Blackpool birthday boy hopes to be celebrating again at Sheffield Wednesday
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Blackpool keeper has fond memories of a loan spell at their opponents this weekend.
Bailey Peacock-Farrell hopes to have extra cause for celebration by helping Blackpool to three points at Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.
The keeper turned 30 on Thursday ahead of the Seasiders’ trip to Hillsborough, where he spent the 2021/22 campaign on loan from Burnley.
Peacock-Farrell played 43 times for the Owls that season, which ended with them finishing fourth in League One before losing to Sunderland in the play-off semi-finals.
He heads back with a Blackpool team 20th in the third tier, a point out of the bottom four, while Wednesday are ninth after relegation last season and in search of a new head coach following Henrik Pedersen’s exit.
Remembering his time at Hillsborough, Peacock-Farrell said: “I really enjoyed it, I had a really good year.
“I was on the bench at Burnley and I needed to go out and play. Since I left, it’s somewhere I’ve always kept up with.
“They’ve had a few issues recently but I wish them well.
“They need to do something this season and so do we to a point; we’ve got to go there and get back on track.”
Blackpool make the trip after winning two of their three back-to-back home games at Bloomfield Road.
Wins against MK Dons and Aston Villa’s U21s came either side of a 4-1 loss to Mansfield Town.
The latter encapsulated the Seasiders’ recent fortunes as, having equalised after falling behind, Ian Evatt’s players conceded three second-half goals as a direct result of their mistakes.
“I would say we’re looking comfortable in most games,” Peacock-Farrell maintained.
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“We’re just missing a few chances and being a little bit sloppy in moments.
“It’s not a drastic fix by any stretch of the imagination, we aren’t far off.
“He (Evatt) has spoken about being a bit more resilient on the pitch in terms of reacting to negative outcomes like a goal or a mistake.
“We’re all human, we make mistakes, you see top level players making silly mistakes.
“Maybe something we can all work on a little bit is that resilience.”