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Blackpool FC boss considers next move after fresh striker blow amid availability of Luton Town man Blackpool still have a number of key areas to fill in the transfer market ahead of their League One opener against Wycombe Wanderers. Blackpool have been hit with a fresh blow a week out from the start of the League One season - with Dale Taylor suffering a hamstring injury. Following his move from Nottingham Forest last summer, the striker has endured a frustrating time in Tangerine. Across his first campaign, two separate injuries resulted in lengthy spells on the sidelines. Throughout the summer schedule of friendlies, the striker had looked sharp, before being struck by his latest problem ahead of Saturday’s Carabao Cup first round meeting with Grimsby Town. Following the Seasiders’ 3-1 win at Blundell Park, it was revealed that Taylor would be out for the ‘foreseeable.’ Fellow forwards Tom Bloxham and Dion Charles also missed the trip to Lincolnshire, but are expected to be available for this weekend’s meeting with Wycombe Wanderers at Bloomfield Road. That would provide additional competition alongside Saturday’s goalscorers Niall Ennis and Kylian Kouassi, but more work could be required in the transfer market to compensate for Taylor’s absence. Blackpool fans have made it clear on social media who they want - with former Seasiders striker Jerry Yates becoming available for the second summer in a row. Pete O’Rourke reports the 29-year-old’s current club Luton Town have agreed to let him out on loan - which would be the second time since joining the Hatters 12 months ago. Having made the move to the Fylde Coast from Rotherham United in 2020, the forward became a popular figure in Tangerine, scoring 46 goals in 139 games during a three-year spell. The practicalities of Yates returning to Bloomfield Road are currently unknown due to the potential wage costs and Championship suitors. Subscribe now for HALF PRICE and catch every minute of our Seasiders coverage this season - from pre-season to the final whistle. Click here After having the prospect put to him on Saturday evening, Blackpool boss Ian Evatt said: “I’m not going to discuss a player that’s owned by another team, you know my feelings on that. “We are well aware of what we need. There’s lots of people working extremely hard behind-the-scenes with brilliant support from David (Downes), Nick (Horne) and Simon (Sadler) on making the right decisions for this football club, and that’s what we’ll always try to do.”