The Seasiders stalled on the opening day but things are already looking better

Sometimes the buildup can be better than the actual event - and that was the case for Blackpool's League One opener last weekend.

- With Amos Wynn

It was a bitterly disappointing day, defined by a catalogue of avoidable mistakes from three debutants.

George Honeyman's opener probably masked any concerns before the match about the absence of key players or the change of system.

When the midfielder scored, you could be mistaken for thinking the Seasiders were just going to use momentum to get them through.

Perhaps that would have happened - and perhaps we could be reflecting on a very different afternoon - if it wasn't for the first of those errors.

There's no doubt Fraser Horsfall would have had a few sleepless nights with nightmares about that backpass.

It was a gift Stevenage could have only dreamed of after falling behind so early on.