Apart from going down by 6 to Arsenal, Blackpool have troubled the media and critics of the small seaside town club. They hit 4 past Wigan on the opening day of the Premiership and have come to St James' Park with confidence and the ability to play good football. Ian Holloway deserves the credit for this and he has hardly expanded the team since the Championship promotion came about from a Brett Ormerod goal that started the goal fest at Wembley against a reserved Cardiff City.
So for Blackpool to come to St James', a ground they were fully battered on last season in the Championship, sounds like they have balls of steel and firmly believe in what they are trying to achieve.
The game was not one to remember on our behalf as we had chance after chance but the Blackpool goalkeeper kept us out time and time again. The inevitable happened though just before the break when Blackpool grabbed an unlikely lead to go in at half time 0-1 up. The second half was a mirror of the first with the Toon piling it thick but unable to score against the superb Blackpool goalkeeper. Finally the net was breached again and again seconds before the final whistle to give Blackpool the 0-2 win they did not really deserve but all credit to them as they kept on going - an attribute which seems to have been produced by the Championship as all 3 promoted teams have shown fight this season.
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