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Definite obstruction. Fonte would have stopped the ball going in if Nardiello hadn't blocked him off. It isn't like it was trickling harmfully out of play.. this is as bad as someone blocking off a player who is clean through on goal.

It has been an embarassing day for Holloway http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/9378165.stm

I would find it rather amusing if he goes now after their elation that he is staying .. all the chanting outside and cheering and stuff... and then a few days later he's off somewhere else!

Fantastic! We were never going to win the cup so this is the kind of prestige game we could do with to keep spirits up. Be great to see how our lot do against a proper Premiership side! Ok, probably nothing, but a we'll be real underdogs. COYR!

He always looked unfit when he was here. Perhaps he sorted himself out now. Good luck to him!

I don't believe Hodgson ever had the backing of the players. All this talk of Liverpool though, what about Chelsea!!! Ancelotti won't last much longer. The premiership is a crazy place this season.

Once it became obvious that Lambert and Guly up front wasn't working on Saturday, we should have thrown Connelly into the mix (half time replacement for Lambert) and perhaps given Doble a chance to come on later in the game. I think Adkins had a bad game on Saturday and got the tactics wrong really.

A new striker on loan and a replacement for Puncheon if he doesn't come back, would be fine. All we lacked on Saturday really apart from a strong goalkeeping performance, but Kelvin can get over that I think, was something different coming forwards. We played most of the game with 10 men, Lambert is of no use presently.

Just ridiculous.

I'm having the same problem.

Finally turned the possession into goals today!

Despite massive funding and some of the best players in the division from last year ... we continue to do things the hard way.

Fair play to him for saying something and saying he wants to improve! Puncheon hat-trick this weekend then :-)

Quality hat-trick!

I think you'll find its sang tongue-in-cheek more than anything. Do you really think people sing it seriously?

We could have done with an extra 10 minutes.

Dull game. Lets hope we can sneak a 1-0 win.

I have heard a strong rumor we are about to sign Matthew Reece from Fulham on loan. A striker.

No service to Lambert I am guessing. Plus we miss Lallana !!

Nigel has his work cut-out. No attacking threat whatsoever. Needs fixing.

Exactly. It is their chairman who has twisted this to his own gain. Possibly in an attempt to scupper the deal beacuse they actually want to keep him!

Why is no-one willing to accept the idea that perhaps Scunnthorpe asked for a ridiculous amount of compensation?

Just the kind of idiotic attention seeking thread we've all come to expect on here.

There hasn't been any evidence to suggest any answers will come today. Right? I'm all prepared for a Dean Wilkins till the end of the season announcement....

Unfortunatly because he has experience and is a ex-international, and possibly one of our higher paid players, I imagine he'll keep his place regardless of form.