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Pool lose again - and new boy injured
DANIEL Nardiello limped off just seven minutes into his debut as Blackpool lost 1-0 at Tranmere.
Nardiello came on as a 65th minute substitution but pulled up on 72 minutes and had to sit out the remainder of the game with an injury to his left leg.
Because Pool had already used all seven outfield subs they had to complete the last 18 minutes with 10 men.
It was yet another blow for Simon Grayson, who has already admitted he has never seen so many players get injured during a pre-season campaign.
Nardiello joins Shaun Barker, Steve Kabba and Stephen Crainey on the casualty list.
It didn't ge much better on the pitch as the Seasiders failed to win for the sixth friendly game on the row.
Tranmer won courtesy of a 29th minute goal from midfielder Charlie Barnett, who signed on a free transfer from Liverpool on Thursday.
Barnett finished off a beautiful quick move after Adam Hammill carelessly lost the ball during a Pool attack, leaving the team exposed.
Pool played some decent football and had a couple of fine openings. Tranmere keeper John Achterberg made a brilliant pint blank range stop from fit-again Ian Evatt, who was skipper on the day.
Stephen McPhee missed a good chance 10 minutes in when he was put through by Gary Taylor-Fletcher but pulled a tame shot wide.
Zesh Rehman made his Pool debut and enjoyed more good fortune than Nardiello. Rehman came on as a 60th minute substitute and slotted into the back four comfortably.
Matt Gilks played the full 90 minutes and made a brilliant save from Adnan Ahmed's close range header to prevent the home side doubling the scoreline.
Pool have had a terrible pre-season, winning only the opening friendly against Fleetwood.
POOL: Gilks, Halls (Broomes 65), Evatt (Nardiello 65), Pressley (Wright 55), Coid, Taylor-Fletcher (Baptiste 65), Jorgensen (Green 65), Fox (Southern 55), Hammill (Rehman 55), Burgess, McPhee
REF: Lee Mason (Bolton)
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