A year or two before my time in the early 90's, but well aware of the history between the two mate, which is probably why tickets will be like gold dust for that one.


Have put a post to a similar effect on the Virtual Terrace. Somehow can't see watching Sky Sports News on a Thursday morning to see if you've got a franchise being half as exciting as Turley taking the Grand Final in to extra time etc.

You're not wrong Matt

Try telling that to the folks who seem convinced that people will be dancing on their terraces after the club clinches a last minute.......operating profit.

Because that's exactly what happens in rugby league?

And people wonder why the franchise system was brought in?

Why is this on rlfans?

It was marked O/T - You don't have to read it - You don't have to reply / comment on it - You most certainly don't have to repeat yourself over and over again ( )

Its marked OT and also titled Blackpool FC. Not really difficult to avoid if you so wish really is it?

But if you ignore topics you miss the pleasure that come with whingeing about them.

Blackpool will obviously be short priced favourites to come straight back down but they will get a massive financial boost which can only improve their capability to do it again.

Good afternoon to one and all

As a born and bred Leyther who happens to be a Blackpool fan of many years.

I am one very happy Blackpool supporter

A lovely day out indeedy.

As for Mr Alex's dad comments,
of the 42 soon to be 43 teams that have played in the Premier League years
the term small town club also applies to Oldham, Swindon, Barnsley, Burnley, Blackburn to name a few.

Blackpool has a population of 142,900. Not including other parts of the Fylde Coast.
whereas Leigh has a population of 43,000.

If you wish to pontificate/procrastinate that much, some in rugby league would refer to Leigh as a small town club, which dont help a Super Dooper league Application.

as for the quality of the ground, please do not be hypocritical about baby changing facilities.
We may have LSV now, but what about the facilities at HP before 2 seasons ago, open air gents toilets and the rest..............

One proud Leyther and tangerine supporter

I think my post went straight over your head too. My sarcasm does have that affect sometimes, I apologise. You see, there are those in this world who think teams like yours/ours have no place at the big boys dinner table.

I'm honestly delighted for Blackpool, was cheering you on during the game, and wish you luck next season.

I think you whoooooshed him

I'm sure he'll be fine once he realises.

With regard to Mr Alex's dad

apology accepted
as for sarcasm,,,,,,,,,,,,, not over my head at all


your comments were intended re
'I'll hazard a guess their baby changing facilities are poor and they dont have many Blackpool sounding players in their ranks. '

otherwise you would not have made those comments

we as Leigh supporters could have made exactly the same comments about HP over many years but never did....................

Bloomfield Road was awful many years ago,


I know we will (as Bpool FC will be relegated from the premier league, and hopefully without the lowest points/goals scored record to boot) and be in a good finanicial situation, and do not follow the models of Swindon, Bradford City, Barnsley, Oldham, who got relegated several times and went belly up too, you could say Hull City potentially, let alone Leeds...........

as for Little Rich the Fax fan from stockport.............

'I think you whoooooshed him'
lol lol lol

let me think

Halifax Town FC/Halifax FC
moral high ground methinks not
Revenue and Customs was it not or am I wrong, football team going bust and resurrecting themselves in due to club failing to get a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) passed resurrecting your towns football team as FC Halifax Town in the Unibond League One.
stadium took ages/eons to rebuild
In August 2006 Halifax RLFC was on the verge of going bust. The club announced that it needed to raise £90,000 otherwise it would go into liquidation. Rugby league fans nationwide rallied behind 'Fax', and through visits to the ground, during home fixtures, and other fund-raising events, were able to raise £55,000. Former Chairman Howard Posner then came forward and announced that he would loan the club the remaining £35,000 in order to keep Halifax RLFC alive.
Oh the days of speedway at the Shay, were far better..........




Morale highground methinks not!!!!!!!

'kinell A.D......this one ain't worth the effort!!!!

Fulwood - please try to understand before one of us dies!!!

Alex's Dad was NOT repeat NOT having a go at either Blackpool FC or the facilities at Bloomfield Rd.!!!

It was a tongue in cheek dig at the lamentable differences between the management of a clubs ambitions in Football and Rugby League. Football has promotion and relegation...a system based on a clubs on-field activities (you know - the stuff that actually matters!! The reason you go watching the game in the first place!!) and that has served them fine for about 120 years!!
We in rugby league don't like to stay in one place too long, so we f*ck about with the format on a regular basis!! (one division, two divisions, 3 divisions, regional divisions, etc. League Championships, Premierships, play-offs, grand finals, etc etc, name changes, rule changes, Fekkin' all-sorts!!)....and for the first 113 years of the sport in this country it kinda made sense, because a club's ambition was only ever curtailed by its lack of playing skill, or financial clout. These days though!! Well, its all 'location, location' that dictates if you get to progress!! Where are you based? What are your facilities like? What are your crowds like? What is your youth set-up like? And what happens is, you are awarded a score in each of these criteria - and the 12,14,16 (your guess is as good as mine!!) best 'scoring' clubs get to play in the premier competition for the next 3 years........unless, of course, they do not match the 'secret x factor' criteria, as laid down by SKY.... To avoid any 'confusion' the scoring remains a secret, and everyone signs an agreement to say they won't question the scoring....just so everything is above board!!

So - again in plain English - no one, repeat no one, is having a go at Blackpool F.C!!!!!!