It’s been a long five and a half years. As soon as Blackpool FC’s accounts for the 2010/11 season were released back in March 2012, to widespread media scrutiny, it should have been clear for everyone to see exactly what the Oyston family were doing … Continue reading Hate To Say I Told You So…
Blackpool FC’s accounts were made public for the 2015/16 season they spent in League One on 28th March 2017, revealing losses for the first time since their promotion to the Premier League. Here, we will dig into some of the detail.
Four league games have now been played and Blackpool still find themselves winless and rock bottom of League One with just one point to their name. Here are my thoughts on the fourth straight loss in all competitions:
A new season and a rare new blog post. Here are my thoughts on Blackpool’s opening day draw with Colchester United.
Here we are then. Another year, another set of accounts to pore over.
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.
Here we are again. Yes, again. And again! It really is an omnishambles, isn’t it? The latest sorry mess to hit Bloomfield Road is of course the unseemly exchange of text messages between Karl Oyston and a supporter. There is much to condemn, from both Oyston and the supporter in question, but the particularly disgusting element – and the thing which has prompted so much press coverage – is the various references made by Oyston to learning disabilities with comments such as “retard”, “special needs” and “intellectual cripple”.
