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Blackpool v Nottm Forest - Playoff SF 1st Leg
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08-05-2010 12:52am#1
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Saturday May 8th, Bloomfield Road, Live on SS1 at 12.45pm.
Betting odds: Blackpool 13/10, Draw 11/5, Nottm Forest 11/5
A positive result in the first leg of their play-off semi-final is imperative for Blackpool and Nottingham Forest. With a day out at Wembley and a possible place in the Premier League up for grabs there is no margin for error at this stage of the season.
The Seasiders booked their place in the promotion shake-up on the final day of the season, with six wins in eight outings helping them to pip Swansea to sixth spot. They thoroughly deserve their place in the mix, with Ian Holloway having kept them in the hunt throughout the course of the 2009/10 campaign.
Forest will also be aware that Blackpool were the only side to complete a league double over them during the course of the regular season. The Reds hardly finished their campaign with a flourish, claiming only two wins in seven but, having finished third, they will feel that they are the side to beat in the battle to reach the top flight.
Blackpool team news
Striker DJ Campbell is a serious doubt for Blackpool ahead of Saturday's crunch clash. Campbell was forced off early in the second half during Sunday's 1-1 draw at home to Bristol City and was replaced by Stephen Dobbie. He attempted an overhead kick but landed awkwardly on his arm and sustained soft tissue damage.
Boss Ian Holloway, who named an unchanged side in Sunday's game against the Robins, could now be forced to hand Dobbie a starting role. Striker Stephen McPhee and defender Danny Coid are set to remain sidelined through injury and Hameur Bouazza is still nursing a groin problem. But Holloway has no other major concerns and said: "We know we can score so we're a threat."
Forest team news
Club captain Paul McKenna is hoping to play some part for Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road. The influential midfielder has been sidelined since early March after suffering a knee ligament injury against Swansea.
McKenna has resumed full training but remains some way off match fitness and Reds boss Billy Davies is weighing up whether to take a gamble on the former Preston skipper.
Davies will make changes after continuing to give his fringe players match time at Scunthorpe on the final day of the regular season. Lee Camp will replace Paul Smith in goal while Chris Gunter should return at full-back and Dexter Blackstock is expected to start in attack. Chris Cohen, Robert Earnshaw and Radoslaw Majewski are also likely to be recalled.
Seven years awaiting to get back into the Playoffs and i'm really looking forward to this game. My heart says a 1-1 draw, my head says 2-1 to Blackpool. Either way, PARK THE FCUKING BUS BILLY, AND HIT THEM ON THE BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!0
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All the neutrals want Blackpool to win, the Cinderella story of the Championship. Your friend may be sound out but you must also realise that you need to have a few screws loose to support them, i should know
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i want forest to win, a team with a big name, big folowling, big stadium0 -
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Feel for you lot mate. I'm hoping Blackpool go up, just seem to have grown towards them in recent weeks. Like Holloway,Adams and Coleman.
Forest a big club though, would be nice to see them back in big time. Whoever wins this I hope they go up anyway...:D
Cheers mate
I know what you mean. Cardiff and Fester aren't the most attractive clubs or fan bases. God I hate these play off games. So bloody tense. Roll on Tuesday night! 0 -
As predicted Blackpool win by the odd goal in 3. They really came on strong in the second half, Vaughan and Taylor Fletcher started probing and Adam started spraying the ball around the park with his usual class, Forest's Majewski and Anderson dropped deeper leaving Blackstock too isolated up front. Truth be told the game should have been over at half time. Forest could yet regret those first half misses by Tyson and Morgan.
The winning of the the is still very much there for us, i wasn't expecting much with our awful away record since February. We can beat anyone at home - scoring goals wont be a problem either and we haven't conceded in our last 9 home games.
Now keep a lid on it volcano and we'll all be happy 0 -
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Tbh I was seething after the final whistle between bad refereeing decisions and Forest's attitude or lack of it in the second half. We were excellent in the first half and after Cohen's goal I thought we were going to push on really put the tie to bed, unfortunatley the season has thought me that we are piss poor away from home as grenache also pointed out. I could go probably right an essay about where I think we went wrong today but that's history now and we need to get them back to city ground and have the crowd singing from start to finish and hopefully the team will capitalize on that great home form 0 -
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His goal against West Brom was a better all round goal.Archimedes wrote: »Yup, that goal against West Brom earlier in the season (same game as Madjewski's stunner) is one of the my favourite goals I've seen this season. 2006 Argentina-esque0 -
On reflection I'm pretty chuffed with the result. We could easily have conceded a couple more goals and it would have been curtains. At least now we know exactly what we have to do and it is within our capabilities. Thats not to we'll do it however. Yoevil anyone? God I hate the play offs
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