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Post by vicar on Aug 18, 2024 14:40:10 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. I hope this doesn't become a thing it's not difficult to grasp.
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Post by droylsdenhatter on Aug 18, 2024 15:00:49 GMT
Yesterday makes all the years of hardship worthwhile. Great day for all.so many friends old & new .many more to come.Gone from 2000 at home to 4000 away.wow.
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Post by droylsdenhatter on Aug 18, 2024 15:06:56 GMT
Just to add.over 15 mins to walk out of a stadium & a row of seats collapsing during goal celebrations .how has the away side passed ground regulations. I hope that we don't get the blame for broken seats.
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Post by mat1scfc on Aug 18, 2024 15:09:44 GMT
Just to add.over 15 mins to walk out of a stadium & a row of seats collapsing during goal celebrations .how has the away side passed ground regulations. I hope that we don't get the blame for broken seats. the 2nd half of the allocation wasn't on sale to anyone last year because it wasn't safe and didn't have any facilities. Its getting knocked down supposedly if their owner isn't lying That walk after the game was a pisstake. No need for it whatsoever
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Post by scfc73 on Aug 18, 2024 16:08:35 GMT
Thought we gave them too much respect in the 1st half yesterday. Much better 2nd half, 3 great finishes. Made Tuesday nights sacrifice totally worth it. Easy this league 1 lark isn't it?
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Post by My blood is Blue on Aug 18, 2024 17:30:47 GMT
Yesterday's game and last night's celebrations staying over in Blackpool will live long in the memory, f***in top notch time. Credit to County & all the supporters, We're back.
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Post by mustafapoint on Aug 18, 2024 18:21:34 GMT
I did (I think) provide a summary of Blackpool pubs a few weeks ago, care of my friend and fellow CAMRA member Jane Stuart. I did ask Jane for a more detailed survey before yesterday's game, and what would you know, it landed in my inbox today. Ah well, if you went to any of these, do you agree with Jane? Do have a look at her website: it's full of footy and beer stuff from numerous towns, with some great recommendations for matchday pubs. If you go to her homepage you will see an article entitled Stockport Pubs: OK, it only covers The Crown and The Magnet (and The Last Monsoon for food), but it's very detailed on all three. If you like what you read, do consider sending Jane a gift via the site or, if you're lucky enough to bump into her-as I did in Brum a couple of years ago, where Jane used to live and I've done for 36+ years-buy her a pint. Enjoy! janestuart.co.uk/2024/08/18/best-blackpool-boozers-summary/
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Post by Duncan McOchin on Aug 18, 2024 18:25:04 GMT
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Post by geordiehatter on Aug 18, 2024 20:17:22 GMT
Well that was stunning. First half was very even, it took us a while to work them out, they were clearly a step up from Cambridge, and we were a bit too slow to play forward. Pye in particular wanted too long on the ball and it ended up shutting the space down too frequently. Wootton should have scored, they perhaps should have had a penalty. Second half we were a bit sloppy first five minutes then seemed to just take it up a gear and blew Blackpool away. Barry's goal came at just the right time and we never really looked in an danger of conceding after that. Addai didn't have a save to make. Thought Touray was excellent, gets some stick at times, including from me, but in a game where, first and foremost, you want a defensively sound fullback/wingback he did an excellent job. Kept Apter very quiet. Camps was at his busy best, Wootton was again a great focal point and seems to have gained a yard of pace this season, whilst Fevrier again cameod excellently. Mingi looked happier once he came on as well after a shaky first half in particular. Louie was in and out and was clearly tiring, I said to my mate he should be taken off about 30 seconds before the goal, but then produced a moment of absolute magic. Bate was MotM. Absolutely everywhere, reads the game so well, played the right pass at the right time and when you get him on the half turn between the lines he does real damage. Has already completely changed how we play as a side and I cannot wait to see him progress this season. Bonus shout to Tanto who's clearly been bulking over the summer. Absolute beast. Just watching the highlights now, Barry very clearly deserving all the plaudits for his run and strike- but so much to admire in Bate's anticipation and then presence of mind to set up Fevrier, and then to see Tanto just muscling their defender out of the way for the third- you add that physicality to his pace, well I don't want to speak to soon but if you're a League One defender you're having nightmares tonight. I think the word is unplayable.
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Post by geordiehatter on Aug 18, 2024 20:35:34 GMT
Just noticed there’s a “Edgeley Tangerine” on their message board, apparently we were crap and they were worse 😀 Hope he enjoys his weekend. I could've course be wrong but that could be a rather eccentric SK3-dwelling Blackpool fan*, resplendent in many orange pin badges, who I got talking to in the cafe at Morrissons Cheadle a little while back (Jim Gannon being obviously unavailable that day). A decent enough type, but I'd say his estimation of his 'local' club is way out on this occasion. *I should probably concede he may have rated me as quite eccentric also, in my non-native accent and (if I was wearing my hat) collection of badges featuring two separate teams. Also that any third party observing the conversation may have simply shared Suede's view that 'football fans can be a little odd sometimes'.
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Post by johnsdentist on Aug 18, 2024 20:42:56 GMT
Whats impressed me in the two League games so far is we look dangerous going forward and have terrific pace . We are creating chances . I thought Bate had a fairly poor home debut by his standards but I've seen him play before and that was more like it yesterday but there is much more to come . The squad look up for it .Think Wootton is loving EFL 1 and when Tanto gets fully fit his pace and physicality are going to be a real handful . Not to mention Barrie, Diamond, Fevrier , Collar and an improving defensive unit we are going to surprise quite a few
And that away support yesterday . Cant ever remember that turnout for a League game. We are going to need a bigger ground. Oh thats right we are getting one ! Fun times
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Post by geordiehatter on Aug 18, 2024 20:44:14 GMT
Well that was a bit good wannit..? ⚽️💙 We must be a nightmare to play against "don't let em get it out to Barry on the left or Diamond on the right and whatever you do stop em getting it to Wootton or Olaofe down the middle" this is an exciting team. 'Oh and also watch out for that little bugger Bate sneaking up at you from behind and then setting up either any one of those four I've just mentioned, or another one called Fevrier who they like to bring off the bench. And by the way the goalie is eight foot two tall, and likes to step up into midfield and spray forty yard passes about like Steven Gerrard in his pomp'. If I heard that I think I'd just develop a hamstring injury in the warm-up.
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Post by geordiehatter on Aug 18, 2024 20:55:10 GMT
We did piss the league. Absolutely nothing to worry about in L1. Not just on the past week, based on the last few years when we’ve played supposedly decent L1 teams plus the squad we have. We’ll finish top 6 this year, no bother. I’m with Henry. I still think we'll just fall short of the playoffs, a point or two, maybe GD, though ask again in 10 games and I might revise that up. -Agree 100% we have nothing to worry about. I have Cambridge to go down and Blackpool to finish mid table and have seen nothing to change my mind. We'll be well clear of both. Am really enjoying fans of other clubs underestimating us. Cambridge and Blackpool fans saying "we should be beating the likes of Stockport". Love flying under the radar. Wootton off to a flyer as well. Been my MOTM both league games so far. The comments btl on the official Blackpool highlights do make amusing reading. 'A team who'll probably struggle this year', one of them rates us as. I know it's early to call, but I'm thinking...probably not. Possibly anything but. Oh and on Wootton. So great to see him thriving from early doors. Reckon if he can stay fit, he's going to be massive for us this season.
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Post by geordiehatter on Aug 18, 2024 21:01:13 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. Agreed. It's the sort of throw a goalie will make 10 or 15 times in a game, Bate's got no right to pick their lad's pocket like that, but he's away with his haul in the blink of an eye. We need to check the list of backroom staff, see if there's one in there named 'Fagin'.
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Post by ricky on Aug 18, 2024 21:23:54 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 Bates is going to be the new Hinchcliffe isn’t it? From the same people who just breeze through Isaac Tanitoluwabola Aduraoluwatimyleyin Olaofe.
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