Honest Jordan Williams has shown the backbone Blackpool would have expected of him following his loan move from Pompey during the summer.

The experienced defender has held his hands up and admitted he and his new Bloomfield Road team-mates have been nowhere near good enough this season as they currently sit 19th in the League One table.

The full-back dismissed talk that the Seasiders squad assembled by manager Ian Evatt this season was good enough by insisting that’s not what the league standings show.

He also said it’s the players who have got Blackpool into their current predicament, and it’s the players only who will get them out of it as he issued a rallying cry to his Bloomfield Road team-mates.

Williams putting personal goals to one side

Williams has been a near ever-present for his loan club following his temporary switch in July.

Getting the game time he craved after just 16 league starts for the Blues last season, the 27-year-old has featured in 17 of Blackpool’s 18 games this term, and has played every single minute of their League One campaign to date.

But putting personal goals and the respect he’s already earned from the Bloomfield Road faithful to one side, the defender is far from content with results on the pitch.

The Seasiders have just 12 points from their 12 games played to date, while they’ve picked up just one win from their past eight outings as they hover one point above the relegation zone.

That has put Williams, Evatt & Co firmly under the spotlight as frustration grows.

But rather than shirk responsibility, the Pompey defender has admitted efforts need to improve on the pitch.

Growing Blackpool frustration

‘When I joined the club, I said it was a big club and one that should be pushing towards the top of the table - and at the minute, that’s not the case,’ Williams told the Blackpool Gazette.

‘You can see that from the fans, the frustration, but it’s not just them that are frustrated, it’s us as well.

‘First and foremost it’s us that are causing this and it’s only us that can change it.

‘I sense the frustration from the fans but we’re frustrated as well and we just need to try and keep working hard and try to put it right.

‘People keep saying we’ve got a good squad but we’re struggling near the bottom of the table.

‘I think it’s about not listening to the noise and actually doing actions on the pitch because you can say you’re a good player but I think the table shows different.’

Blackpool’s next league game is against AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, a fixture that will see Williams go head-to-head with fellow Pompey loanee Josef Bursik.

Signed from Barnsley in the summer of 2024, Williams is into the final year of his Fratton Park contract.