REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

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REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:14 pm

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by jdrobbo » Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:25 pm

I see what you did there! I hear he was a ‘rock’ at the back!

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:26 pm

jdrobbo wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:25 pm
I see what you did there! I hear he was a ‘rock’ at the back!
I thought he was PROMinent defensively too

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by IanMcL » Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:47 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:26 pm
I thought he was PROMinent defensively too
Sometimes you can be a funny old stick!

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:13 pm

IanMcL wrote:
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Sometimes you can be a funny old stick!
Is that the stick with an 'orse's 'ead 'andle?
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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by KateR » Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:13 am

Have to admit 've not seen him before but in the pictures he seemed to be a big lad, towering over Tark's, I was surprised, is he that tall?

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by dibraidio » Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:58 am

KateR wrote:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:13 am
Have to admit 've not seen him before but in the pictures he seemed to be a big lad, towering over Tark's, I was surprised, is he that tall?
I'm surprised too that you're saying he's much bigger than his peers. Where did you see the picture of them where he was looked like the big one?

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by 2 Bee Holed » Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:06 am

His goal illuminated the whole evening.

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by gawthorpe_view » Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:38 am

Tramelled their strikers.
He's no donkey for sure.

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by Silkyskills1 » Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:57 am

It was a good workout for both sides. We should have scored more than the one,especially in the second half and they could have scored a couple also. Gomez-Mancini did well but he's no right sided midfielder, again a victim of our inability to find a regular, quality player for that position. That and someone able to 'pick a pass' from midfield or 'drop a shoulder' to create an opening would definitely make us far more competitive and threatening from an attacking perspective. Good to get out,though and watch a live game without the constant, mundane chatter of pundits and commentators in my ears.

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:01 am

On the subject of towers, trams, etc. Back in 2011/12, jdrobbo challenged me to get as many references to Blackpool in a report but we lost 4-0 so I couldn't be bothered.

I'd done one in the previous season at Watford, getting as many Elton John song titles into the report as I could. I was so grateful to DANIEL Drinkwater firing a shot wide in the first two minutes. That was the one when IanMcL gave Lee Grant 5 out of 10 in the ratings because he said he should have saved it.

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ecc » Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:02 pm

I see Rob Harker featured last night after his good start with the U23s. It will be a big boost for him.

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by KateR » Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:44 pm

dibraidio wrote:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:58 am
I'm surprised too that you're saying he's much bigger than his peers. Where did you see the picture of them where he was looked like the big one?
this was one of them, not the header below, maybe the angle, I was just asking if he is tall, that's all
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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by burnley007 » Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:27 pm

ecc wrote:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:02 pm
I see Rob Harker featured last night after his good start with the U23s. It will be a big boost for him.
Not sure he actually touched the ball though unfortunately!

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:33 pm

KateR wrote:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:44 pm
this was one of them, not the header below, maybe the angle, I was just asking if he is tall, that's all
Bobby Thomas - very tall
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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by Vegas Claret » Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:34 pm

Thomas looked very good last night, not only did he win pretty much every header he also showed good composure on the ball and his positioning was good. Albeit it's hard to judge from one game in pre-season against lower league opposition but positionally he looked better than Dunne ever did. I have high hopes for him tbh

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:44 pm

It's a strange on with Thomas in that he went out on loan to Kendal during his second year as a scholar and I wondered if he was set to be released. But he came back when the u23s had a defensive injury crisis, stepped in and has never looked back.

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by Silkyskills1 » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:00 pm

I thought he did well, certainly in the air. Played on the left side of the defensive pair and at times just looked a little awkward on his left foot. Anyone know who the ref was. He looked familiar but I couldn't put a name to the face.

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:03 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:00 pm
I thought he did well, certainly in the air. Played on the left side of the defensive pair and at times just looked a little awkward on his left foot. Anyone know who the ref was. He looked familiar but I couldn't put a name to the face.
Michael Salisbury - one of the new Premier League refs
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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by Aclaret » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:09 pm

Thomas Towers ?......related to Tony Towers, the ex Man City midfielder ? 😀

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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:10 pm

Aclaret wrote:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:09 pm
Thomas Towers ?......related to Tony Towers, the ex Man City midfielder ? 😀
Or Ian Towers, Burnley's first ever substitute.
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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by MrTopTier » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:13 pm

Or son of Tom Towers
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Re: REPORT: Thomas Towers to Head Home the Winner at Blackpool

Post by IanMcL » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:22 pm

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