ABSOLUTELY dismal - the Tangerines thoroughly deserved to lose 2-0 at Brentford on Saturday (Aug 28) as they were comprehensively outthought, outpaced and outplayed by the home side.

Nigel Worthington was fuming with his side's performance which he rightly slammed as 'pathetic.'

And fair's fair. This was the worst Tangerine performance since he became manager.

Brett Ormerod had a stab on three minutes, implying the Seasiders were ready to battle for the points. Nothing could have been further from the truth.

It's always a sign that something has gone wrong when the goalkeeper is the man of the match. Tony Caig stopped Blackpool from being on the wrong side of an absolute drubbing.

He was called on three times in the last five minutes to stop the Tangerines turning a bright shade of red.

Martin Rowlands rounded Barry Shuttleworth on 11 minutes and Derek Brynn's shot was well-blocked by Caig. But Icelandic international Hermann Hreidarsson was more than happy to slot the ball home.

Pool's defence was non-existent in this game. While Clark Carlisle is prone to the odd gaffe, in this match he made the odd decent move.

The experience of David Bardsley couldn't help either - he had his worst game since pulling on a Tangerine shirt.

Midfielder Paul Evans added Brentford's second on 32 minutes with a superb looping 20-yarder.

And if Brentford had continued playing in that fashion, it would have been a rout.

As it was, the home side sat back on their lead and enjoyed a casual afternoon's kickabout, making a mockery of the Pool.

Junior Bent tried to threaten the Brentford goal on occasion, but fired wide or well over the bar.

If he can start finding the back of the net, the Tangerines would be flying, as he has tends to create more chances than any other player.

Brett Ormerod, who has hit fine form since the start of the season, also struggled in this match.

The match was a chore to watch and magnified the need for Worthington to make sweeping changes for the visit of Oxford.

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