Blackpool
v Wrexham

Tuesday 11 November 2003 @ 19:45

THE VENUE
Address: Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 6JJ.
Telephone Number: 0870 443 1953 Fax Number: 01253 405011
Web: www.blackpoolfc.co.uk E-mail Address: info@blackpoolfc.co.uk
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TRAVEL GUIDE
Directions from Wrexham: Leave Wrexham on the A483 towards Chester and then turn right onto the A55. Follow this onto the M53 leaving at junction 11 to pick up the M56 eastbound towards Warrington. At junction 9 leave the M56 heading North on the M6 towards Liverpool. Thellwall viaduct currently has a 40 mph speed limit enforced by speed cameras throughout the road works. After clearing these continue on the M6 watching out for for the speed camera as you pass through the services. leave the M6 at junction 32 turning left onto the M55. Continue on the M55 until it ends then straight on at the roundabout onto Yeadon Way. Then straight over another roundabout and follow signs for South Shore and Car Parks. Follow this road and the ground will be on your right.

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Car Parking: Opposite the ground there is Council car parks with spaces for 3,000 cars. Prices vary on the time of the year ranging between £1.00 - £2.00.
By Train: Nearest station is Blackpool South and is a five minute walk to Bloomfield Road. Turn left out of the station and go straight ahead crossing the car parks and you cannot miss the ground. Blackpool North is the main station in the town and has a more frequent train service. This is two miles from the ground so you are better off taking a taxi at a cost of around £5.00.
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Away Travel Club: Not yet published.
By Bus: Nearest stop is on Talbot Road - numbers 5 and 11 go near the ground.
By Tram: Well it wouldn't be Blackpool would it! The nearest stop is Manchester Square.
Places to Drink: Plenty of places to drink in the town centre. recommended places is the Dunnes pub on Airport End of Lytham Road. Near Blackpool South there is a newly opened Weatherspoons pub called the Auctioneer on Lytham Road. Being a Weatherspoons you get the usual decent beer and grub at reasonable prices. Also on Lytham Road you will find the Bridge and on the prom The Manchester offers entertainment for away supporters. Elsewhere, The Swift Hound on Rigby Road welcomes away fans and serves good food. Other establishments is the Yeadon on Yeadon Way (a good family type pub) and the Saddle on Whitegate Street
Places to Eat: Can't go wrong with the traditional fish and chips. Plenty of outlets throughout the town plus the Holland's pies inside the ground are always decent quality.
Cash Machines: Abbey National at the Day and Nite Store on Lytham Road is half a mile away.
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TICKET INFORMATION
General: The good news is the former east stand paddock has now been demolished as part of the second phase of the Bloomfield Road redevelopment. At the moment away fans are currently allocated golf style temporary seating on the east stand until the ground is fully developed.
Ticket Office: 01253 404331
Seats: Adults £14.00, OAPs £11.00, Juniors £8.00.
Standing: None.
Disabled Facilities:
Programme and Fanzines: Programme is called Offside and costs £2.00
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PRE MATCH ANALYSIS
CURRENT FORM - THE LAST FIVE GAMES

Blackpool

 Wrexham
Opposition Competition Score Opposition Competition Score
Boreham Wood (h) FA Cup 1 4-0 Yeovil (a) FA Cup 1 1-4
Doncaster (h) LDV Vans 2 1-0 Stockport (a) LDV Vans 2 4-5
Sheff Wed (a) Division 2 1-0 Colchester (h) Division 2 0-1
Crystal Palace (h) Craling Cup 3 1-3 Barnsley Division 2 1-2
Plymouth (a) Division 2 0-1 Rushden & D (a) Division 2 3-2

Blackpool

 Overall
W D L F A GD W D L F A GD
3 0 2 7 4 +3 1 0 4 9 14 -5
THE SEASON SO FAR - LEAGUE RECORD

Blackpool

 Wrexham
Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos
16 6 3 7 22 26 -4 21 18 16 7 3 6 19 17 +2 24 12
THE DANGER MEN - TOP GOAL SCORERS

Blackpool

 Wrexham
Player League Cup Total Player League Cup Total
Scott Taylor 9 5 14 Lee Jones 5 3 8
John Murphy 3 3 6 Dennis Lawrence 4 0 4
Jonathon Douglas 3 0 3 Hector Sam 2 2 4
Neil Danns 2 0 2 Carlos Edwards 3 0 3
Keith Southern 1 2 2 Shaun Holmes 2 1 3

THE HARD MEN - WORST DISCIPLINE

Blackpool

 Wrexham
Player Yellow Card Red Card Player Yellow Card Red Card
Neil Danns 3 0 Brian Carey 6 1
Rick Wellens 3 0 Jim Whitley 5 0
Kirk Hilton 3 0 Steve Thomas 4 0
Philip Barnes 0 1 Paul Edwards 3 0

RECENT MEETINGS
Home Team Score Away Team Date Competition Link
Blackpool 3-0 Wrexham 01-Apr-02 Division 2 Review
Wrexham 1-1 Blackpool 23-Oct-01 Division 2 Review
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MATCH BUILDUP
TEAM NEWS

Blackpool

 Opposition
Loan signing Brad Jones will make his debut in goal for Blackpool when Wrexham visit Bloomfield Road.

The Middlesbrough keeper is handed an early chance by Blackpool boss Steve McMahon as Phil Barnes is suspended following his dismissal at Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup.

Midfielder Richie Wellens (virus) and defender Gareth Evans (hamstring) are both ruled out, but otherwise McMahon has a full-strength squad to choose from.		 Injuries: Shaun Holmes is out with a groin strain and Chris Armstrong is lacking fitness to feature in three games within the space of six days.
Suspensions: None.
Squad (17): Dibble, Whitfield, Carey, Pejic, Lawrence, Morgan, Roberts, Whitley, Barrett, Ferguson, C Edwards, Crowell, M Jones, Llewellyn, Sam, L Jones.
Other News: With Paul Edwards out of compassionate leave the last thing Denis Smith wanted was Shaun Holmes pulling out with a groin strain as he now has no cover on the left flank. Steve Thomas has played on the left of three midfielders in the past and it will come as no surprise if he has to play out on the flank of alternatively Carlos Edwards could swap flanks with Thomas coming in on the right. Denis Smith then has further options and is likely to make changes from the team that crashed out of the cup on the weekend. There are just too many permutations to even attempt to guess the likely starting line up!

THE LATEST ODDS
Blackpool Win 11/10 The Draw 12/5 Wrexham Win 15/8
Blackpool 1-0 6/1 0-0 Draw 8/1 Wrexham 1-0 7/1
Blackpool 2-0 9/1 1-1 Draw 6/1 Wrexham 2-0 12/1
Blackpool 2-1 8/1 2-2 Draw 14/1 Wrexham 2-1 10/1
Blackpool 3-1 16/1 3-3 Draw 50/1 Wrexham 3-2 25/1

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