BLACKPOOL travel to Wrexham this Saturday (Dec 4) without David Bardsley.

The experienced defender will miss the Racecourse Ground clash after he picked up his fifth booking of the season against Cambridge United.

Manager Nigel Worthington said: "David will miss the clash after accruing his fifth card. Other than that, we have a clean bill of health, apart, of course, from Brett Ormerod."

Worthington gave Junior Bent and Adam Nowland the chance to fight for a place in Saturday's starting line-up following the return of on-loan John Durnin to his club, Portsmouth, after five appearances and two goals in Tangerine colours.

The pair got the chance to prove themselves in yesterday's (Dec 1) reserve team clash against Scarborough.

Nowland and youngster Ricky Lambert both scored to earn the reserves a point in a 2-2 draw at the McCain stadium.

Pool's trip to the Racecourse Ground on Saturday to meet fellow strugglers Wrexham is another huge game for the club.

The Welsh outfit are 18th in Division Two and have a four point advantage over the Seasiders.

Blackpool will be hoping for at least a point after Wrexham barely hung on for a 0-0 draw at Oldham last weekend.

Blackpool FC has been rated as having the 62nd highest turnover in the country.

The club is said to have a turnover of £2.69m, according to the second annual Deloitte & Touche global rich list, compared to table-toppers Manchester United, who have a turnover of £87.9 million.

Local rivals Preston North End have been rated 43rd with a turnover of £4.058m - and Wigan 84th with £1.106m.

Tickets for Blackpool's FA Cup tie at Arsenal (Dec 13) are on general sale, with around 650 still available.

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