Blackpool FC scrap reserve team

Oyston believes the reserve league can be a hindrance

In a bizarre move, Blackpool have decided to scrap their reserve side for next season.

The Seasiders have withdrawn from the reserve league and will arrange behind closed doors games instead, along with looking to form a development squad of players under the age of 21.

"We've talked for four or five seasons about the reserves and what the benefits are," Chairman Karl Oyston told the official website.

"What tends to happen is that clubs organise fixtures between themselves to be played behind closed doors. That has the benefit of bringing flexibility because the scheduling of one or two reserve fixtures hasn't suited Ian.

"He would have preferred them to be cancelled. He had to make the reserve teams up with players in contention for the next first-team squad, which wasn't ideal.

"Another issue is that bookings and sendings-off in the reserves count towards the first-team, but in behind closed doors games they don't."

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