Blackpool v Northampton Town Official Matchnight Thread 19.01.21

Please let’s score an early goal then we will cruise this game.
They haven’t played since Jan 2nd.
Otherwise a scrappy 1-0 win
 
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Can't contemplate losing this one, even with a depleted side. Need to start a consistent winning run of 10 games or so to show we mean business. A 10th defeat would sound alarm bells...for context we lost 14 all last season and ended up mid table on 64 points. A defeat would give us an average of 1.27 points a game so far... and we would realistically need to improve that to 2 points a game to stand any chance of just the play-offs. Now is the time for the players to raise their games that extra notch. I'm going for a 2 nil home win.
 
I seem to remember when Blanchflower was manager of i think Northern Ireland who were playing Eire in a championship and he was asked how they would wear different strips as both play in green and with a straight face he said to the press "we will play in white with green stripes and the other team would play in Green with white stripes" and it took the journalists a minute or so to spot the windup!! Its a shame there arn't guys like Danny or Ollie about in football management now.
 
Alternatively, the 2nd string guys who get in tonight should be doing their very best to prove that they are good enough
to be a regular 1st team member.
 
Maxwell
Gabriel
Ekpiteta
Ballard
Garbutt
Ward
Dougall
Virtue
Kaikai
Yates
Madine

Subs: Sims, Mitchell, Thorniley, Husband, Robson, Antwi, Bange

Injuries really buggering us right now. That team should be good enough for Northampton but Brighton will batter us
 
The weather forecast is pretty dire for the next three days. We could be sloshing around tomorrow evening 🌧🌨🌊🌊
 
A win is a must if we are going to have any hope of getting near the play offs. Whilst our squad is depleted we have options and quality, so that can't be used as an excuse.
 
The Weather forecast is horrendous with continuous heavy rain tomorrow.
Many areas expecting flooding.
The game could be in doubt.
I will not be disappointed if it is.
 
could I suggest putting 7pm kick off time in the thread title. hopefully helps somebody not to get caught out with the early kick off.
 
Alternatively, the 2nd string guys who get in tonight should be doing their very best to prove that they are good enough
to be a regular 1st team member.
Could I also suggest putting Tuesday, 19th January instead of 19/1, hopefully helps somebody 🙄😉 not to get caught out with the day later kick off
 
As others said, any promotion ambitions 3pts a must... think next 3 league games we need 9pts as winnable games.

Game im going for a 4 nil hammering of the cobblers just think it has to happen soon.. call me crazy and dont put money on it but that's my prediction
 
Maxwell
Gabriel
Ekpiteta
Ballard
Garbutt
Ward
Dougall
Virtue
Kaikai
Yates
Madine

Subs: Sims, Mitchell, Thorniley, Husband, Robson, Antwi, Bange

Injuries really buggering us right now. That team should be good enough for Northampton but Brighton will batter us
That's a cracking side on paper. Just need one or two of them to raise their games up a few notches.
 
Maxwell
Gabriel
Ekpiteta
Ballard
Garbutt
Ward
Dougall
Virtue
Kaikai
Yates
Madine

Subs: Sims, Mitchell, Thorniley, Husband, Robson, Antwi, Bange

Injuries really buggering us right now. That team should be good enough for Northampton but Brighton will batter us
Just been told that Ballard and Ward are out and Mitchell has posted on IG that he's self isolating.
 
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subs:

fojticek
Thorniley
Turton
Antwi
Ward
Robson
Lubala

Something like that for me depending who is fit enough to play. Must win game really, won’t be happy with a draw. Does anyone know what’s happening with Williams ?
 
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They need to drop the Town bit from headline on the search page I thought it had been called off!

Blackpool v Northampton Town Off​

 
Quick preview. I can see some posters disagreeing with my analysis here. (spoiler, I like Sullay)

I also admire Sullay’s skills although he can be frustrating at times, just wish that shot last Saturday had gone in, it would’ve boosted his esteem and kept a few moaners off his back. Having said that maybe he would be better not starting tomorrow, but coming on as a sub with 20 mins to go. Then again I could be wrong, I could be right!
 
I also admire Sullay’s skills although he can be frustrating at times, just wish that shot last Saturday had gone in, it would’ve boosted his esteem and kept a few moaners off his back. Having said that maybe he would be better not starting tomorrow, but coming on as a sub with 20 mins to go. Then again I could be wrong, I could be right!
I think that's possibly true. Wear them down by twatting at Gaz then release Sullay when they're tired to run around them.
 
I suspect there’s going to be a few games called off before tonight with this rain, it’s bad enough here but much worse in other areas according to weather forecast, Storm Christoph 2 months rain falling in 24 hours. 😮
 
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I'd be extremely shocked we'd let Woodburn and Kemp go, knowing we've had injuries to CJ and Anderson without someone lined up.

I expect a signing today/tomorrow and at the very least before the weekend. Would be peculiar otherwise.
He didn't want to stay. Not convinced he wanted to be here in the first place!
 
Rovers game at Ewood called off already with a waterlogged pitch. What's it like on the sunshine coast?
 
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