Blackpool's nosedive into turmoil has come as no surprise to former defender Craig Cathcart, who believes the writing has been on the wall for some time. Cathcart left Bloomfield Road at the end of last season following four years with the Seasiders, during which time he played in the Barclays Premier League and reached a Championship play-off final. But by the time he departed for Watford they had barely survived in the second tier and Cathcart was not stunned to see them slip out of the top two divisions last term.
The Seasiders' problems go way beyond their on-field fortunes - with no manager and only seven players currently in place and an unpopular chairman at loggerheads with both his own supporters and boardroom members - and Cathcart is saddened by their current plight. "To be honest, you could see it coming over the years," the Northern Ireland international said. "
The first two years I was there we got relegated (from the Premier League) by a point, the following year we got to the play-off final and from then on we seemed to let our best players leave on a free and we couldn't really replace them. "It's obviously concluded with what's happened there now. It's a difficult time for Blackpool but hopefully they'll bounce back." |  |
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