I agree the result was a dire performance Hindley but I think you are being a tad harsh on Powell. Granted he was certainly not at his best but at least he did put some effort in whilst a number of others were freeloading. The blame for last nights performance should be equally shared by all concerned. Starting with the goalkeeper who was lauded for his performances over the last month yet has now conceded five in two games, at the time I stated that he was being protected by the players in front of him. Those players in front last night looked clueless on how to deal with two tall and physical strikers who pressured them from the off. Your favourite Sam, was totally inept and should not have been risked as we all knew that he was hamstrung by the threat of a yellow card and a two match ban. The least said about Power the better, his passing was atrocious. Jacobs needs a spell on the bench as he has not featured in recent games, Massey was Massey and Grigg does not challenge for high balls so the defender gets a free header.
Paul Cook must also shoulder some of the blame, firstly for selecting Morsy knowing that he would be targeted by the Blackpool players and then for leaving him on when it was obvious they were succeeding in winding him up. But also for not having the balls to change things at half time when it was obvious to all and sundry that the original game plan wasn't working.
All in all it was a shocker and we need to regroup quickly and move on. The City game now becomes more of a distraction as both Blackburn and Shrewsbury will play this weekend and if they win will relegate us to third. I know we will have games in hand, but they have to be won and we will now be playing two games a week to catch up putting more pressure on the squad.
This is were Cook and the players earn their corn and need to stand up and be counted, we were in the box seat and have let it slip, now we need to respond in the positive.
