Its Monday 1st September 2025 and in today's show we review Saturdays, what felt like run of the mill game, yet big derby match again Bolton where we once again flattered to deceive in  departments and just about scraped a point to slightly stop the rot, we also discuss our final deadline day dealings as assess the squad for the months ahead

• No clean sheet in 12 matches in the build up to see and only scored four in 5
• Blue plaque at the Armfield
• Flat atmosphere both before and during game, didn't feel like a derby
• Felt like we were the away team before we scored

• Transfer window
• Bowler, two year plus one.  Still only 26
• Summer signings so far reviewed
• Michael Ihiekwe - Permanent (Three-year deal)
• Niall Ennis - Permanent (Contract length not specified)
• Franco Ravizzoli - Permanent (Two-year deal)
• Jordan Brown - Permanent (Four-year deal)
• Danny Imray - Loan
• Bailey Peacock-Farrell - Loan
• Malcolm Ebiowei - Permanent (Contract length not specified)
• Dale Taylor - Permanent (Contract length not specified)
• Scott Banks - Loan
• Josh Bowler
• Bruces’ record since compassionate leave return
• W14 D14 L14
• Is this good enough?
• Do we look unfit and team seems to look fitter and strong than ours?
• Late ten games
• W2 D2 L6 - 8 points
• 0.8PPG - 37 over a season
• Relegation form this, can Bruce turn this ship around and if not when should he made to walk the plank

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It’s Monday 18th August 2025 and in today show we just about catch our breath to recall Saturdays humdinger of a roses clash at a cauldroness Bloomfield Road as ten man Blackpool overcame Huddersfield to record our first win and points of the campaign which gets our season finally up and running with a bang. 

• Early goal, BDF at fault?  Was it deflected?
• Ennis equaliser, scuffed finish? Shocking defending and nice little wave from Ennis to Hudds fans
• Superb one touch interplay between four players, smart layoff from Fletcher and Evans piledriver to finish it, was he unburdened by the captaincy? 
• Ennis second, delightful finish smart prod assist from Honeyman.  Did anyone expect to be three one after 5 minutes?
• Gooch second goal for Hudds, foul in build up? Schoolboy error from ihekweo not playing to the whistle and closing down the cross. Pitiful defending from CJ allowing the ball through to Gooch who slammed home. Brett blaming BPF on Radio which I thought was harsh
• Ennis sending off - thoughts? Elliot Bell-End couldn’t wait to get his red out. Hudds number five aggressively shoving Ennis on his way off the pitch, no card and sent Fletch crazy!
• Morgan on for Fletcher 41.  Blox up top on own in a 441.  Reasonably comfortable till HT and a good sub and formation switch

• Game managed well up to 60 mins
• Honeyman “running” to take corner
• We had one shot in second half were Coulson  volleyed wide
• Ashworth for Blox 60 mins.  Seemed to be a 450!  With CJ just running channels who did a good of it IMO.  Bruces tactical thoughts at this stage?
• Atmosphere hurting my ears and got a warning on watch
• Fairly
• Castledine shot at death, thought it was in.
• Fantastic getting the ball into the corner at the death with Morgan doing briliantly

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It’s Wednesday 13th August 2025 and in today's show we discuss not just a comedy of errors, but a full blown theatrical performance as Blackpool crashed to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at Exeter, a performance which Steve Bruce described as the worst at his time at the club.

We also review yesterday’s equally insipid Carabao Cup first round exit as ‘Pool made it three defeats in three losing 1-0 against Port Vale to Bloomfield Road.

And we look ahead to Saturday's war of the roses as Blackpool host promotion favorites Huddersfield Town in what is sure to be a stern test for the floundering Seasiders. It can't get any worse, can it?! 

• No Dale Taylor

• 5 - Quick throw, no one reacted. Ball into box from left, Cole miscontrols but has all the time in the world to get shot away.  Evans bizarely ran onto the line rather than try to close down
• 16 - Corner to back stick headed back, no challenge at from Fletcher, Ahewei under no pressure, shanks to own goal which Peacock flaps into his own net
• 22 - Fletcher goal, couldnt miss unmarked from Evans ball into box

• £18 a ticket
• Dale Taylor debut
• Another unmarked header and flap from Peacock - should he have saved it?
• These results mark Blackpool's worst start in League One since 2016/17, with no points from the opening two league games and an early cup exit. Podcast angle: Discuss how Bruce can shore up the backline— they've leaked goals from corners, free-kicks, and late in games.
• 
  

• Top of the league
• Pick our team

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It’s Monday 4th August 2025 and in today's show we discuss a comedy of errors at Bloomfield Road as a very disjointed Blackpool crashed to defeat against Stevenage Borough in the League One curtain raiser.

• Stadium improvements
• Safe standing, North and SE
• East panelling
• Tangerine paintwork on East pillars and south steelwork
• Stevenage scored only 14 on the road last season
• Emil Hansson on a season long loan from Brum
• Great atmosphere

• Kemp swirling shot saved
• Brown shoots just wide, played in by Evan
• GOAL - Honeyman rifles home at the near post after defensive error
• GOAL - Jamie Reid after terrible pass, Ihekwey half asleep as well
• Ennis fires over the bar after winning ball in the box
• Fletcher evades defenderb brilliantly and slips Lyons in over the touchline
• GOAL penalty, Ihekwey foul and also also handball.  P-F should have saved?

• Subs.  442 but odd personnel, Casey RB and Coullson bizarrely RW
• GOAL P-F horror show gifting them the third, Kemp scoring
• GOAL Ennis, long ball from Brown to Ennis who finishes cooly
• Headed wide from Fletcher after good Hansen cross

Exeter (a)

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It’s Thursday 31st July 2025 and in this evening special pre-season preview show we look ahead to Saturdays curtain raiser against Stevenage at Bloomfield Road as the squad now looks a little light following the departure of Rob Apter and injuries to Albie Morgan, CJ, Danny Imray and Tom Bloxham.

Are the Seafarers about to set on HMS piss-the-league or will it remain in dry dock for the foreseeable?  

• Squires Gate 1–0 Blackpool XI (no Blackpool goals)
• Blackpool 0–1 Accrington Stanley (no Blackpool goals)
• AFC Fylde 3–4 Blackpool (Fletcher 12’, Hamilton 28’, Bloxham 41’, Kouassi 67’)
• Fleetwood Town 3–0 Blackpool (no Blackpool goals)
• Blackpool 2–1 West Bromwich Albion (Ennis 14’, Brown 27’) 1
• Salford City 0–0 Blackpool (no goals)
• Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Blackpool (Fletcher 26’)

• Apter gone - thoughts?    
• Who you looking forward to seeing play out of out new signings?
• Where are we short? Blackpool FC - Detailed squad 25/26 | Transfermarkt
• Are we a better team that last year?
• Dale Taylor?

• Were do we all think we will finish?
• Top six predictions?
• Bottom three predictions?
• General thoughts ahead of the season

Stevenage head into the new League One campaign looking to build on a solid mid-table finish last season. Under manager Alex Revell, the Boro have continued to evolve into a disciplined, hard-working side with a clear identity.

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Its Thursday 26th June 2025 and in this evenings show we catch up on all the latest goings on at Blackpool Football Club since the last pod, including reviewing the season just gone, assessing the squad as it stands, the fixtures list for the new season which just dropped today and all the other stuff emanating out of Bloomfield Road

Subjects

1. 2024/25 season thoughts
2. 2025/26 fixture list
3. Squad & Transfers
4. Stadium developments
5. General news

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Its Tuesday 8th April 2025 and in this evening’s show we begrudgingly go over last Saturday’s defeat at the New York Stadium, a result which effectively ended Blackpool’s season particularly with the majority of our play-offs rivals results going against us.   

Blackpool 3 - Reading 0

• First half
• 26 Odoffin GOAL
• Long throw into box, not dealt with twice, 12 just in acres to shoot, great save by Tyrer, runner not tracked and easy finish
• Another good save by Tyrer from a snapshot
• 28 disallowed Rotherham goal after a Tyer fumbled shot knocked in, once again by a free man on the rebound
• Second half
• THREE half time subs
• Beesley fires a drive just wide early on - should he hit the target?
• Beesley yellow for handball
• Beesley misses gilt edged headed chance
• 82 Carey pen and GOAL
• Stewards at it again 
• Worldly Tyrer save tips over the bar
• 89 Beesley red card - dumb challenge
• 90 Rafferty goal - number eight heads in to back post, totally unchanllenged, five marking one man
• Post match trouble
• Decent following, usual performance
• Heard a Rotherham fan saying it was one of their best performances in two years!  Relative to what theyve been watching the last two years!

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It's Friday 4th April 2025 and in this evening Friday night special we go over Tuesdays nights blockbuster win against Reading under the lights which puts is three points away from the final play off spot and we also look ahead to tomorrows massive game as ‘Pool travel to South Yorkshire to take on managerless Rotherham United.

Blackpool 3 - Reading 0

• First half
• Ennis miss, Apter cross
• Colluson deflected shit
• Second half
• Carey early chance played in by Morgan, good save
• 53 Carey GOAL, Ennis back heel sets up Fletcher, cool lay off great slide rule finish
• 56 Evans ball into box, held up by Ennis, Casey GOAL strokes home
• 65 Subs - Apter for Bloxham, Ennis for Silvera
• Flechter saved chance after previous save from Carey drive
• Bloxham drive saved then follow up over bar
• 94 GOAL Bloxham another drive saved, silvera cross parried by keep and half volleyed in by Carey
• Reading hit post, Savage drive at the death

Rotherham preview

1. Not beaten them in nine
2. No manager, Steve Evans potted
3. Not won since 1996

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It's Monday 31st of March 2025 and in the evenings show we purr over Saturdays superb two one over Bolton in the local derby which add a bit more fuel to keep play-off pilot burning over so slightly brighter and sets us up nicely for tomorrow nights win or bust match against Reading under the lights tomorrow at Bloomfield Road.

Blackpool 2 - Bolton 1

• Great atmos in build up
• Couple of early corners and Carey blocked shot
• 13 GOAL - Ash Fletcher, ‘assist’ by Ollie Casey
• 26 McAtee just wide as Bolton put on the pressure
• 35 GOAL Aaron Collins
• More Bolton pressure and happy to go in at half time level?
• 53 Carey none pen and booked!
• 59 GOAL Nial Ennis, assist by Morgan
• 61 Tyrer worldie save 1, shot from Morley tipped round post
• 71 Bolton limbs when they hit the side netting
• 73 sub Bloxham for Apter
• 82 subs CJ for Ennis, Silvera for Fletch
• Several dangerous balls whipped in to box, thankfully no one on the end of them
• 88 CJ defending and getting headers in, in the box!
• 90 red card.   Morley off, initial yellow though?
• 95 worldie Tyre save 2, header from Forini
• 91 sub Penno for Jimmy

Reading preview

1. Unbeaten in eleven games
2. Won four away games, drawn seven, lost seven
3. Last five games, won two, drawn three
4. Blackpool top of form charts, won four, lost one
5. XG table

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It's Thursday 27th March 2025 and in this evenings show we preview this weekends up and coming Lancashire derby against Bolton as the ‘Pool look to make a dent in the Wanderers play-off hopes whilst attempting to keep the faint embers burning of our own unlikely push for sixth spot. We also look back on a couple of matches since the last pod, a somehow, home defeat against Orient and Saturday's away win at Northampton.   

Blackpool 1 - Orient 2

Northampton 0 - Blackpool 2

Bolton Preview with Trotter Chatter

• How long and why are you a Bolton fan?
• Are you aware of the intense rivalry from 1970s
• Tell us about your season so far?
• Tell us about the build to Ian Evatt getting the boot and what’s changed since his departure?  Steven Schumacher - hows he doing
• Whats your style of play and has it changed under new coach 
• Danger men? John McAtee 11, Tomason?
• How do Blackpool beat Bolton?
• Strange that we've not won at Bolton and vice versa since 1970s

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