Curse lifted! - the Mighty vs Crawley Town

Here's a metaphor for being a Blackpool fan at the moment. I started writing a bit of a 'state of play' piece in the middle of the week but then I got bored because I couldn't think of anything to say other than what I've already said over and over. I started with fervent enthusiasm...

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At least stuff happened - the Mighty vs Mansfield Town

Anything would be better than Tuesday. Anything. Such was the soul sapping experience of that match, I spend part of the morning trying to talk myself into a positive mindset. It works quite well, in fact it works worryingly well as anyone I meet before the game, I'm keen...

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Crap preview: the Mighty vs Mansfield Town

First Rotherham and now Mansfield. Some may say League 1 lacks glamour but if ever two ties disproved that theory it's Tuesday and today. I'm still not quite over Tuesday. I've got a bit of a cloudy head and I think that maybe on Friday I was drinking to forget in an attempt...

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Memorably forgettable - the Mighty vs Rotherham

I hate playing Rotherham. It's nothing to do with Steve Evans or any of their present players. It's nothing to do with any of their former managers or stars (do Rotherham have 'stars'?) - It's that ever since I watched Shaun Goatee and his mates overpower us at some point in...

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CJ: Captain Marvel - the Mighty vs Charlton Athletic

There is more than a hint of spring in the air. Spring's appeal is the promise of summer to come. There's maybe a hint of spring in our footballing circumstances too, it's not so much that you look at our squad and see a midsummer's day of an automatic promotion squad, but more...

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