Blackpool view (from Rivals)

Let be having you Norwich........

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Well besides what anyone else may think, i think its a great draw for us boys!!! It was quite ironic how i was watching the FA Cup draw live in my local gym (which happens to be in Norwich)with my Blackpool shirt on...and there it pops up!!!

I reckon we have a very good chance of progressing to the next round of the cup and especially as its been drawn at fortress Bloomfield. Personally would have liked an away tie at Carrow Road so i wouldnt have to travel the 250+ mile trip up to Blackpool in the first place + you got to love away days!!!

Just a bit of a run down on our 4th round opponents I've seen Norwich a few times this year as they are the only local team around these parts and to be fair they have been disapointing on every occasion!!!

To run through there probable team i dont think we have to much to worry about...

Paul Gallagher - Good keeper on his day but not helped by the central defensive partnership infront of him.

Adam Drury (Captain) - Good left back, gets involved.

Gary Docherty (Ginger Pele) - To slow but good in the air.

Jason Shackell - Again to slow but abit of a unit. Parker will run them both ragged if we keep the ball on the floor.

Jurgen Colin - Not very consistant and considering they signed him from PSV 2 years ago where he played in a few Champions League games he's just an average Championship defender.

Darren Huckerby - Get someone to man mark him and he's not even noticed on the field. If you let him run at the defence he can cause all sorts of problems.

Yousseff Safri - Great passer of the ball and commands the middle well.

Dickson Etuhu - Ex Nobber, hasn't really done anything since his arrival considering he was once subject to a failed bid from Everton 2 years ago.

Lee Croft - Quite Tricky but yet again get someone on him and he's pretty ill effective.

Dion Dublin - Player of there season so far...Experience counts for everything! Don't let him get his head on the ball because he creates a lot of ariel threats.

Robert Earnshaw - just a bit of a poacher in all honesty. I've seen him play crap in 3 games but hes grabbed a couple of goals by being in the right place at the right time.

As for the rest of the team if the canaries have any injuries in the next to weeks there first 11 is as strong as they're going to get....Andy Hughes, Carl Robinson, Paul Mcveigh, Ryan Jarvis, Craig Fleming, Peter Thorne are League 1 players at best!!!

Anyway that's my two cents.

UP the POOL!!!!!

Posted By: BSE Canary, Jan 8, 21:16:47