Oppositions View - Blackpool

Last updated : 03 April 2003 By

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SUPPORTING YOUR CLUB?
PG:
34 years.

Blackpool Legend - Sir Stanley Matthews
TW: For 8 years

WHO IS YOUR ALL TIME FAVOURITE PLAYERS FOR YOUR TEAM?
PG:
Mickey Walsh, Paul Stewart, Tommy Hutchison, Brett Ormerod .
TW: Tony Ellis as he was a class striker during the 90's and scored a hat-trick nearly every game, but obviously Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen for that famous cup final 4-3 victory over Bolton.

WHICH CHANT IS MOST LIKELY TO BE STARTED BY YOUR FANS?
PG:
Steve McMahon's Tangerine Army!
TW: Well the most common 3 chants you will here are: Cmon Ye Pool!, Sea-Sea-Seasiders!, Steve McMahons Tangerine Army!

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM YOUR SIDE HAS AT THE MOMENT?
PG:
Not reaching the play-offs as the remaining games are largely meaningless.
TW: It has to be attacking at the moment, we are not burying our

John Murphy
chances and it has condemned us to losing a place in the play-offs with not picking up key points.

HOW MANY OF YOUR FANS DO YOU EXPECT TO BE AT THE GAME?
PG:
200 It will be low because the season ended for us last Saturday
TW: I expect to be at least 800 at the game.

DO YOU HAVE ANY INJURIES TO KEY PLAYERS THAT COULD MEAN THEY MISS THE GAME?
PG:
Injuries to Striker John Murphy & others but this is immaterial Blackpool will be giving the younger players a runout the points are not important.
TW: Not of my knowledge.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE GAME EARLIER THIS SEASON BETWEEN THE SIDES?
PG:
Please read our match report here

TW:We should of wrapped up the game and picked up three points,

Baraclough scored with a Free kick at Bloomfield Road
and considering you were near the relegation zone you did well to pick up a point.

WILL YOU BE COMING TO MEADOW LANE FOR THE GAME? DO YOU LIKE COMING TO THE LANE/NOTTINGHAM IN GENERAL?
PG:
Not this year regrettably but I've had the pleasure of visiting Meadow Lane in the past and I've had a memorable time playing for my office Football side in Nottingham a couple of years ago and an even more memorable evening out smashing place!
TW: Sadly, I will not be at the game as I do not come to many away games. I have been to Nottingham once when I was six years old to change trains to get to skegness!

SO FAR HAS YOUR TEAM LIVED UP TO WHAT YOU EXPECTED BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED? IF NOT, WHAT NEEDS CHANGING?
PG:
There has been a year on year improvement which the Gaffa Steve McMahon insists is more important but we always expected this year to consolidate and the big push for promotion would start next season (doesn't that sound familiar!)
TW: I think Blackpool have performed as I have expected them to do just a few places outside the playoff places. I wouldn't have expected better but our promotion dreams have been shattered.

SCORE PREDICTION?
PG:
1-2 win for the Magpies.
TW: The outcome of the game won't affect us so I think we wont try our best, my prediction: 1-1 again.