What is Simon Grayson doing at Blackpool? Will history repeat itself?

What is Simon Grayson doing at Blackpool? Will history repeat itself?
As premature as it sounds writing a post about relegation in December, the reality of the situation dictates that it is now not only a possibility, it is a near certainty. A dismal festive season has ensured Blackpool remain rooted to the foot of the Championship and a nine point gap separates Lee Clark’s side from 21st place. Over half the season has now been played and the club have managed to amass just 14 points. By any reasonable measure, it’s a tally worthy of a team set for relegation.
With 11 matches of the season played, and an international break just gone in which to consider the season so far, the Measured Progress team cast their eye over some of the key themes from the early part of the campaign.
Following the 2-1 defeat to Wolves in front of the Sky cameras on Friday night, half of the 2012/13 Championship season has now elapsed. With 23 games played and every opponent faced once, now appears as good a time as any to take stock of the season so far.
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For those who are unfamiliar with how this works, the following is a word cloud based on match reports from the BBC and Blackpool’s official website, displaying words in different sizes according to their frequency. The word cloud has been created using wordle.net.
For those who are unfamiliar with how this works, the following is a word cloud based on match reports from the BBC and Blackpool’s official website, displaying words in different sizes according to their frequency. The word cloud has been created using wordle.net.
With 10 matches of this season’s Championship campaign now played, it seems a good opportunity to revisit one of the season preview pieces I wrote, which specifically discussed the historical effects of teams winning automatic promotion in this timeframe. How does Blackpool’s record compare to those sides, and should those ‘Pool fans aiming for a top two finish reassess their expectations?
For those who are unfamiliar with how this works, the following is a word cloud based on match reports from the BBC and Blackpool’s official website, displaying words in different sizes according to their frequency. The word cloud has been created using wordle.net.
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