defenders for Barry goal …..could watch it all day.
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Post by County Blue on Aug 18, 2024 9:34:42 GMT
After watching the Barry goal again and again the way the Blackpool players were running into each other and totally moving in the wrong direction to tackle him ...I am now convinced we have signed a Jedi knight I thought I spotted the Jedi Mind Trick in action. ”This isn’t the ball we’re looking for. He can go about his business……….
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Post by Josh on Aug 18, 2024 9:36:43 GMT
Lewis Bate was and is superb. Don't for one moment think their goalkeeper just threw it to us for the second, it was a risky throw to try and get Blackpool to counter quickly at 0-1 down with 5 to play but Bate read it brilliantly. Such an intelligent and quality player. havent watched it since yesterday in person and on the highlights although highlights were a blur It looked like bates came from no where and intercepted it brilliant and should never have gotten to the ball and kept it under control and got the assist Bates is going to be the new Hinchcliffe isn’t it?
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Post by houldsworthhatter on Aug 18, 2024 9:39:09 GMT
Feels like there is 2 of him. That's my defence and I stick to it. 🤣🤣 that’ll do!
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Post by philtheglass on Aug 18, 2024 11:16:19 GMT
Just spent half an hour reading Blackpool's forum...'we shouldn't be losing at home to a team like Stockport' & one calling himself the 'Edgeley Tangerine' said he wasn't looking forward to going home to his County supporting family & friends.... others saying how glad they were that Apter was starting & 90 minutes later were verbally assassinating the lad.
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Post by Fallowfield Hatter on Aug 18, 2024 11:16:34 GMT
Lewis Bate was and is superb. Don't for one moment think their goalkeeper just threw it to us for the second, it was a risky throw to try and get Blackpool to counter quickly at 0-1 down with 5 to play but Bate read it brilliantly. Such an intelligent and quality player. havent watched it since yesterday in person and on the highlights although highlights were a blur It looked like bates came from no where and intercepted it brilliant and should never have gotten to the ball and kept it under control and got the assist We don't have a player called Bates.
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Post by hedleyverity on Aug 18, 2024 11:24:46 GMT
Just spent half an hour reading Blackpool's forum...'we shouldn't be losing at home to a team like Stockport' & one calling himself the 'Edgeley Tangerine' said he wasn't looking forward to going home to his County supporting family & friends.... others saying how glad they were that Apter was starting & 90 minutes later were verbally assassinating the lad.
They’re only Blackpool, Stan Mortensen was 70 years ago, the odd season in the Prem doesn’t make you something special
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 18, 2024 11:45:09 GMT
We're never going to agree on L2. I also think we could surprise a few this season but there's a big jump from top half to POs to automatics, especially with the likes of Birmingham, Peterborough and Bolton. We definitely pissed the league last season. Had we had half the injuries, we’d have had the title sewn up by mid March. We did have the injuries though. That's a counterfactual. To me, winning the league with 2 games to spare isn't pissing it. It's a good, comfortable win. But I don't want to derail this thread further.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 18, 2024 11:50:04 GMT
collar has stepped it up more than anyone for me at this level so far, he's been a really strong player for us in the two games and looks the part and more for league 1. The challenge is keeping him injury free. Collars freedom is because of Bates and Camps. Was never really a fan of Camps. Always had a him down as a crab (always sideways) but he's really impressed me last 8 of last year and now this. Maybe the players we had hindered him in playing safe. But Bates and Camps being so compact and sweeping up just leave Collar to do pretty much anything he likes. Press, hold or go wide. Very good. Id also say those 2 are allowing Horsfall and Pye to break the press and run beyond the midfield. Doing so yesterday 3 or 4 times which really messed Blackpool up. Get Tanto fit and he's gonna have to come in for Diamond really but it's a good problem to have. Id also say, had we had Powell yesterday for the last 15 minutes it would've been pisstake central. Absolutely the kind of situation he'd just be pinging balls for fun. Collar was on a yellow so needed to come off and he would be the obvious replacement with that kind of freedom Where Powell will play is an interesting question. Not sure if 100% convinced but I think he'll compete with Camps and Bate rather than Bailey, Collar and Fiorini. Collar leads the press at times and I can't see that being Powell. Camps, Powell and Bate would also be a very slow midfield. I think he'll play the "quarterback" role with someone more agile ahead of him. I could be wrong though.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 18, 2024 12:08:32 GMT
Before Barry's goal, that guy going " Ahh shit! AHH SHIT!" as he skips past defender after defender 😆 Decent view of most of the chances too. Reminded that even though the first half was pretty even we had the pick of the chances and could easily have grabbed a goal.
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Post by nelly on Aug 18, 2024 12:12:15 GMT
havent watched it since yesterday in person and on the highlights although highlights were a blur It looked like bates came from no where and intercepted it brilliant and should never have gotten to the ball and kept it under control and got the assist We don't have a player called Bates. Master ?
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Post by fb on Aug 18, 2024 12:53:42 GMT
Jeez, the coverage of County at the moment is far superior/numerous to last time we were at this level and obviously more than the last twenty years. Not sure if it is just technology, interest, club profile or I was too busy living it in person last time round to notice and would usually still be making my way home by now, but spent an hour and a half piling through vlogs, podcasts, Chally/Tanto interviews, Random bods pointing cameras in County fans faces, here, Blackpool fans perspective et al and do not remember this much county content in the last 40 years.
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