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Npower Championship:
30/12/2011
Blackpool 3-
2 Q.P.R.
Malaury Martin ( 10 ) Rob Hulse ( 31 )
Charlie Adam ( 43 ) Adel Taarabt ( 88 )
Ludovic Sylvestre ( 55 )
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1/1/2012
January Transfer Window Open today
Blackpool expected to make major moves in window.
Stephen Murphy is apparently keen to add to his squad this month .
Murphy reportedly has up to £12M to spend and has already confirmed that a defender is to join the club today.
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Murphy announces that Martin Lopez has joined from Uruguayan club Nacional for an initial fee of £725,000.
Lopez is believed to have a great future in the game and at 19 years old has plenty of time to develop.
The player is eligible to play for both Uruguay and Spain but is currently in the Uruguay U21 squad.
Lopez has expressed his excitement of getting a chance to play in England.Lopez signed a contract worth £11,250 until 2016.
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Also confirmed today is that 30 year old Estonian footballer Joel Lindpere has joined Blackpool on a free transfer from New York.
This transfer was arranged before Murphy joined the club and only time will tell how the player capped 88 times fits into Murphys squad.
Lindpere signed a contract until 2013 worth £5,000 per week.
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Murphy has been accused of panic buying after bringing in Liverpool misfit Daniel Ayala for a fee of £725,000.
The Spain U21 international signed a 3 year contract worth £5,000 per week.
Some fans have voiced their discontent at signing a player that they don’t think is good enough for their team.
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Npower Championship:
2/1/2012
Blackpool 2-
1 Norwich
Marlon Harewood ( 36,58 ) Simeon Jackson ( 34 )
Attendance: 9880
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FA Cup 3rd Round:
7/1/2012
Huddersfield 1-
5 Blackpool
Anthony Moura ( 75 ) DJ Campbell ( 8,65 )
Charlie Adam ( 15,29,60 )
Attendance: 19420
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8/1/2012
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Blackpool have today confirmed the signing of Tiago Alves from Santos of Brazil for a fee in the region of £4.2M.
Alves penned a deal of £8,750 per weeek until 30/6/2014.
Alves plays for the Brazil U20 team and has scored a phenomenal 14 goals in just 10 games for the team.
He is already being touted as the next Robinho and is showing plenty of promise.
Getting a work permit for the player has proved a struggle as it was refused initially but was granted one upon appeal.
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Npower Championship:
14/1/2012
Blackpool 1-
0 Nottingham Forest
Marlon Harewood ( 16 )
Attendance: 13176
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18/1/2012
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Blackpool are not afraid to splash the cash
Stephen Murphy has again opened his checkbook today as he secured the services of young Irish-American playmaker Joe Hughes from San Jose for an initial fee of £1M. Hughes is a very technically gifted player but there remains concerns about his mental abilitys to step up to this level.
Hughes has been given a contract until 2014 worth a reported £1,500 per week.
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Npower Championship:
21/1/2012
Reading 0-
2 Blackpool
Tiago Alves ( 47 )
DJ Campbell ( 50 )
Attendance: 15462
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FA Cup 4th Round:
28/1/2012
Swansea 0-
1 Blackpool
Joe Hughes ( missed penalty 21 )
Joe Hughes ( 29 )
Attendance: 9752
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Npower Championship:
31/1/2012
Blackpool 3-
1 Swansea
DJ Campbell ( 28,40 ) Stephen Dobbie ( 13 )
Ludovic Sylvestre ( 31 )
Attendance: 10676
Murphy fails in a bid to bring in a backup Goalie.
Stephen Murphy is today cursing his luck as he missed out on several targets on deadline day.
The players Murphy was reportedly interested in were Stepe Pletioska, Scott Carson and Keiran Westwood.
The window has now shut and Murphy must see out until the end of the season without any more additions