Squad Game

[wizard_wes]

Interesting the subs we made today and no one let us down. With Lyons, Gabriel, Joseph, Pennington and Virtue not even in today's squad, it's fantastic we have these options.

Blackpool FC: Dan Grimshaw, Callum Connolly, Olly Casey, James Husband, Owen Dale (85’), Jensen Weir (63’), Ollie Norburn, Kenny Dougall, CJ Hamilton, Jordan Rhodes (88’), Kylian Kouassi (63’).​

Substitutions: Richard O’Donnell, Marvin Ekpiteta (85’), Dominic Thompson, Albie Morgan (63’), Sonny Carey (88’), Karamoko Dembele, Shayne Lavery (63’).​

 

[TickTock]

There's a few players in there I think some dismissed way too early - Dale, Casey, Kouassi to name but three.

 

[GaryMadineGoalMachine]

Lyons, Gabriel, Joseph, Pennington and Virtue

Anyone know why Virtue and Pennington were left out?

 

[voyeur]

Anyone know why Virtue and Pennington were left out?

Critch said Penny felt his back in training so left him out as a precaution and Virtue felt his hamstring before the game so it needs checking out.

Dembele seems to be sliding out of favour.

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Typical for Virtue. Gets a start then gets injured. Shame for the lad.

 

[I bleed Tangerine]

Virtue gets in the starting 11, does really well and looks to have made that MF spot his own, then pulls his hamstring in training. The lads luck is so bad it's unreal.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Virtue gets in the starting 11, does really well and looks to have made that MF spot his own, then pulls his hamstring in training. The lads luck is so bad it's unreal.

He didn't pull his hamstring - just tightened up. Stay calm.

 

[AllTheBoysAreCheerin']

He didn't pull his hamstring - just tightened up. Stay calm.

The word "calm" isn't in the AVFTT dictionary!

 

[ParkerAteMyKebab]

He didn't pull his hamstring - just tightened up. Stay calm.

"Matty Virtue is different- he pulled his hamstring in training.
"We will have to get that assessed and scanned to see how severe it is."

Pulled according to Critch.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

"Matty Virtue is different- he pulled his hamstring in training.
"We will have to get that assessed and scanned to see how severe it is."

Pulled according to Critch.

Tightened up, also according to Critch. You can't win sometimes.

 

[tangysider]

Tightened up, also according to Critch. You can't win sometimes.

Sounds precautionary rather than serious.
Do not think Matty is a sicknote

 

[ITKer]

Do not think Matty is a sicknote

Falls in to the Coid/Gabriel mould of if they can pick up an injury they will.
Feel sorry for the lad. Think he could and should have played a lot higher but his body has let him down.
Still only 26 though and so if he can brush off those injuries, you'd like to think he might still have chance to get in 'that season' he'll be remembered for.

 

[BFC_BFC_BFC]

"Matty Virtue is different- he pulled his hamstring in training.
"We will have to get that assessed and scanned to see how severe it is."

Pulled according to Critch.

He said he ‘felt his hamstring, prior to the game’ in the interview on TTV.