Saturday 2 May 2015

BLACKPOOL'S DAY OF JUDGEMENT

Whilst the drama of the last weekend of matches in the Football League held us glued to Jeff Sterling or Radio 5, in Blackpool the fans carried out their threat to demonstrate against the club's owners, the Oyston family, and investors (or not) who appears to have wrecked a club, that was recently lording it in the Premier League during 2010-11, only.
Around 2000 fans invaded the pitch to make their point, abandoning the final league game against Huddersfield, when the score was 0-0. This proved to be an unfortunate end to the Seasiders season, which has already seen them easily relegated out of the Championship. Blackpool have not won any of their last 17 matches.
Reaching the PL was a major achievement for Blackpool, under Ian Holloway, a period when the Lancashire club was seriously “punching above its weight”. It has been downhill since then.
With their beloved club lounging at the base of the Championship, The Tangerine Knights and BFC Supporters' Trust have made their feelings felt in a variety of ways and the demonstration this Saturday has been the last of them. The Oyston regime still stands firm.
Recently, a statue of 1953 Cup Final hero, Stanley Mortenson, who scored a hat trick in his club's 4-3, was removed from outside the club, at the weekend which saw the 62nd anniversary of the one and only FA Cup win by Blackpool FC. The club denied any knowledge of this action but later stated that they removed the statue “for safety reasons”.
Many supporters, some who had been alive in 1953 and had given money towards the statue, were very upset by this action.
During the first half of today's game, fans entered the pitch, including one on a mobility scooter and a conga line started. Flares were thrown, so the ref called the players off the pitch.

Karl Oyston said earlier in the year when disgruntled fans made their statements, “judge me at the end of the season”. Today was judgement day and the fans found him guilty.  



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