Blackpool make the playoffs!

[FaninOz]

Although they play pretty keep ball and pass well in midfield that will not be good enough to open up premiership defences and keep them up, particularly as their defence has shipped loads of goals this year. I don't believe that Holloway will change their style of play, so he will therefore need to strengthen the back four and get a premiership standard goalkeeper if they hope to stay up.

Even so I wouldn't want to play them in the first two months of the season, particularly away, as they will win a few of the early games, similar to Burnley, until the heavy defeats start to sap their confidence.

[Zulus Thousand of em]

Massive result for the town as well. In the build up to the game the place was mental, so god knows what it'll be like this week. The place needs a lift like this and hopefully a bit of money can come in to improve its image!

I'm not sure Blackpool FC's elevation to the Premier League will provide enough impetus to give the town a lift. I reckon Blackpool Corporation needs a nuclear attack to get the process moving forward.

[Bruce Rioja]

hopefully a bit of money can come in to improve its image!

Steady. The win was only worth £90m.

[Zulus Thousand of em]

Just as a pleasant aside, imagine how Mark Lawrenson feels now that Blackpool are in the top flight. It must be particularly depressing for him, given the recent good fortune for other Lancashire clubs such as Wiggin, t'Roverrrrs and ourselves. Meanwhile his beloved PNE and Victimpool struggle on.

You've got to feel for the nice person, haven't you?

[hisroyalgingerness]

Massive result for the town as well. In the build up to the game the place was mental, so god knows what it'll be like this week. The place needs a lift like this and hopefully a bit of money can come in to improve its image!

I'm not sure Blackpool FC's elevation to the Premier League will provide enough impetus to give the town a lift. I reckon Blackpool Corporation needs a nuclear attack to get the process moving forward.

Blackpool itself has a belting opportunity to give themselves a good 9 months of £££ in the local economy, but that's all it will be. The club will benefit from the subsequent parachute payments when they go straight back down but I reckon there'll be a fair few weekends over the autumn and winter where the town's usually dead where they can attract a few bums on beds and nights out etc.

But I'd agree that the locals don't have enough about em to turn it into medium-long term benefit.

[Sir Nut]

Massive result for the town as well. In the build up to the game the place was mental, so god knows what it'll be like this week. The place needs a lift like this and hopefully a bit of money can come in to improve its image!

I'm not sure Blackpool FC's elevation to the Premier League will provide enough impetus to give the town a lift. I reckon Blackpool Corporation needs a nuclear attack to get the process moving forward.

Blackpool itself has a belting opportunity to give themselves a good 9 months of £££ in the local economy, but that's all it will be. The club will benefit from the subsequent parachute payments when they go straight back down but I reckon there'll be a fair few weekends over the autumn and winter where the town's usually dead where they can attract a few bums on beds and nights out etc.

But I'd agree that the locals don't have enough about em to turn it into medium-long term benefit.

Who cares, its football, who cares about Blackpool as a town.

[jimbo]

Massive result for the town as well. In the build up to the game the place was mental, so god knows what it'll be like this week. The place needs a lift like this and hopefully a bit of money can come in to improve its image!

I'm not sure Blackpool FC's elevation to the Premier League will provide enough impetus to give the town a lift. I reckon Blackpool Corporation needs a nuclear attack to get the process moving forward.

Blackpool itself has a belting opportunity to give themselves a good 9 months of £££ in the local economy, but that's all it will be. The club will benefit from the subsequent parachute payments when they go straight back down but I reckon there'll be a fair few weekends over the autumn and winter where the town's usually dead where they can attract a few bums on beds and nights out etc.

But I'd agree that the locals don't have enough about em to turn it into medium-long term benefit.

Who cares, its football, who cares about Blackpool as a town.

Me? I grew up there, and am moving back there in August.

It is a shithole, and money has been spent in the last couple of years to improve areas of it, and some parts actually look quite nice. I'm hoping this can help the place improve more and generate more interest around the place. The town needs the lift, and the people need the lift.

[2399]

Awesome

[boltonboris]

They need 7-8 players to come in and improve their first 11 in order to try to survive. But Holloway won't go and replace the nucleus of a side that won him promotion, nor should it

[ebby]

i really hope blackpool away is either early or late season, bpool in winter is grim

[William the White]

i really hope blackpool away is either early or late season, bpool in winter is grim

Blackpool in Autumn and Spring is grim...

There's a seaside place called Blackpool
noted for vomit and blood...

Older posters will recognise the master-text...

[bobo the clown]

i really hope blackpool away is either early or late season, bpool in winter is grim

Blackpool in Autumn and Spring is grim...

There's a seaside place called Blackpool
noted for vomit and blood...
Older posters will recognise the master-text...

... aye, Albert Ramsbottom & 'is stick wi' an 'orse's 'ead 'andle.

[Worthy4England]

It's still going to be full o pissed up jocks and scousers in shell suits, whenever we play 'em.

About March next year will do fine, thanks.

[bobo the clown]

It's still going to be full o pissed up jocks and scousers in shell suits, whenever we play 'em.

About March next year will do fine, thanks.

Do you think it'll be "Glasgow Holidays" ? ... it always was when I went as a kid, whatever time of year.

[Worthy4England]

It's still going to be full o pissed up jocks and scousers in shell suits, whenever we play 'em.

About March next year will do fine, thanks.

Do you think it'll be "Glasgow Holidays" ? ... it always was when I went as a kid, whatever time of year.

Seems to be how I remembered it too.

[as]

The town of Blackpool get a boost by the club winning the chance of PL football, people visiting the town spending money and B&B's swamped with football fans.

The town of Bolton only benefits in/around the stadium, as away fans either go straight to/from the stadium, or they go on the lash in Manchester and spend their money there instead. So, the benefit of the PL to Bolton, is very limited.

I hope the board are happy, Phil and his fellow bean-counters really did mis a trick moving us near Wigan......

[KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab]

The town of Blackpool get a boost by the club winning the chance of PL football, people visiting the town spending money and B&B's swamped with football fans.

The town of Bolton only benefits in/around the stadium, as away fans either go straight to/from the stadium, or they go on the lash in Manchester and spend their money there instead. So, the benefit of the PL to Bolton, is very limited.

I hope the board are happy, Phil and his fellow bean-counters really did mis a trick moving us near Wigan......

Er, Phil didn't. Hargreaves did, around about the time he awarded his own company the contract to build the place....

EDIT: Blimey, he'd been on the board a full ten years before becoming Chairman! Blimey, I stand corrected. Sorry, as.

[Tombwfc]

Don't they only have to give 10% to away fans, or did I make that up? If so, that's only just over 1,200. There won't be a massive amount of away fans anyroad.

[as]

Don't they only have to give 10% to away fans, or did I make that up? If so, that's only just over 1,200. There won't be a massive amount of away fans anyroad.

Dunno about you, but I'll be there with or without a ticket, as many others will

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Beware the media. It'll be the most embarrassing patronise-the-northerners exercise since Barnsley had them all dusting off the flat-cap clichés.