10am bunfight for tickets tomorrow. Long, long overdue a league win here. Could be a pivotal game in our quest for promotion.

33 minutes ago, Ani said:

The ball comes on from left, so Rico is in front of their man, if he shepherds the ball out probably nothing is given as he tries to slide and wrap his foot it all goes wrong. 

Good point , I think Rico could have possibly blocked the ball before it got to the forward , especially with his long legs , but I suppose it's a lot different in the heat of the moment . If Coleman stays near his line they don't score i.m.o

Not read back through this thread but yesterday was abysmal - the manager and players deserve every pelter coming their way.

Yes the ref was crap but we can't keep blaming them. Time to take our own responsibility. Missed 2 gilt edged chances in the 1st half. The defending was worse than schoolboy.

If this team plays in the championship next season, expect relegation. We'd get thrashed by mid table teams playing like that.

To say I feel deflated is an understatement. We'll likely have a chance to avoid 47 years or whatever it is next season if we keep playing like that.

These players have some making up to do on Tuesday

2 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

Not read back through this thread but yesterday was abysmal - the manager and players deserve every pelter coming their way.

Yes the ref was crap but we can't keep blaming them. Time to take our own responsibility. Missed 2 gilt edged chances in the 1st half. The defending was worse than schoolboy.

If this team plays in the championship next season, expect relegation. We'd get thrashed by mid table teams playing like that.

To say I feel deflated is an understatement. We'll likely have a chance to avoid 47 years or whatever it is next season if we keep playing like that.

These players have some making up to do on Tuesday

5 minutes ago, ZiggyStardust said:

That was a play off game I am pretty sure. Also terrible use of space. Imagine going to play off game and thinking I will make a banner just in case. 

One positive was that we didn’t log on until 9:59 and missed out on tickets. 

Every cloud and all that.
 

5 minutes ago, Ani said:

That was a play off game I am pretty sure. Also terrible use of space. Imagine going to play off game and thinking I will make a banner just in case. 

I think they had blown a double digits lead at the top, slid down to the playoffs.

WBA either pipped them to promotion, or beat them in the playoffs.

Blackpool fan in home end gets confused for a Bolton fan 

 

 

9 minutes ago, Zico said:

Blackpool fan in home end gets confused for a Bolton fan 

 

 

 

 

This reply made me laugh 

 

 

Serves him right for being a jaffa

46 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

5 reds whilst with us for santos not a good record that 

Records will state that but werent 2 maybe 3 withdrawn??

3 minutes ago, deeane Koontz said:

 

 

This reply made me laugh 

 

 

Not a good look for the intelligence committee of Blackpool fc. 

8 minutes ago, bwfc2003 said:

Records will state that but werent 2 maybe 3 withdrawn??

Think morecambe was 

Another who can’t be arsed to look back- If Santos has committed a foul in playing the ball, shouldn’t a yellow suffice? Wasn’t he spend shown a straight red? 
 

In which case red card is rescinded per double jeopardy 

33 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said:

Another who can’t be arsed to look back- If Santos has committed a foul in playing the ball, shouldn’t a yellow suffice? Wasn’t he spend shown a straight red? 
 

In which case red card is rescinded per double jeopardy 

That ref was looking to send any Bolton player off; bastard

4 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

That ref was looking to send any Bolton player off; bastard

No we were just shit.

4 hours ago, Eddie said:

It’s a pen. Not having it that it’s a red card for being a nasty tackle though, one-footed and clearly trying to hook the ball and hence catching the guy with his laces rather than studs.

I imagine the ref will have to state what the red was for, whether it was denying a clear goal scoring opportunity or dangerous tackle and that will determine how we appeal (and also length of ban because isn’t one 1 game and the other 3?)

Either way, I think it gets rescinded because it’s a genuine attempt at playing the ball and isn’t a dangerous tackle.

 

On the replay a couple of pages back, it looks like Santos catches him first with his left leg, which is why the Blackpool player is already on his way down by the time he also cleans him out with his right leg.

Reckon it's 50/50 whether it gets overturned. If the refs view was/is that it was a cynical foul where he's dived in with no chance of getting the ball, I'm not sure if that can really be disproven. It's not clear evidence like mistaken identity or when that replay showed the ball hit the Derby keeper in the chest.

As somebody said it's not just a defeat, but the club from top to bottom letting us down by not showing any bollocks against a rival, derbies were always fire and fury, but these soft bastards just throw the towel in when the chips are down, blame the ref all we want, but you could see from minute 10 Blackpool wanted it far more than we did,

7 minutes ago, DomRepWanderer said:

As somebody said it's not just a defeat, but the club from top to bottom letting us down by not showing any bollocks against a rival, derbies were always fire and fury, but these soft bastards just throw the towel in when the chips are down, blame the ref all we want, but you could see from minute 10 Blackpool wanted it far more than we did,

This is about right. We hear platitudes all the time about "knowing what it means to the fans". They don't. Not like Blackpool and Wigan do as football clubs, from top to bottom. Those talking about our style of play not being suited to derbies have a point too - but this underlies the whole thing. Hopefully we see some grit on Tuesday, not banking on it.

From top to bottom??

37 minutes ago, DazBob said:

From top to bottom??

Girls in the ticket office have a lot to answer for as to why we can’t win at Blackpool!

1 minute ago, Eddie said:

Girls in the ticket office have a lot to answer for as to why we can’t win at Blackpool!

Their tea ladies puts extra sugar in their tea when Bolton are coming to town.

Been searching for the right words, but I’ve come to the conclusion there’s just too many mixed/conflicting emotions going on. Not the right time for any positive slants and there’s enough doom and gloom to read so no need for more. 

Better to wait till after Tuesdays game to see whether that was “another one-off”

8 minutes ago, desperado said:

Been searching for the right words, but I’ve come to the conclusion there’s just too many mixed/conflicting emotions going on. Not the right time for any positive slants and there’s enough doom and gloom to read so no need for more. 

Better to wait till after Tuesdays game to see whether that was “another one-off”

Win on Tuesday, yesterdays result will, hopefully be a distant memory.  Lose on Tuesday, its not going to be good!

Have we got it in us to change things though ? I can see Wiggin coming in all pies blazing, knowing that an early goal, or even a decent scoring chance will have us backing up like fuck. 

I had to listen to this game on the radio on a phone as I was driving the campervan back to England - and I nearly crashed the f***** - so I only actually saw "the highlights" later.

Part of me was saying "it's been coming for a few weeks now" inasmuch that we have ridden our luck a bit in quite a few games and part of me was outraged a la Evatt. But now I've calmed down a bit, I'm still just about in the "we're still in it with a chance" camp - helped by other results.

What I can't get away from though, is the absolute dread of f***ing it up having been in a dominant position not so long ago. Top spot is no longer "in our own hands" - unless we're banking on beating Pompey (whose hands it is in), second spot still is (it's also in Derby's if they beat us at their place) but with our fixture list and recent performances my confidence is shot.

Whatever happens now, it's been an emotional roller coaster of a season and unless we can find another gear it's likely to continue that way. FWIW I thought Santos' challenge was unnecessary and stupid and I'd be surprised if the red is overturned.