This is disgraceful. As I said at half time, we were playing a pub team and, to be honest, we were lucky to come away with a point. Why? Because we did not score a legitimate goal, where-as Blackpool did. Harewood was not off side when he put the ball in the net, two other Blackpool players were, but they were not active. People at the ground without the benefit of replays would not know that, of course, unless, like the Assistant Referee, they were looking along the line with a perfect view. His error secured us a point.
No, hang on, we didn't scramble a draw because that goal wasn't given, we scrambled a draw because Marlon Harewood managed to miss the target from two yards out when completely unchallenged and unquestionably onside. THAT will be one of the misses of the season. So, Harewood should have scored twice! Yes Harewood, that testosteroned lump of peperami whose face grows out of his neck! Maybe he missed because he felt sorry for us!
And who could blame him? We are going down because we are truly shit. I don't care that Cole hit the post. I don't care that Noble nearly scored with a brilliant curling effort. I don't care that we were robbed of a penalty. I don't care that for most of the second half, Blackpool were defending and trying to hit us on the break, we have just drawn at home to a pub side and we were lucky to come away with the point! It is humiliating.
Who played well? Well Parker ran around a lot and set up a great opportunity for Barrera. Noble nearly scored. And...
Boa? Did you see that miss? I did. Played in, with only the keeper to beat, with redemption beckoning after his crass performance on Wednesday, Boa planted it wide! Did you see Boa's cross? I did. With Blackpool stretched and Barrera available for the cross...Boa failed to beat the first defender. Hopeless, absolutely hopeless.
Barrera? Did you see his three shots, one from the Parker pull back, two others giving him wonderful opportunities to score? I did. He shoots and crosses like Boa. Enough said!
Obinna? Did you see how often he over hit his crosses, did you see his wild, wild, wild shooting? I did. Did you see that foul on the right hand side of the box that so so nearly conceded a penalty? I did. He is an athletic Boa. Enough said.
Gabbidon? Did you see how easily he was turned for the Harewood miss? I did. He showed the outside, then was turned as easily as Faubert at Arsenal. Ludicrous defending. Truly, truly pathetic.
Upson? What did he do? Where was he as a captain? Why was Harewood given two great opportunities to score, one of which he took, only to have it struck off by the linesman?
Ilunga? I think it was him who played Harewood onside and did you see his foul that gave Blackpool a free kick on the edge of our box? Remember how the guy used to overlap down the flanks and send in delicious crosses? Oh, I forgot, he was on loan then and trying to earn a new contract. Now, why does he need to run?
Piquionne? Bloody hopeless all match. No wonder he was withdrawn! There was one embarrassing moment when he ran offside. He was looking along the line for pity's sake but still went far too early.
Cole? Out of form and hopeless.
Dyer? Lasted 17 minutes! He jogged off though! Took one look at the Blackpool Brickies playing in Wurzel's back four and thought, "I could get hurt here!".
Jacobsen? Where was he every time Blackpool came down our right?
Noble? He did OK but OK isn't good enough when you are playing a pub team!
Parker? He was an arch culprit in my book because he played LIKE a Blackpool player - all huff and puff and hustle and bustle and run and run, but with next to no guile!
And Green? Did you see that flap at the cross, palming the ball out to the edge of the six yard box straight to a Blackpool player? I did. Yes the follow up volley hit him and stayed out but that was not technically a save because Green knew NOTHING about it; and anyway he had created the opportunity with another crass piece of keeping. And as for his kicking...dear God, the guy can't even kick a ball!
Full marks to Blackpool, they played as if this point would be the point that would keep them up. They played with energy, with passion, with commitment, with heart, with belief, they played for their shirts.
Our lot were just worried sick about picking up bruises and the probability of a pay cut when we go down.
Should Avram go? After this, yes. We needed seven points from the last three games and we have collected three. That is disgraceful and our performance today was abject because we made Blackpool look a decent team.
We are going down. You can put your mortgage on it!
Ratings: Green 3, Jacobsen 3, Upson 5, Gabbidon 3, Ilunga 4, Dyer 0, Noble 5, Parker 6, Boa 4, Piquionne 3, Obinna 4 Subs Barrera 4, Cole 4, McCarthy 3
yup thats a decent write up.
ReplyDeleteLets go down to the Colaship and renew our squad.
I feel strangely relieved after that game to get a point, ya Blackpool...at home....a POINT....RELIEVED! Dyer has us down as a relegated team now i take it, hopefully he will feel the need to jump ship early. I said to someone on west ham till I die that Boa's miss will be regretted and so it was. But Blackpool, like Harewood (literally) will be kicking themselves at not winning today. Words cannot describe our team, but I think a Coca Cola can can.
ReplyDeleteIf Grant goes who do we replace him with? I still don't believe this is Grant's fault, he inherited a crap squad with no budget to fix it with. I don't see how anyone could do better. Blackpool's team is full of heart and passion but Holloway has built that team. How do you motivate someone like Illunga who obviously just does not care? I believe there is no one out there who is better and would take the job so we have no choice but to believe in Grant no matter how blind it might seem.
ReplyDeleteSee noble failing to track his man who passed the ball to marlon for that missed chance. Doesn't matter though, he does one good thing and everyone forgets.
ReplyDelete4 goals in two games, noble comes back and zero!
A pub team yeah ok!
ReplyDeleteYou muppet - Blackpool have already beaten Newcastle, Liverpool and Wigan away - pub team my arse. How many points have the appy ammers got away from home? WHU are bottom because they are crap - the table does not lie. You do not have the divine right to beat Blackpool because of your misheld perception that you are a big club. Enjoy life in the championship.
ReplyDeleteRemind me why did we let Harewood go and kept Carlon Cole? The most worrying thing is that Grant is happy! Perhaps this is because this time last year he was in an even worse position with Pompey!
ReplyDeleteYeah 1847, it was all Noble's fault. Not sure where Jacobsen was, nor why Gabbidon allowed himself to be turned so easily, but Noble was running out of puff 12 days after invasive surgery. Useless, lazy cnut!
ReplyDelete1857, Blackpool are still a pub side.
You trailertrash are fcuked,nuff said.gr8 blogg m8
ReplyDeleteThe more people that think Blackpool are a pub team, the better.
ReplyDeleteThat's the sort of lazy mindset on the part of opposition fans - and more importantly, players - that has helped us to promotion from the Championship and up to mid-table in the Prem.
There's a long way to go yet, and of course we might be involved in the relegation scrap.
But I'd choose our honest, open, gut-busting style over the truely turgid mediocrity of some Prem regulars any day of the week.
Blackpool fan here.
ReplyDeleteNo question lads, you've a richer history, a bigger fanbase and a bigger ground.
But how many points does that get you?
As the poster above said, keep thinking of us as a pub team.
Hasn't done us any harm so far.
To all you Blackpool fans, I do credit your performance but, honestly, you shouldn't be getting results in the Prem. It is all down to fantastic team spirit. And yes, you are benefiting from being viewed as a pub team and so you will come a cropper next season, when your players think they belong in the top devision and ease back on the effort - IF you stay up this season. Which I don't expect you to do.
ReplyDeleteIf Noble had surgery which was influencing his performance then he is a careless moron to be playing.
ReplyDeleteHe also gave the ball away for taylor-fletcher's free shot 4 yards out.
Best match report I've read
ReplyDeleteWe were lucky in the 2nd half however should have been two up at half time, two clear penalties not given to the home side.
ReplyDeleteWe played well, both teams good of had a lot of goals - should've been 6-6! My analysis of the game and a night out with a Blackpool fan here: http://dailyhooligan.blogspot.com/2010/11/west-ham-vs-blackpool-score-for-gods.html
ReplyDelete0258, you have very low expectations. Stoke beat Liverpool yesterday, we couldn't beat Stoke! The Stoke keepers between them made one really good save - and it was a save that should have been made. You think West Ham played well and in the same breath say that Blackpool could have scored SIX goals! Dear God! May I suggest that if you want to get your blog platformed, so you don't need to come here and piggy back off this site's traffic, that you change the name. No respectable site will carry your blog with that name and, in future, I will not carry your posts advertising a blog that appears to glorify hooliganism.
ReplyDelete0128, why not post under your handle? This anti Noble campaign is pathetic.
0218, both penalties could have been given but the first one wasn't a penalty - the Blackpool player clearly took the ball. So, the second penalty (which we might have missed) was more than cancelled out by the decision to disallow the Harewood goal. We were lucky full stop! We did not create as good a chance as either the Harewood "goal" or the Harewood miss, and we were playing at home to a pub team!