Blackpool vs Leicester: No issues for Ince
Paul Ince has no new injury worries as he prepares to take charge of a Blackpool home game for the first time against Leicester.
Ince's Seasiders reign got underway with a 2-0 defeat at Leeds on Wednesday night, although no players were added to a casualty list featuring defensive duo Ian Evatt (knee) and Bob Harris (toe).
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Blackpool boss Paul Ince
Veteran midfielder Barry Ferguson was handed a first npower Championship start since October and will hope to keep his place.
Forward duo Nathan Delfouneso and Matt Derbyshire could both push for starts in attack after Pool drew a blank for the second consecutive game.
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Leicester dealt Blackpool their first league defeat of the season after a trio of opening wins in the reverse fixture.
Only seven further victories have followed amid two managerial changes and Ince now leads a team in 15th position and 11 points shy of the play-offs.
Leicester look like being without Matty James.
James is nursing a knock following the 2-1 home defeat to Charlton on Tuesday night and the midfielder is rated doubtful.
His absence could pave the way for Andy King to return to the starting line-up.
With striker Chris Wood making a goalscoring return from a knee injury against Charlton, winger Ben Marshall also back in the side for the Addicks' visit after an ankle problem and defender Sean St. Ledger on the bench after a lengthy absence with a hamstring injury, Foxes boss Nigel Pearson has an otherwise full strength squad at his disposal as he looks to get Leicester's promotion challenge back on track.
He has also signed Harry Kane ahead of the trip and the Tottenham striker, who will remain with Leicester for the remainder of the season, will go straight into the squad at Bloomfield Road.




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by lcfcmikecrisp
Sunday, February 24 2013, 2:32PM
“Lets stick together Foxes, just going thru a bad patch, we aint gunna flop it,just wait and see! LCFC all the way.”
by ghostof66pah
Sunday, February 24 2013, 10:08AM
“To be honest Paul, you would have a rubbish team if your lad wasn't in it. He clearly is the best chance of you scoring a goal as the others toil on a pig of a pitch.
Tom must want away after playing on billiard tables with England and then returning to that mess, Best tell your Chairman to.....
A)
Sack the groundsmen - all of them.
B)
Agree that you give it best this season.
C)
Get a proper pitch installed for next season or lose Tom.”
by foxfan1
Saturday, February 23 2013, 6:59PM
“how can you be racist about golf courses...they were ALL green the last time I looked :)
Mensa must be having a quiet weekend again :)”
by dobranich
Saturday, February 23 2013, 6:55PM
“Alan yeah I played today in a pairs stableford. I almost got a guy in the rough on a par 3???? I shouted though and told him on the way by with my driving today he'd been safer middle of the fairway. Not to worry got par on the last even having put third in a green side bunker on the par five. ill remember that and forget the rest. As for the football it's a bad time right now. Results helped a bit but see how the chasing pack to the top six are sprinting. Forest are on fire.
Lulu you are one very silly girl.”
by lolojones
Saturday, February 23 2013, 1:24PM
“he doesnt care about evington - dobranvich is racist”
by Alanprichard
Saturday, February 23 2013, 10:01AM
“Dobbo I used to do caddying at Rothley when I was very young 10 or 11 years old. (In the school holidays) I once won a quid as every year the president of the club used to drive a ball of the first Tee all caddies were down on the fairway the one to claim the ball first got a quid. Huge money back then. Anyway I had caddied for the Pressi twice during the week and he wasn't getting them of the tee very well. So I stood close to the right in the rough and sure enough he duffed his shot and had it been two yards closer I would, and could have caught it, hahaha they were the days.
Well it's make or break these next few games for our boys in blue so I hope they get of to a flyer and score a couple of early goals. If Blackpool score early and get there tails up, we will be playing catch up and could get caught on the break like Charlton did last Tuesday. Then I'm afraid it will be a long drive home. Come on Nigel pull finger and get us home with 3 points!!!!!!!!”
by dobranich
Saturday, February 23 2013, 5:27AM
“Don't know that one. There is one though that Geoff having said various relatives played for Leics. There is the Leicestershire down near the Private Hospital. Ive not played there but I'm told its a top track. Golf must be in his blood to have that history. None of my family or their friends ever played. it was only because of a particularly bad muscular injury I had thru badminton. I was still playing 5 a side football then. My doc at the time in the mid 80s was a golfer and he suggested I tried it. I had some lessons with the pro at Park Hill and played since then.
The game against Blackpool won't be easy. Confidence must be rock bottom and Pearson has big problems. The team last time out with the possible exception of SSL was the best City could have put out. I expect tinkering there always is but one of Woods early goals is sure to be very helpful.
if Blackpool settle they will become confident. City tend to go to peaces thru frustration when they can't get topside. If this happens all Blackpool need to do is battle for every ball, bring the right subs on, keep it physical and it could be shambles number 5.”
by foxfan1
Saturday, February 23 2013, 1:29AM
“Dobbo... You forgot Evington (I think)...”
by foxfan1
Saturday, February 23 2013, 1:12AM
“Victor Meldrew aka the Cornish Comedy King aka the GeoffLane...if we're calling people put, why don't you enlighten us as to just how many games you've attended "live" this season.
Weren't you the number one fan who coukdnt even make it down to your local to watch the last home game against West Ham last season...or am I getting mixed up with some other know-it-all?
FYI we do have electricity, computers, tv screens, Internet etc here in Florida, we've come so far recently, you wouldn't catch your breath.
and as for being silent in January WRONG AGAIN Victor Meldrew...I was in fact very complimentary after both ATTENDING the Cardiff & Huddersfield games at Christmas (we're you there? No I didn't think so)..... and I was complimentary after the successes throughout January.
I was very vocal in the praise of Knockaert and Wood in particular!
The question about me wanting Pearson not to succeed or get sacked as ou accuse is irrelevant, I put the future of my football club over any individual, where your priorities take a different format, obviously!
I made no secret of the fact that I did not think that Pearson has the necessary credentials and xperience of achieving our long term goal of establishing premiership status & that hasn't changed. You keep spitting out those "sour grapes" because Watford & Hull have employed managers who were not only winners as players, but have the neccesary experience and contacts to elevate their respective teams into their current positions ABOVE us!
As for Wellens & your comment "he's played since he made those honest remarks"...you need to check your facts Victor...his record since his honest remarks after the Huddersfield no show away in the cup reads like this...Wolves (H) sub not used. Peterboro' (A) sub not used. Huddersfield (H) cup, one of eleven poor performances. Charlton (H) not even on the bench. So once again you're way of the mark & not quite the fountain of footballing knowledge that you claim to be.
You talk about a good season & what would constitute it? that question can be answered in one word "promotion" !! Anything else, especially after the position we were in last month would be a real disappointment! Go knock on the owners door if we fail to get promoted come May & tell them we've had a good season.
Maybe you enjoy Hull, Trees & Sheep fans coming on here & making fun of he club, I DON'T.
My aim for the club I support is plain & simple, get promotion first & then STAY in the premiership.... & frankly I don't care if its achieved by Nigel Pearson or Ken Barlow, as long as we achieve it!
I said from the day that Pearson walked back into the club I felt we needed a more experienced manager to achieve our goals. Hull and Watford have one down that road & look where they are now (& please spare us the diatribe about what theyve done, have some grace & respect for achievement man). Pearson still has time to pull the iron out of the fire, but with results this month so far & the way Bruce & Zola's teams are performing, would you put your house on it?
So we might be looking at he lottery of the play-offs again...& we know what happened the last time we were involved, don't we?”
by dobranich
Friday, February 22 2013, 11:00PM
“don't worry lulu if you search very very hard you will find a brain cell somewhere.”