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A definite penalty, but the ref missed the Centreback pushing McGoldrick in the back, making him collide with the goalkeeper and stopping him reaching the ball,, just before BPL cleared off the line from Lallana. I saw it at the time and it was highlighted by the commentators on Tv, which I watched when I got home.

Forget it, JP isn't going to drop his captain. Anyway he's saving Thomas for Rotherham if he's still here.

I think the alleged formation is a myth, it is more important for the team to maintain shape and contact, defend in depth, and attack using the width. When the ball is lost quickly get back and pressure the ball. Today in the first half Jamie White gave us no width, coming inside all the time, giving no outlet for the midfield. At one stage when there was a Holmes cross which beat everybody he was on the near post with McGoldrick and Lallana instead of at the back corner of the box. I thought before half time that they had to take him off.

On 24th August the club stated it would be two weeks before he would start training again. In any event he has had no real games since last season and he was poor for the reserves before going off. I think we will have our answer within 48 hours as JP said tonight he is awaiting several developments with outgoing players, on that depends whether he can make another signing.

Skacel has an injured ankle, he was on crutches last week. Where did playing Skacel come from, or do you really not know who is injured or not.

Easy to talk football isn't it , when you've seen the game?

Plan B is a meaningless buzzword.

Realistic summing up.

I don't think this team is going to grind out results. I think they will win games and use possession to stop being pressured. The passing game wasn't as good today and Burgess had a very good game. His flick ons caused problems, and Blackpool attacked at pace on the break. Saints had a good deal of possession but the problem for me was they weren't winning the ball back,as they weren't pressurising Blackpool with the same intensity as v Birmingham,thereby allowing Blackpool room to get at our defence.

We lost because Jamie White jumped in and clipped the attacker out at the edge of the penalty area. The penalty beat us, nothing else. The score was 0-1 FFS. We weren't as good as the previous games, however we weren't that bad. I still enjoyed the game but not the result. That's more than I can say about the dross of most of last seasons games. JP isn't going to change his approach, he is going to try and get the team to be better and more combative. Plan B is just another meaningless buzzword. He made 3 substitutions and positional changes. The team don't play 4-2-1-2-1, they play a whole load of combinations from 2-8 to 9-1 it just depends where the passing and the other teams play takes them. At one stage today McGoldrick tracked back and won a tackle in the right back position, not after a set piece.

Those that go to the matches don't make it up!

He was pretty good all round but he missed the vital one. McGoldrick was pushed from behind and because of it collided with the goalkeepr just before Lallana hit the defender on the line. Saw it later on Tv, that confirmed it and the commentators saw it and thought it was a definite penalty.

White looked lost today, Skacel has to prove he wants to play, he was pretty poor in the reserves last week before his injury. He has to play some games and get matchfit before he comes back - if he does. I heard JP saying tonight, they are waiting for several developments before committing to bringing more players in, hopefully before Monday.

Cork didn't win anything in the air, Thomas was poor in the air against the Stoke aerial threat, Svennson was up against a real physical handful, I don't think Thomas would have done as well. I can see changes, but I think JP likes James at fullback and Svennson as his captain. IMO it is more likely he brings Pekart in up front with McGoldrick in the hole, Lallana moving to the right and the possibility of Cork playing in midfield with Schneiderlin or Gillett.

No problem, I'm finished with him, nothing else to add.

Fill your boots sunshine, getting pathetic doesn't work either. If you can't take it don't start it.

The commentators highlighted it and agreed that it was a definite push from behind, and it did stop him getting to the ball. A definite penalty. That's the beauty of Sky Plus. The officials were ok.

You really are pathetic. After we won the last two games you hardly posted. Now we lose, you have absolutely no clue how, all you know is the result, yet you are multiple posting trying to stir up reaction. Criticising people who are at the matches makes you look stupid. As far as I'm concerned your opinion is meaningless. I really find your negative match posts, bearing in mind you haven't seen one minute of Saints this season, arrogant in the extreme. Have you ever thought of getting physchiatric help? It must be really awful to be so sad.

As you saw the Tv you will have seen the push on Mc Goldrick which made him collide with the keeper and the ball then cleared off the line. I've since seen it on the box and it was a definite penalty. The Tv showed that their penalty was absolutely correct.

Offsides/ handball/ foul on the goalkeeper. The Linesman had his flag up before the ball hit the net. Maybe going to the match and watching again recorded match beats sitting in Austria. Getting sarcastic with people that have seen the matches shows a consistent level of stupidity. All you know is devided opinion on here much of it from people who, like you, never see a live match. Ok it was on Tv today and it was a pretty entertaining match. Sky commentators sounded impressed. They havent seen us playing well. In fact for the last half hour Blackpool played on the break, packing their defence, with even Svennson up front for the last 10 mins.

Maybe a bit of circumspection is needed. It's going to be a rollercoaster, and it always was going to be. OK so we weren't as good today, 2 blocked on the line, brilliant save from McGoldrick, hit the post and lost to a penalty. Just watching it on tv now, we played good football at times. Burgess needed attention, he was our main problem winning the flick ons.

Probably for me one of the most important problems was Jamie White's inability to contribute. His coming infield made us narrow on the right, on one occasion went to the near post when the ball missed everybody he wasn't on the far post for the tap in. His involvement was poor and a typical forwards, rash dive in, for the penalty. It was predictable he would be substituted at half time. I can see the team being changed for QPR. along the lines of Davis, James, Svennson, Perry, Surman, 2 from Schneiderlin/Giillett/Cork, Lallana, Holmes, McGoldrick in the hole, Pekart.

Disapointing, need to get the passing game going again. I can see some changes for QPR. Probably Cork in midfield, Pekart up front with McGoldrick in the hole and Lallana wide right.

He played well today. I just don't get the launch it long kicks especially in the last 20 mins. Blackpool won 99% of them. They have to continue playing from the back otherwise it allows the defence to stay deep and shut down the space. When we did win the ball we were playing into a packed defence.

Give the boy a chance! If JP likes him then fine. If he is a footballer no wonder he didn't play at Stoke.