Blackpool FC vs QPR Football League Cup - Third Round 25th September 2018 - 7.45pm Kick Off Bloomfield Road please log in to view this image Travel : 4 hour, 242 mile drive down the M40 and M6 4 hour 24 minutes via train from Euston 22 hour bike ride, 260 miles Previous Meetings; v Blackpool Games won: 14 Games drawn: 10 Games lost: 3 Ones to remember; 26 Aug 1969 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool W 6-1 League Division Two 24 Mar 1973 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool W 4-0 League Division Two 09 Aug 2003 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool W 5-0 League Division 2 Ones to forget; Well, they've only beaten us three times so; 12 Feb 1972 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool L 0-1 League Division Two 28 Oct 1972 Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Division Two 01 Dec 2007 Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Championship Players who have played for both; Trevor Sinclair : 1989–1993 Blackpool 112 (15) 1993–1998 Queens Park Rangers 167 (16) Kaspars Gorkss: 2006–2008 Blackpool 50 (6) 2008–2011 Queens Park Rangers 114 (6) DJ Campbell: 2010–2011 Blackpool 31 (13) 2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 11 (1) Alex Baptiste: 2008–2013 Blackpool 170 (8) 2017– Queens Park Rangers 27 (0) Jack Robinson; 2013–2014 → Blackpool (loan) 34 (0) 2014–2018 Queens Park Rangers 38 (2) Bright Osayi- Samuel: 2015–2017 Blackpool 64 (4) 2017– Queens Park Rangers 18 (1) Full match preview will go up when it is on the official, but let me say now, massive respect to anyone who is doing the journey to Blackpool on a Tuesday night.
M40 then M6 according to google. Would it have been a lovely weekend? Really? At least the journey home after Saturday was relatively short for most. A drive back from Blackpool is a long way to go after a loss. Not too confident about this one given our cup record.
Did Blackpool about 30 years ago the weekend we played Kenny Dalglish's all-conquering Liverpool, we were top of Division One they were 2nd and they absolutely smashed us 4-0 but it was a disappointing end to a great week of playing the local golf courses and evenings in the town. I've heard the place has gone downhill a bit since then...
I did a load of work in the area a couple of years ago - the town is a dump, full of second rate bars and clubs that cater to stag and hen parties at weekends, but are dead during the week, cheap as chips B&Bs (there's a reason they are cheap....). It's living on the reputation of past glories, similar to Margate, but it has the Pleasure Beach, Lights and Tower to keep it going- it's actually a shame as I remember going as a kid and it being a great weekend (would also have been about 30 years ago). For anybody going, and planning to stay, I'd recommend Lytham St Annes, a 15minute drive, and a much nicer town (especially if you want a bit of golf Sooper....)
Margate's on the up Steels, it's become almost cool. Had a good weekend in Blackpool sometime in the 80s when we played them in the FA Cup.
Normally wouldn't be at all confident but we've surpassed all my expectations in the cup so far, so who knows?
Good grief man are you trying to give us older fellows a stroke, because believe me just 1 stroke would be enough or fatal whichever came first !!!!
I would play to win the game with something like the following team in a 4-2-3-1 formation: -----------------------Ingram---------------------- Kakay-----Baptiste----Leistner---Hamalaine ----------------Scowen---Cousins------------ Wszolek--------------Eze--------------BOS------ ----------------------- Smith----------------- Thus, a striker with two real wingers. I would certainly have Wells on the bench and would like to see him make an appearance. Plus, I would like to slot Chair into the team, but lacked the creativity of where. I am sure that Eze will need to be rested, but so do Feeman and Luongo, so he was included. Any alternative suggestions are warmly welcome.
