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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