The 'Blackpool way' of playing football

thecatintheroof

thecatintheroof

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Quite amused me when I read Ben Mansford saying Blackpool have a way and a style of playing football which the fans expect. I've been a season ticket holder for about 35 years and in the majority of those years we've played turgid, defensive, mundane football! Am not sure we've ever had a 'Blackpool way'!! 🤪
 
You could say that every club wants that style of football he was talking about but it doesn't come along as often as probably it should.
 
Apart from Holloway and the first Grayson teams you're right, especially from the 90s on, Macca played pretty football as well but not particularly exciting.
 
We had Ollie's football for three years. That was the golden era for many of our fans, especially the younger generation like myself (is 34 young? Haha). The attacking football served up was exciting, whilst we didn't always win you were still entertained. I think after tasting that style of football our fans want similar and rightly so. No harm in wanting the best style for our club. So maybe that is what BM is alluding to?
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Apart from Holloway and the first Grayson teams you're right, especially from the 90s on, Macca played pretty football as well but not particularly exciting.
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All about opinions of course, but I found the macca teams exciting to watch. Apart from when it went sour in the latter stages.

The promotion season is still my favourite season watching the pool.
 
I think our town is known for people letting their hair down and saying, sod it, I don't care what people think, I'm in need of a good time. Holloway's football reflected that. We need entertainment and games with lots of goals so can see where he's coming from.
 
thecatintheroof said:
Quite amused me when I read Ben Mansford saying Blackpool have a way and a style of playing football which the fans expect. I've been a season ticket holder for about 35 years and in the majority of those years we've played turgid, defensive, mundane football! Am not sure we've ever had a 'Blackpool way'!! 🤪
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READ THIS - WHAT A FANTASTIC TEAM WE WERE PLAYING THE OLLIE WAY - ITS GOT TO BE EVO YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE

https://untypicalboro.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/peer_pressure_b/
 
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The Blackpool way is exciting free flowing football, Mathews Morty Green and all, great to hear this will be the blue print going forward. Liverpool play the Blackpool way and are the best team in the world.
 
The Blackpool Way is a Rollercoaster Ride...The Gillingham Game just about summed up Blackpool for me and to that extent, I enjoyed the game (or at least the emotion during the game) in a sadistic kind of way.

They always take you to the brink...

Whether it's last ditch goal mouth scramble goals at home from Manchester City in 88, 2-0 leads at Bradford away from home, and capitulating in the home leg in '96 after a season where automatic promotion seemed guaranteed, to looking like we were comfortably staying in the Premier League and then being relegated by one of the highest points totals on record....You can always guarantee a last minute punch in the guts, just when you start to feel like things might be going your way for once....

You've got a lot to live down to Mr Sadler & Co.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
The Blackpool Way is a Rollercoaster Ride...The Gillingham Game just about summed up Blackpool for me and to that extent, I enjoyed the game (or at least the emotion during the game) in a sadistic kind of way.

They always take you to the brink...

Whether it's last ditch goal mouth scramble goals at home from Manchester City in 88, 2-0 leads at Bradford away from home, and capitulating in the home leg in '96 after a season where automatic promotion seemed guaranteed, to looking like we were comfortably staying in the Premier League and then being relegated by one of the highest points totals on record....You can always guarantee a last minute punch in the guts, just when you start to feel like things might be going your way for once....

You've got a lot to live down to Mr Sadler & Co.
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It does seem like that but the supporters of every non super team probably think the same.

We are probably more entitled to think like that to be fair.
 
From the 53 side, to The Ayre years, Macca’s teams, through Graysons first spell, then Holloway, the Blackpool way was attack minded football with lots of goals for us and also against us.

not so much the way we play being easy in the eye, but moreso open attacking football which encourages exciting games.

the exact opposite of what we’ve seen recently even with Gnando in the form of his goal scoring life.
 
Didn't know they had season tickets 35 years ago and I went to games then and before. Maybe I missed them., I think from the early 60,s onwards the ardent Pool supporters have always wanted attacking football.
Just look at who our club calls legends,apart from JArmfield,A few goalies, and a couple of centre halves/fullbacks the rest are midfielders and forwards.Everytime we have played in your word turgid football,ie Worthington, Hendry, Megson ,Ince, Clarke, MiugMcdonald etc the fans boycott or no boycott have voted with their feet.
The Blackpool way is set in stone NO Doubts about that
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
The Blackpool Way is a Rollercoaster Ride...The Gillingham Game just about summed up Blackpool for me and to that extent, I enjoyed the game (or at least the emotion during the game) in a sadistic kind of way.

They always take you to the brink...

Whether it's last ditch goal mouth scramble goals at home from Manchester City in 88, 2-0 leads at Bradford away from home, and capitulating in the home leg in '96 after a season where automatic promotion seemed guaranteed, to looking like we were comfortably staying in the Premier League and then being relegated by one of the highest points totals on record....You can always guarantee a last minute punch in the guts, just when you start to feel like things might be going your way for once....

You've got a lot to live down to Mr Sadler & Co.
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96 still hurts. I was 10 at the time and after enjoying the first leg at VP with my Grandad we were in shpck for the return leg at Bloomfield Road and I remember crying at the full time whistle. My Grandad said my day would come and he was right as there havr been quite a few trips to national stadiums since 96 and I think all but one a success (West Ham 2012)
 
Can't say I'm warming to Ben Mansford. There is no 'Blackpool way'. There is no 'Any Club' way of playing football. If a manager gets results with a deformed system that relies pinching a goal and defending, nobody would care too much. If he'd goes all gung ho with one touch passing from the back and centre backs popping up on the left wing and we keep losing, people would still want him out.

Anyone saying this sort of thing is trying to appease/hoodwink the paying customers of the club. And possibly his paymasters...
 
I had a chuckle when I read that too. I don't think in all my time there has been a 'Blackpool Way' of playing. Like you say, the Holloway years were great. Good, entertaining football, but that was on him, it wasn't part of his remit.
 
Correct Hazi, Matthews, Mortensen, Tony Green, Alan Suddick, Holloway.

All successful, surely any owner in their right mind would want to emulate that. Come on Simon, you said that’s what you wanted, tell the board.
 
Chesterbfc said:
Didn't know they had season tickets 35 years ago and I went to games then and before. Maybe I missed them., I think from the early 60,s onwards the ardent Pool supporters have always wanted attacking football.
Just look at who our club calls legends,apart from JArmfield,A few goalies, and a couple of centre halves/fullbacks the rest are midfielders and forwards.Everytime we have played in your word turgid football,ie Worthington, Hendry, Megson ,Ince, Clarke, MiugMcdonald etc the fans boycott or no boycott have voted with their feet.
The Blackpool way is set in stone NO Doubts about that
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Certainly season tickets 35 years ago and prior to that, I had one.
I have to say, If the prefered style is Holloways, approach Grimsby for permission to offer Holloway the job?
 
I'd be happy with a Billy Ayre style for starters. We didn't win as often as we should have, but every player seemed to be a hero to the fans and looked like they cared.
 
southshore said:
Certainly season tickets 35 years ago and prior to that, I had one.
I have to say, If the prefered style is Holloways, approach Grimsby for permission to offer Holloway the job?
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Which stands, surely not the West, the Mcdonald family stand at one time,,wooden seats etc.I used to sit or stand in the “new”south,Kop was almost and then condemned ,east away. Was it the south? Cos I never had a problem getting in.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
The Blackpool Way is a Rollercoaster Ride...The Gillingham Game just about summed up Blackpool for me and to that extent, I enjoyed the game (or at least the emotion during the game) in a sadistic kind of way.

They always take you to the brink...

Whether it's last ditch goal mouth scramble goals at home from Manchester City in 88, 2-0 leads at Bradford away from home, and capitulating in the home leg in '96 after a season where automatic promotion seemed guaranteed, to looking like we were comfortably staying in the Premier League and then being relegated by one of the highest points totals on record....You can always guarantee a last minute punch in the guts, just when you start to feel like things might be going your way for once....

You've got a lot to live down to Mr Sadler & Co.
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In 1978 we'd finished our season and were 16th. I went on holiday, came back to find Cardiff and Orient had conspired to relegate us from nowhere with a record 37 points. That's the Blackpool way.

It took 29 years to get back to the Championship. That's the Blackpool way.
 
Wizaard said:
In 1978 we'd finished our season and were 16th. I went on holiday, came back to find Cardiff and Orient had conspired to relegate us from nowhere with a record 37 points. That's the Blackpool way.

It took 29 years to get back to the Championship. That's the Blackpool way.
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More the Oyston FC way Wiz.
We had been in the top 2 tiers for most of the time before 'that family' pitched up.
 
Chesterbfc said:
Which stands, surely not the West, the Mcdonald family stand at one time,,wooden seats etc.I used to sit or stand in the “new”south,Kop was almost and then condemned ,east away. Was it the south? Cos I never had a problem getting in.
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South stand Chester, with my Dad
 
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