There's potential in Blackpool that other clubs lack - the size of population, the transience of the population (can be a negative and a positive), the romance and history attached to the club and the town itself, the ability to generate comparatively (with other town/ small city clubs) huge funds from non-football related activities.. all of these give us an edge over other clubs if used correctly. The majority of the competition for support is to the South - heading north is Fleetwood, Morecambe, Barrow and Carlise - all of which shouldn't be an issue when it comes to casting the net far and wide for potential support. We also have an affinity with the Scots no-where else really has - again something which could be better utilised. Blackpool in the Premiership was everyone's 'second' team - we can do that again, we can draw on that and we can use the town to help give us a more global appeal in a similar way to St. Pauli in Germany for example. Marketed correctly Blackpool has a hell of a lot of potential. Marketed correctly and playing decent football towards the top end of Championship 20,000+ attendances are not inconceivable, and doing the same in the Premiership the occasional 30,000 attendance could happen with large away allocations, particularly so in the summer months.
Blackpool has a population 150% the size of Burnley's, we should therefore aim for gates at least 150% the size if we're ambitious and utilise the appeal of a day in Blackpool as opposed to a day in bloody Burnley.
I've said it before and been mocked but I think a forward looking club has to be ambitious and creative.
Hoffenheim play in a village of 3000 people and represent an area with a population of less than 40000 - they play in a modern 30,000+ eat arena and play / push for regular European Football. They've made a point of embracing families and it's worked for them...alongside a rich local owner and supporter....