Who says there’s no romance left in football just moneybags teams?
Yesterday in the Championship play off final at Wembley, Blackpool came from behind to beat Cardiff City 3-2 and gain promotion to the Premier League.
The ragtag team, managed by Ian Holloway and a record signing costing just £500,000 showed there can still be a fairytale ending for so called lesser teams.
Blackpool have had the lowest attendance in the Championship this season and Bloomfield Road only holds 12,000 fans, so some visiting supporters are going to get a shock when they get there, but no doubt that will be countered by a great weekend at the seaside resort.
Originally touted as relegation favourites, Blackpool fully deserved their win at a sweltering Wembley. All five goals came during a fantastic opening 45 minutes.
The tangerines boss, Holloway said afterwards, “The best players in the world are now going to be coming to Bloomfield Road,” and that really said it all. They will doubtlessly be favourites for relegation next season but with some astute signings and possibly some season long loan deals they could have a chance of staying up.
Footballbits would like to add our congratulations and wish Blackpool well for next season. It’s refreshing to see that there’s still hope for the small teams