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Yes, and it must be for a minimum of £10 per adult.

Given as 106 x 72 yds in Football Grounds Guide. I don't know if this is pre-narrowing or not. Etihad and Old Trafford 116 x 77 Anfield 110 x 75 PNE 110 x 77 Spotland 114 x 76 So quite narrow.

Big engineering work at Watford in August. See www.networkrail.co.uk under Enquiries.

Hulme was troubled with injuries at Fleetwood.

With no massive clubs with oodles of money and resources, other than the Blades, League 1 will be wide open and at least half the clubs will have realistic chance of a promotion bid. Hopefully that includes us!

Watching the game, it's obvious that with last season's squad as we finished with, we are still some way off from the sort of level we should be at to get into the playoff and to be promoted.

Valeri Belokon is Blackpool's president but is no longer involved in day-to-day running of the club, though I believe the club still owe him a few millions from the money he put up for ground redevelopment.. As Karl Oyston won't put up cash for an experienced manager, Barry Ferguson will stay till end of season. While his inexperience has been a factor in the team's current position, basically the squad just isn't good enough for Championship. They signed Rob Earnshaw only to get him injured in training, like Ricardo Fuller and Michael Chopra (off-the-field rumpus), all mid-30s have-beens.

Well, there were certain factors that contributed to their most unlikely promotion to the top league. Inspirational and mad manager (Olly), some good signings (Charlie Adam, David Vaughn, Alex Baptiste) and the rest of the squad punching above their weight (Eardley, GTF, Ormerod, Evatt) in playing an attractive, attacking football. After the narrow relegation, they managed to get to the playoff final in the next season, but last two seasons have been a history of decline, as one by one good players left and replaced by loanees, rejects and crocks, as the Oystons simply refuse to pay significant transfer fees and agents' commissions coupled with one of the meanest salary structures in the Championship. This penny-pinching has weakened the team significantly and yet has made Blackpool the only club in professional football to turn in a profit year on year. Karl Oyston is a businessman first and a football fan very distant second and the family have siphoned off club funds to prop up ailing businesses, which as owners they are entitled to do. Hardly any of parachute payments has been spent on players, on stadium (still with temporary stands) or training grounds (with poor drainage and facilities). It just shows how difficult it is for a small club to keep top-flight or even second-tier status in the leagues dominated by big spenders and greedy players.

Blackpool's demise is really sad to see as a local, as they graced the Premier League only 3 seasons ago and went down by one point. Lack of investment by the owners, the Oyston family, and frequent managerial changes have really killed any hope of a revival and are now hanging on to Championship status by a fingernail. Only two wins in last 26 and never scored more than one goal in a game since November tells the story. I think we can even beat them as they are now. And will struggle in League 1 without significant team rebuilding, and owners won't put down cash.

And credit card at 2% surcharge.

They have three windows in the away ticket office, two for cash only and one for cash or card. They don't take Amex or Solo, but don't surcharge credit cards. It's scan your ticket on entry.

Five going from 'pool!

Let's face it. The chant is only sung by people under 20 (under 16?) who have probably never seen Roger Palmer play, and used simply as racial slur with very limited intelligibility. It's like shouting fxxxxxx black bxxxxxx in Serbo Croat!

Shame really. I thought he could be a good target man to play alongside tricky player like Philliskirk, but didn't turn out to be.

Am I the only one in feeling uncomfortable hearing ooh Roger Palmer chant at away grounds? I know Roger Palmer was a darling among Latics fans during his time with us. But that chant nowadays is always directed at a black or Asian player, official, steward or supporter, and does sound like mildly racist to me, except that nobody outside our fans knows what on earth we are talking about. Yesterday the linesman to the left of the away end was Asian, and he was subjected to Roger Palmer chant from our singing section every time he came near us. Am I being paranoid or it's something that needs to be addressed?

I suggest you take some photo ID to show you are the actual holder.

Remember all the fallout from Moore saga and administration, he must have had enough and entered fitness coaching, which his dad Mick was involved in at Man U, at the invitation of Roy Keene, then manager of Sunderland.

Because he was crap?

http://seedofspeed.com/Mike.htm is 'our' Michael Clegg.

And if you have Tesco Clubcard vouchers, £15-worth will buy you a £30 railcard (any type).

It was hit powerfully and was going into the bottom corner, so well done keeper for guessing right!

It just shows how pleasant it is when they understand the concept of service.

No, only yellow.

Didn't they open one of the gates at half time for smokers?

I agree. Polite, friendly, non-officious, a credit to the club.