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The LeaguePaper Team
12 August 2018

At least the players are still trying
Goodness knows what Jimmy Armfield would have made of it all. Or Stanley Matthews or even Alan Ball.
Gary Bowyer’s departure from Blackpool is a sad result of all that if going wrong at a club which was once synonymous with dazzling wing play and glorious Cup runs.
The Tangerines always stirred the ancient blood. Now the modern version turns the stomach. In the board room that is.
On the field, the players are proving that even against the most odious odds, the spirit to succeed will always burn strongly.
Yes, they lost 2-1 to Kenny Jackett’...

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