Season 21/22 The Official Blackpool FC v Swansea City FC Match Thread

[3swan]

My son was painting his fence during that game. If anyone wants a copy of the video, PM me

Can we build up slowly as too much excitement isn't good for the heart

 

[eteb]

it was a foul tbf. Bias against us in this league is disgustingly blatant

 

[3swan]

The owners
The Trust
The performances.

Why do we put ourselves through this game after game?

 

[3swan]

From the Blackpool Gazette

We can see it and opposition journalists can see it



https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/match-report-as-blackpool-beat-swansea-city-to-make-it-three-wins-in-a-row-3608811

Despite having barely 25% of possession, the Seasiders were the far potent side and had multiple chances to make life more comfortable for themselves.

Swansea, meanwhile, were far too ponderous and focused on keeping the ball, rather than creating serious problems for Blackpool’s backline.
It was a criminal way for the visitors to concede, leaving Madine completely unmarked at the back post to head Charlie Kirk’s corner back across goal and into the top corner.

It left Russell Martin’s side with no option but to knock it long, which was meat and drink to the likes of Marvin Ekpiteta and James Husband.

Midway through the first-half, the BBC’s live stats showed Swansea had enjoyed 76 per cent of possession, yet they had done absolutely nothing with it.

The game slowly but surely had the life sucked out of it by the visitors, who remained incessant on playing the ball amongst themselves with no attacking threat whatsoever. Not until they delivered some threatening crosses from wide positions, at least.

The away fans, to their credit, remained incredibly patient with their side, who were keeping hold of the ball for the sake of keeping possession with no purpose to their play whatsoever.

For all of their pleasing on the eye, tippy-tappy play, Swansea looked most dangerous when they just got the ball in the Blackpool box, especially from wide positions.

 

[PSumbler]

From the Blackpool Gazette

We can see it and opposition journalists can see it



https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/match-report-as-blackpool-beat-swansea-city-to-make-it-three-wins-in-a-row-3608811

Despite having barely 25% of possession, the Seasiders were the far potent side and had multiple chances to make life more comfortable for themselves.

Swansea, meanwhile, were far too ponderous and focused on keeping the ball, rather than creating serious problems for Blackpool’s backline.
It was a criminal way for the visitors to concede, leaving Madine completely unmarked at the back post to head Charlie Kirk’s corner back across goal and into the top corner.

It left Russell Martin’s side with no option but to knock it long, which was meat and drink to the likes of Marvin Ekpiteta and James Husband.

Midway through the first-half, the BBC’s live stats showed Swansea had enjoyed 76 per cent of possession, yet they had done absolutely nothing with it.

The game slowly but surely had the life sucked out of it by the visitors, who remained incessant on playing the ball amongst themselves with no attacking threat whatsoever. Not until they delivered some threatening crosses from wide positions, at least.

The away fans, to their credit, remained incredibly patient with their side, who were keeping hold of the ball for the sake of keeping possession with no purpose to their play whatsoever.

For all of their pleasing on the eye, tippy-tappy play, Swansea looked most dangerous when they just got the ball in the Blackpool box, especially from wide positions.

Absolutely nothing there to argue with

 

[sainthelens]

These players are already on the beach... Nothing out of them today, zero hunger to win and very little application.

This in a nutshell.
But the manager should be using rest of the season to at least get some shape for next year. Sadly as I said few weeks back, he's not the guy. On paper, we are a far better side than what we saw today....and it annoys the crap outa me to constantly get these totally inept performances.
He's got one chance to redeem himself....win in legoland, tho it'll paper over huge cracks on his ability for me.

 

[3swan]

it was a foul tbf. Bias against us in this league is disgustingly blatant

Yes a foul, but how many times were we cut open.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/12564425/blackpool-1-0-swansea-championship-highlights

 

[Malvernjack]

The Manchester bar beforehand - about the best two hours of the season so far. The game itself - about the worst two

 

[3swan]

So then post match bingo

"Slow start, gifted a goal but controlled the possession after"

"Showed character after Fulham"

Post match quotes

"We have let ourselves conceding a really poor early goal from someone we spoke about
"But we were so dominant. The performance was really good
I am proud of what the players have given us

 

[eteb]

fuck off did he say that hahhahaha thats unreal

 

[3swan]

f**k off did he say that hahhahaha thats unreal

Oh yes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60628083

 

[Sirjohnalot]

I’ll copy what I wrote on Swansea Independent

Just got back home. God, that was awful, second half a bit better but it was dire. Two poor teams, but Blackpool should’ve stuffed us, we were lucky not to be down to 10 men in the first half.

Great support but a really weird, nasty atmosphere between the two sets of fans from the outset. Really aggressive, it may have been because I was surrounded by young lads, maybe around 19yr old who’s primary objective seemed to me shouting and swearing at the Blackpool fans and arming themselves with coins to throw. They were also using the most disgusting sexual language towards a really pleasant female steward.

Finally, what is it with flares recently ? Throwing lit flares onto the pitch is pathetic. I saw two. We really don’t want to become known as that type of team.

Really didn’t enjoy that, the football or the idiots around me.

 

[Swanjaxs]

So then post match bingo

"Slow start, gifted a goal but controlled the possession after"

"Showed character after Fulham"

Post match quotes

"We have let ourselves conceding a really poor early goal from someone we spoke about
"But we were so dominant. The performance was really good
I am proud of what the players have given us

The man is a fraud, taking us all for mugs.

 

[monmouth]

Post match quotes

"We have let ourselves conceding a really poor early goal from someone we spoke about
"But we were so dominant. The performance was really good
I am proud of what the players have given us

The man is a fraud, taking us all for mugs.

Starting to be hard for anyone to disagree.

 

[STID2017]

These players are already on the beach... Nothing out of them today, zero hunger to win and very little application.

This in a nutshell.
But the manager should be using rest of the season to at least get some shape for next year. Sadly as I said few weeks back, he's not the guy. On paper, we are a far better side than what we saw today....and it annoys the crap outa me to constantly get these totally inept performances.
He's got one chance to redeem himself....win in legoland, tho it'll paper over huge cracks on his ability for me.

Agree with you, although winning at Cardiff is for bragging rights, means nothing more a regards the team progressing or regressing.
After watching us up there yesterday, then his inane comments on the game, just seems to me he will not learn