If two teams are in for a player, and we are one of then, he will without doubt end up at the other club. That is just a fact of life when you are low down in the pecking order!
Unfortunately Blackpool do not possess players of that skill factor and you are talking a totally different generation when centre halves were nothing like the size they are nowadays. Stanley Matthews would probably struggle against present day defenders!
We have never had any consistency out of Carey and no tackling for that matter. Norburn has the turning circle of an oil tanker and only wants to go backwards and sideways whilst at the same time slowing us down and taking any momentum out of our play. Morgan does have potential.
You are talking ultra skillful and fast players, which we do not possess. OK you know better than Arteta. If you are defending a set piece against a very tall side and you cannot compete heightwise, then mentality is not going to win that header or make a good clearance!
A recent quote from Mikel Arteta upon the return of defender Takehiro Tomiyasu and thus adding another player to the ranks of strapping six footers!
What a pity Neil Critchley does not follow this philosophy. Does he think he is still managing at under 23's level and believes tippy tappy...