Bad news for Blackpool fans, striker Billy Clarke looks to be out for their debut Premier League season.
After getting a knee injury in a pre-season friendly with Tiverton Town Clarke has had surgery that could keep him out all season.
Man Utd’s Rio Ferdinand is also said to be 6 weeks away from fitness which could rule him out for the first 3-4 weeks of the new campaign. This was the injury he got in pre World Cup training.