Joey Barton's familiar feeling after Fleetwood Town's loss against Blackpool

Fleetwood Town boss Joey Barton watched the worst kind of repeat in his side's defeat to Blackpool on Saturday.
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Having lost to Northampton Town in midweek, Barton’s players made it consecutive one-goal defeats when they lost to the Seasiders at Highbury.

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On Saturday, it came during a hugely disappointing first-half showing from Barton’s men.

Fleetwood Town head coach Joey Barton  Picture: David Horn/PRiME Media Images LimitedFleetwood Town head coach Joey Barton  Picture: David Horn/PRiME Media Images Limited
Fleetwood Town head coach Joey Barton Picture: David Horn/PRiME Media Images Limited
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Charlie Mulgrew went close with an early free-kick and Ched Evans steered a decent opportunity off target, but other than that, there was precious little that truly raised the heart rate.

The hosts improved in the second half but the Seasiders somewhat eased to victory with few further scares.

“It feels a bit like Groundhog Day,” said Barton.

“We’ve lost by one goal again, it’s been a set play again, so it’s been disappointing.

“I don’t think we were at the races in the first half, certainly not as good as we can be, and that was our worst first-half performance of the season.”

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“I challenged the lads at half-time and decided to make a substitution, and that galvanised the lads somewhat.

“We had more of a pop in the second half but to come away from the game without having a shot on target is really disappointing.

“We’ve gone from being a free-scoring team who look like possibly racking up double figures, to a side who have been really stop-start in the last two games at Northampton and here today.

“It’s something we’ve got to work on and it is a long, hard slog this season, so we’ll just have to keep working hard and go again.”

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