By Brian Sears 2 December 2010 Manchester United’s seven-goal haul against Blackburn last weekend was the fifth occasion that they have scored seven or more goals in a single Premier League game, so they travel to Blackpool this weekend looking for a sixth burst of seven. The odds are against it statistically. Only on 27 occasions […]
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West Brom, Newcastle and Blackpool: newcomers remain on remarkable survival course
By Brian Sears 4 November 2010 Back in September after five game had been played in this Premier League season, sportingintelligence analysis showed Newcastle, Blackpool and West Brom had made the best starts, collectively, of any group of top-flight newcomers since 1992. With double the number of games played, the upstart trio have continued to […]
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Andy Murray muses on Everton, Liverpool and Blackpool rather than basking in Masters thrashing of Federer
By Nick Harris 17 October 2010 Andy Murray rubber-stamped his return to form with a straight-sets thrashing of Roger Federer in the final of the Shanghai Masters today – not that you’d know it from his Twitter feed. There was no mention at all of the sixth Masters title of his career, or that fact […]
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Liverpool crash to home defeat against Blackpool amid protests
By Nick Harris 3 October 2010 Liverpool have suffered a shocking 2-1 home defeat to Blackpool this afternoon following the latest set of protests against the American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The two sides were meeting for the first time January 1971, and this was Blackpool’s first win at Anfield since a 3-1 […]
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Newcastle, Blackpool and West Brom: the best Premier League newcomers since 1992
By Brian Sears 20 September 2010 The three teams promoted to the Premier League this season – Newcastle, Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion – have made the most successful start to a top-flight season of any group of newcomers, collectively, since the League’s first season in 1992-93, analysis by sportingintelligence shows. (See table below). That […]
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Blackpool’s Ian Holloway: My chairman is the best ever, Arsenal are awesome, and my nightmare with the pet snake
22 August 2010 The Independent on Sunday have pulled off something of a coup by signing (or rather retaining) the ever-colourful Ian Holloway as a columnist for their sports pages during Blackpool’s debut Premier League season. Today’s offering is typically open, and entertaining, and includes Holloway’s views on and support for his under-fire boss, Karl […]
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Good news for Blackpool! Premier League confirms increased ‘parachute cash’ up to £48m, and £372m to be handed to Football League
By Nick Harris 4 August 2010 The Premier League has today confirmed a record “handout” funding package for the Football League worth £124m per season for the next three seasons, and has confirmed “parachute” payments for relegated clubs will increase from £16m per year for two years to £48m spread over four years. The sharing of […]
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Liverpool to host Arsenal on opening weekend, Newcastle at Man Utd, Blackpool host Wigan
By Nick Harris 17 June 2010 Blackpool, newcomers to the Premier League for 2010-11, will begin their first season in the division with a home game against Wigan Athletic on 14 August. The Lancashire Oranjie will then play their next match away at Arsenal. Blackpool’s final game in the Premier League (next season, perhaps for […]
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Thrills now, spills later as Blackpool ride to 1970s high
By Brian Sears 24 May 2010 . Blackpool are setting new standards for ‘small fish in big ponds’ as they ascend to the Premier League. Their ground capacity will be the smallest of any of the 44 clubs to have been members of that top division, and their average following this season at Bloomfield Road […]
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Blackpool’s £95m: the biggest single-event windfall in world sporting history
By Nick Harris 23 May 2010 Blackpool’s victory in the Championship play-off final yesterday guarantees them the biggest payout in the history of global sport for any one team or sportsman as a result of one single match or fixture: £95m. That £95m is extra income they will get because they won that one match. […]
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