The Blackpool Sentinel
The dugout6 Sep 2027
Josh Eccles: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Blackpool have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market6 Sep 2027
Karoy Anderson’s move to Queens Park Rangers falls through
The deal that would have taken Karoy Anderson to Queens Park Rangers has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Blackpool with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Market6 Sep 2027
Billy Whaite puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Blackpool, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom6 Sep 2027
Blackpool close the window on a squad of their own making
22 in and 18 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad6 Sep 2027
Greg Leigh signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Greg Leigh and Blackpool agree another 2 years.
Boardroom6 Sep 2027
Blackpool counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Blackpool now.
Squad6 Sep 2027
A month that belonged to Harry Gray
The young player of the month award goes to a 18-year-old at Blackpool who has looked like the finished article for four weekends running. The next four are the ones that decide whether he is.
The dugout6 Sep 2027
No hiding place for Diego Andrada
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Diego Andrada, and the manager let it.
Market6 Sep 2027
Blackpool and Cameron McGeehan are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
In brief
- Squad “I want to play”: Joe Wildsmith speaks
- Squad Henry Cartwright is no longer first choice
- The dugout Blackpool keep their word to Karoy Anderson