It's never been easy being a
supporter of Blackpool F.C, but after last seasons glorious victory in the
play-off final and admission into the
Championship after a 30 year wait things were looking up.
Fast forward one season and
after a pretty close run thing we managed (albeit by the skin of our teeth) to
keep our status as a Championship side, manager Simon Grayson has shown nous
that belies his 3 seasons as a coach and the team have been fantastic, punching
well above their weight in a division where one striker from a top side cost
more than our entire squad! We beat our biggest rivals Preston North End at
their own ground and played poorly at home against them and still got a draw so
bragging rights are ours for the first time in years!!
AND THEN WHAT?
Within a week, we the fans are
informed that ticket prices are going up 30%!
THAT IS EXTORTION Mr KARL OYSTON
Most fans live and work in Blackpool
and most are on the National Minimum Wage which means they simply will not be
able to afford this massive hike in prices.
IS THAT HOW YOU REPAY ALL THOSE
YEARS OF LOYAL SUPPORT?
I think this may just backfire
as the Prawn Sandwich Brigade type people that you are obviously trying to
attract to the club will not want to pay top prices to sit in a half built
LAUGHING STOCK ground which is the ridicule of the Championship!!
AND TO MAKE THINGS WORSE:
We are also informed by the
local rag to prepare to say our goodbyes to our 2 best players Wes Hoolahan and Kaspers Gorkks, as
it looks like they will be leaving at the end of the season with a host of
clubs hot on the trail.
GREAT! It's not like were even going to get decent
money for them either to get quality replacements as rumour suggests the
release clauses in their contracts will see them go for around £250k each.
AND..
THE SOUTH STAND
It's all gone quiet over there,
Yup you guessed it, no word on that, Although I can reveal that 2 local
businessmen that I know personally had an appointment with Karl Oyston the week
of the West Brom game and not only did he not turn up, he didn't even bother to
let them know he would not be doing so.
AND FINALLY,
In the words of our rivals
P.N.E.
Who's that jumping off the pier?
Who's that drowning in the sea?
IT'S ME!!! And PLEASE DON'T
BOTHER THROWING ME A LIFE RING!!!!
Littleb.
