Confirmed: Scannell to Blackpool

Big Scanz had our pants down really massive wage then was out nearly all last season then this season every week my thoughts are this is the game Seans going to light this league up with his ability. As has been posted I was waiting for a level of ability from him that wasn't coming, no real hard feelings but he's been very underwhelming.

 

Why did both players have to be released and what were the financial incentives of that?

I'm just wondering why the signings weren't made as a swap deal?

 

It will be to do with their current contracts. We may have paid him off to leave, and similar at the other end

 

Blackpool will soon realise Scannell ain't nowhere near the player he once was.
Since joining City he's hardly featured for us and I can not remember the last time he finished 90 plus minutes without blowing out of his arse.
Good Luck to him but in my opinion no great loss.
One small saving grace, the club don't have to buy multi packs of cotton wool any longer to wrap him up in.

 

Grayson signs players based on reputation and experience levels.

He signed a Rangers forward for that reason, and Scannell joins for that reason.

He has no interest in League Two Devitt or non league Pritchard.

This strategy will either see them assemble a Championship quality team, or a team of disappointments on Championship wages.

I don't care which way it goes frankly, Scannell was always ridiculously expensive and even he is the best player of all time going forward, we have made the right decision for us.

 

Good luck to sicknote.

 

No doubt the latter, but we shall see. The one thing I am absolutely certain of is Scannell will not function in the Championship. Anyway, my main concern is our club and team.

 

He was an absolutely horrendous signing from both a financial and playing ability point of view
If you add the transfer fee to his wages and divide by the number of games he played he has proved another very costly error.
His performances for us makes his ability questionable at best.
The unneccesary headbut in the Sunderland game for which he got red carded also throws into question his temprement
All in all no tears from me he has gone but it is essential we replace him with some much needed pace

 

Just a question from afar, has Scannell deal definitely gone through? It would not surprise me in the slightest if his medical threw up one or two issues

 

According to the T&A he's signed for Blackpool and Pritchard coming this way.

 

Thats good to know, ta Bronco (lets hope we can trust the T&A )

 

Both clubs have tweeted both transfers as complete.

 

Was in Blackpool paper as well.

 

https://twitter.com/BlackpoolFC/status/1167471314719952903

 

Also if swapped both would be loans and not permenant moves which they both are now.

 

Seen quite a few fans stating hiw underwhelming this signing is.

On paper Scannell is undoubtedly the better player. Unfortunately, on grass, Scannell has been a massive let down, never looked 100% fit, and seems to have lost a lot of pace, he had, when playing for Palace and Huddersfield.

As for Pritchard, he had a very good record in the National League, and I see that he played about 40 games for Blackpool, scoring 6, not bad for a winger in his first season as a professional. Maybe Bowyer sees a gem, that can improve even further. I will trust him on this one, and look forward to seeing him in action

Pritchard must surely turn out better than Scannells stat of 1 goal and 1 assist in his time here

 

Scannell is up there with McClean as one of the worst most overated/overpaid signings. Looked completely disinterested from the out set. Seems to be living on a few past glories.
We've signed some shiiiitee in the last couple of year's. p!$$ed some right wages up the wall in Scannell/Wright/Akpan/Riley/Reeves et al

 

Bang on.

Only once did he have me out of my seat and that was the other week when he scored.

Bowyer has taken a lot of stick recently (some of it justified), but what he has done is shift possibly 3 of the highest thief’s, I mean wage earners at the club. Scannell, Doyle and Wright. Hopefully there’s still time to shift Deadpan before the deadline. I believe he put them in the shop window (with the exception of Wright) just to get rid, and may have done the same with the surprise inclusion of Akpan last week. Here’s hoping.

 

In addition, those 6 goals in his first season, were scored at a higher level in L1! I think this might prove to be a good signing

 

Oh please. Surely we've learnt that stats mean sweet f.a? We've had this discussion over Doyle time and again. Different teams have different set ups. Doyle can be used as an example of that also -scoring for Swindon.

My main hope is that Pritchard is played in his preferred position and settles in quickly and provides us with what we need - an outlet for our strikers. Chipping in with some goals is an added bonus, but I'd prefer him to play the providing role so that our two strikers can get on with the job they are paid to do.