Monthly Archives: March 2011

Blackburn 2 – 2 Blackpool

Posted on March 20, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

As a coach Steve Kean may well have had aspirations to manage at the highest level, perhaps he had ideas of his own that one day he’d weave in to his own team unit, or as has happened, he’d be … Continue reading →

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Three’s a crowd!

Posted on March 12, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Blackpool have attacked this season and it’s easy to look at the drive and incisive passing of Charlie Adam or the goals of DJ Campbell as explanations behind that. However, Blackpool’s attacking is more sophisticated than to rely on two … Continue reading →

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Blackpool v Chelsea – Deep & Counter

Posted on March 8, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

“We are going to try to keep our defence a little deeper, bring the midfield a little deeper, and then hopefully counter-attack them”. Ian Holloway. Ian Holloway had made no secret of his plan prior to the game and for the … Continue reading →

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The Improbable Dream? Part Two

Posted on March 4, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Part one of this two-part post touched on the good things that Blackpool have sustained over their twenty-eight games this season and those are things that will help to ensure that Blackpool give as good as they get through to … Continue reading →

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The Improbable Dream? Part One.

Posted on March 3, 2011 by tangerinedreaming

Back in December this blog put together ten ways for Blackpool to stay in the Barclays Premier League. With ten games of the season remaining it is time to look back at those ten ways to see how Blackpool measure up against them and … Continue reading →

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