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This is the real value of football. Applause in the fourth minute of Blackpool v Barnsley for Steve Bruce’s grandson. Universally observed including the referee who stopped the game to allow it and also joined in the applause himself. 👏🙏👏🙏👏 🧡
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Credit on the name of ref Paul Howard (22 secs). He knew it was not an official minute applause but one led by the Blackpool supporters for the little man. Yet he knew what was right in his heart & held up play to focus on what was truly important. 👏 🙏🧡
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Swindon Town’s Owner Clem Morfuni & CEO Rob Angus wishing Pep Guardiola, his backroom staff and his players a speedy recovery - and also a safe journey to all #MCFC fans.
Clem inviting Pep to enjoy a future game at the County Ground. 👏
@Official_STFC @TrustSTFC @STFCSupClub
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Inspirational 12-year old Ed Simpson - who’s had nine brain operations in a year - continues his tour of the country taking 100 penalties & raising funds for @braintumourrsch charity. Today, one of Ed’s heroes @JesseLingard arranged a meet!👏⚽️ Ed’s story: justgiving.com/fundraising/1…
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Ian Holloway was supposed to have a watching brief only today from the directors’ box but after #STFC went man down early on, he has spent the majority of game sitting behind the dug out & half-time in the dressing room. He may as well be on the bench!
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Cost of living crisis, five-hour round trip and a wet Tuesday night at Blackpool in November.
Over 3,000 Middlesbrough fans have still turned up at Bloomfield Road tonight! You have to say that’s magnificent!👏 #Boro
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Just want to give a massive public thank you to a brilliant young man who contacts me most days. Lee, who has autism, asks every week which ⚽️ games I am working on, then proceeds to give me World class stats to use! Never judge a book by its title. You are a huge talent, Lee! 👏
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John Rooney Snr is a lifelong ⚽️ fan based in Toronto. He is 85-years young and his family reached out to say it was his dream to meet the @dcunited captain @WayneRooney. While in this great city, we were thrilled Wayne made it happen!
#DCUFamily #TORvDC
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So much goodwill from all for Duncan Ferguson to be a success at Forest Green. About 10 years ago I put on a football session for kids with learning disabilities in Skelmersdale. I reached out, Duncan said he’d be there. I was sceptical. He came, was awesome & stayed for 3 hours.
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Immensely proud of the immediate reaction of @BlackpoolFC & hundreds of our supporters around The Morty Statue just now - within hours of the tragic news of Tony’s passing. The outpouring of affection from the Blackpool community will hopefully give family a modicum of solace. 🧡
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Bullies won’t win. Aiden enjoying his VIP experience with his family tonight at Wembley after a recent very tough experience - @joe_weller_ @theobaker_ & @EnglandFootball legend @EmileHeskeyUK all with Aiden and behind him. Thank you @AskNationwide’s Respect Campaign! 👏
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A special moment pre-match where @ManCity legend Mike Summerbee meets new Swindon Town owner Clem Morfuni.
Mike started his professional career at #STFC, spending six years between 1959-65 before being signed by Joe Mercer for #MCFC for £35,000.
@Official_STFC
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When #ITFC heard last week of 14-year old huge @IpswichTown supporter George being diagnosed with Osteosarcoma needing intensive chemotherapy, they immediately sent him this package & matchday invitation. George & family overwhelmed by Ipswich kindness at a difficult time.🙏👏 💙
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Football images you will never tire of seeing?
In my late old man’s phone, he has pictures of this game in a folder entitled: ‘THE GREATEST DAY EVER!’
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My late old man (left) celebrating promotion to The Premier League in 2010.
His 5-year old grandson (right) at his first ever Blackpool game today celebrating a 4-2 victory over Lancashire rivals Preston.
“When can I go again.” And so a new Seasiders’ lifetime journey begins.🧡
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When @WayneRooney met @Ibra_official - this morning in LA at #mlsmediaday.
#mlsmediaday #vamosunited ⚫️🔴
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Edward Simpson is 12 & has had nine operations in the last year on a brain tumour. Ed isn’t feeling sorry for himself, he’s launched '100 strikes at cancer' to raise £100,000 for charity. Thank you @Official_STFC for looking after Ed today!👏
Just giving: tinyurl.com/4jdvtmp4
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Would anyone be that disappointed if every country just cancelled its participation and walked away from this awful and tarnished World Cup?
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Town early this morning & The Tower is brilliantly illuminated. In the eyes of Blackpool fans, it shines for Paul Parish of Fulham who passed yesterday watching his team against our club at Craven Cottage.
The thoughts of every Seasider are with Paul’s family & friends. 🍊 🙏
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Sat next to The Princess of Wales - ok not quite - at today’s England match in the Rugby League World Cup in Wigan. Catherine is the new Royal Patron of the @RFL and this is her first official engagement in the role. Broadcasting royalty @clarebalding here, too! #RLWC21 #ENGPNG
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Amongst the boardroom noise, #ManCity ambassador Mike Summerbee - who started his career at The County Ground - tells @Official_STFC owner Clem Morfuni: “I would never have had the success in football if not for being at Swindon Town Football Club.” A humble legend and class act.
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If anyone can point me in the direction of this brave young man and his family, I would like to invite him to a day out at a forthcoming @England international match at Wembley Stadium.
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For a football fan that idolised Brian Clough as a kid and had one of the highlights of my life spending a full day working with him in the early 2000’s, to be back at The City Ground in Cloughie’s corridors to interview Steve Cooper for @SkySportsNews is special.
#NFFC @NFFC
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This incredible image taken by @LiverpoolVista from the top of Liverpool Cathedral to see Blackpool Tower is so good it is almost hard believe. Approx 30 miles.
In the foreground on the left is Christ Church, Bootle, while the other church on the right is St Robert Bellarmine’s.
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Over 3,000 Sheffield United fans have travelled to Blackpool tonight for a five-hour round trip. A sold out away East Stand for a midweek fixture which is live on the 📺. Quality support from #SUFC #TwitterBlades! 👏
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Honoured that England fan & inspirational 12-year old Edward Simpson, who has had nine operations on a brain tumour in the year, has accepted our @AskNationwide @FA Respect Campaign invitation to attend his FIRST EVER game at Wembley tonight! 👏 ⚽️
Ed 👉 tinyurl.com/4jdvtmp4
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MARCH 5TH 1960
DIVISION ONE
LEEDS UNITED 2 BLACKPOOL 4
A 17-year old Billy Bremner meets 45 years young Sir Stanley Matthews in a top flight fixture at Elland Road in 1960.
A Ray Charnley hat-trick for the Seasiders & a goal from Blackpool born Dave Durie gave Pool the points.
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Absolutely heartbreaking news of young Blackpool fan, Alfie Taylor, passing at the age of just 21. A good, kind, loved, talented young man. Blackpool fans can we give the family some comfort with a minute’s applause from 21st minute today - from 21:00. Rest in peace, Alfie. 🧡🙏
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For such a young man, I am breathless at Jake Daniels’ bravery. An historic moment for the game & has just made it possible for other young men to join in his freedom. Jake will have huge levels of global support over coming days but Blackpool folk will have his back forever. 🧡
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Visited Swindon with a week until the start of the new season when they had just five registered players. I said to the new #STFC owner Clem Morfuni & CEO @bobbyang73 that @EFL survival would be a small miracle. Today they start the second half of the season in the play-offs. 👏
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Ahead of this weekend’s amateur football it’s probably a good time to remember your local grassroots referee. If a multi-million pound VAR system with multiple officials can make mistakes, is it not time to give the referee on their own on the local park a break and more respect?
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Absolutely love my home town’s spiritual support of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people tonight. Blackpool Tower lit up in the country’s colours. 🇺🇦
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For reaching his 1,000th managerial game milestone recently, on behalf of thousands of Blackpool fans who appreciate the unforgettable joy & glory that Ian brought during his time with us, I presented him with a small token our appreciation - champagne & original Ollie scarf. 🍊
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Stephen is 50, an @LFC fan & has Spina Bifida. For 20 years plus, he has been a volunteer football coach to over 500 young people with disability on Merseyside & thoroughly deserves his @FA Nationwide #MutualRespectAwards for May plus tickets to an @England match!
👏🏼👏👏🏾🏆⚽️
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A genuine legend of the game and his beloved Blackpool community has left us today. I believe Jimmy Armfield is the greatest all-round football person of all time. One club man, England captain, manager, football ambassador, broadcaster, writer and, mostly, gentleman.
#RIPJimmy
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Inspirational 14-year old Ed Simpson - who had nine brain operations in one year - didn’t feel sorry for himself; decided to help others instead. Today he’s been invited to take a penalty at half-time at #FACupFinal as part of his £100,000 fundraising for
@braintumourrsch 👏
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A sad day but one also to rejoice that as Blackpool fans we've lived at the same time as Jim. People like Jimmy Armfield come around once every thousand years.
Fully expecting Jim’s hearse to overlap the traffic on Bloomfield Road one final time at noon today.
#OneJimmyArmfield
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Clare Parish, daughter of Paul who passed recently at our game at Craven Cottage, is a guest at Bloomfield this weekend thanks to generosity of #TangerineFamily #BFC & @TristanDreamT. Clare said: “I want to thank as many Blackpool fans as possible for the love they have shown.”🧡
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You may remember the horrible video on social media recently of 13-year old Aiden being bullied. Aiden & his family has accepted a VIP invitation to watch England next Tuesday at Wembley from @AskNationwide @EnglandFootball Respect Campaign to give the young man a special time.👏
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Stockport County fans at the final whistle at Swindon Town today. It’s around a seven-hour round trip for the 770 County fans who were rewarded with a 4-2 away win at The County Ground to keep their side top of the table by five points after 17 games.
#stockportcounty #STFC
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The top man and equalising goalscorer @yates_jerry just now with a message post match to the travelling #TangerineFamily. 🍊
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Massive thoughts, positivity & prayers with Seasiders fan Tony! Absolutely terrible that a positive day of football ended in such traumatic and pointless circumstances. The thoughts of everyone in the town & in tangerine are with Tony, his family & friends.
#ComeOnTony
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For a new team trying to establish itself in the Championship, to be currently in the top half of the table after 11 games - & 13 points from the last 18 available - is right up there with my most optimistic pre-season hopes. Bravo to Neil, the players, fans & backroom! 👏🍊⚽️
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Community hero & lifelong @dcunited fan Pat Salazar tragically lost his life recently to save a woman - whom he didn’t know - from a vicious assault.
In honour of Pat’s heorism, a minute’s applause will be held from the fourth minute tonight.
#oneofourown #DCU #hero
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Club’s top media team captured the exhaustion of Gary Madine in the dressing room post 4-2 win v PNE. Gary had given everything, set up a goal & won a game high 17 headers. Give me someone who gives his all; a bloodied, muddied & sweat-filled shirt & I’ll show you a cult hero.💪
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Good evening #STFC fans. All being well, scheduled to have your club’s new Owner, Head Coach, Director of Football & CEO on @SkySportsNews live from the training ground at approx 0815 & 0930 tomorrow morning ahead of this new season and a new era for the Robins!
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This fine young man & terrific ever-present goalkeeper won man of the match today - not just for his World class save at 2-1 to help #STFC to 3 points but the way he’s carried himself as a top pro all season. Whatever the future holds for @Sol_Brynn1 - everyone wishes him glory.
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The letter Blackpool Football Club sent to Stan Mortensen’s mother in 1938 informing Mrs Mortensen that they were about to offer a contract, and a job in a sawmill, to young Stan - just before his 17th birthday.🍊⚽️
“…he may be able to adopt professional football as a career.”
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The tangerine and white flag is flying high and proud from the top of @TheBplTower this morning, all weekend and, hopefully, beyond into next week.
Once @BlackpoolFC has touched your life, nothing is ever the same.
#TangerineFamily 🍊 ⚽️
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50 years after starting his career at Gillingham, it feels fitting Steve retakes the Blackpool reigns at Priestfield in the FA Cup this Saturday. Steve Bruce is the very best of people - he & Blackpool Football Club have handled this tragic situation with immense dignity. 🙏 🧡
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You cannot quantify the feel good factor a win - but particularly a Lancashire derby win - does for the people of the town. Euphoria, delirium and momentarily any troubles & worries are blown away.
Want it as much as this lot & the three points are always yours, my friend! 🟠⚪️
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Without being asked or prompt, the volunteer team at @BlackpoolFC led by @seasidersnews has done an incredible deep clean job today on The Morty Statue, in time for tomorrow’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Stan Mortensen. Please show your appreciation! 👏
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60 years & 15 World Cups ago, our beloved Jimmy Armfield was voted the best right back in the 1962 World Cup.
Years later an irritated manager asked journalists post match: “How many England caps have you got?” From the back, radio pundit Jim piped up. “Forty-three, actually!”🏴
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Joy to catch up with eight-year old @BrentfordFC fan Woody today & mum Natalie for @SkySportsNews. The picture of Woody & Bees’ boss Thomas Frank captured the hearts of football fans across the World - demonstrating the deep connection between communities & their football clubs.
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I threw the big question of the week from @BurnleyOfficial's Sean Dyche to Plymouth Argyle boss @rlowe today!
Ryan's 'looky likey' answer includes a former @WorldBoxingOrg light-middleweight title champion!
@LiamBeefySmith @Only1Argyle #lookylikey #pafc
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Daily, Lee sends me football stats on games I cover & attend. He has autism but doesn’t allow that to define him. His stats are brilliant & World class. He’s a terrific lad & I know he would appreciate a kind word today as this is always a tough day for Lee. Keep going pal! 👏 🧡
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Even the linos rolled up their flags, put them under their arm and joined the applause. Pure class from the Blackpool fans who led this, the Barnsley travelling supporters, the referee and his assistants. 👏🙏🧡
@BlackpoolST @ArmfieldClub @KnightTangerine
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Sad to hear of the passing of ‘Blackpool Rock’, boxer Brian London, 87.
Always humorous, one of Brian’s favourite tales was that he frightened @MuhammadAli to death during their World Heavyweight title fight in 1966. I asked him how?
Brian replied: “He thought he’d killed me!”
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12 years ago today, the late old man celebrating promotion to the Premier League at Wembley with 40,000 others in the #TangerineFamily. Next week will be seven years since we lost him in the blink of an eye. The game can change in seconds.
Remembered forever. 🧡
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The generosity of the #TangerineFamily today raised a fantastic £1,437. Not only does this now give enough to provide a hot three-course feast for our homeless guests on 28th Dec but also sponsor a hotel room for vulnerable Blackpool people over Christmas & through January!🍊🙏👏
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Shout out to a tremendous midfielder - & even better human being - Jonny Williams of Swindon Town & Wales for taking time on @SkySportsNews to visit elderly fans in the community today & putting smiles on faces - despite getting home at 4am from a 1-1 draw at Bradford City. #STFC
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Incredibly proud of Blackpool fans for putting on a three-course meal today for town’s homeless & vulnerable.
Huge thanks to everyone that supported particularly @ArmfieldClub @MuckersThe @TristanDreamT @BlackpoolST @seasiders56 @TheWhittards & all tagged!
#TangerineFamily 🍊
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Lucky to be involved in the professional game for 30 years & I have seen the very best & worst of people in that time. Having spent time with Neil Critchley recently, I can tell you that we have one of the best coaches &, just as importantly, human beings we will ever find.🍊
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A very healthy and noisy away following from Notts County’s fans saw their side victorious at Swindon Town this afternoon. #Notts
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Wouldn’t the World be a better place to wake up to this!
#GMB, I’ve found your replacement!”
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My late old man’s microphone from the PA box above the players’ tunnel in the old South Stand reminds me of his optimism & hope on opening day every season, regardless.
Enjoy your season. Lost love ones & the last 18 months remind us not to take a single game or day for granted.
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Some of the foulest conditions possible for watching ⚽️ but @dcunited & their incredible fans got the opening three points & the rightful appreciation from their players!
I tip my hat to every single @Barra_Brava, @DistrictUltrasX, @ScreamingEagles & #DCU fan present ⚫️🔴!
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🎥 “Some of the best days of my life were at Blackpool. It was an absolute honour and a pleasure.” 🍊
Genuinely touched receiving this from the Blackpool fans. He told me he wasn’t going to open or drink it & keep it forever.
Wishing Ian huge and continued success at #STFC.
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Given the old man’s sudden demise, I never take for granted how many games we have left in our lives. A rare chance to see Blackpool under lights tonight. Win, lose or draw, I don’t care - just being surrounded by like-minded thousands who love the club, absolutely priceless. 🍊
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30 years on the microphone at Bloomfield Road; over 30 years a funeral director; 60 years a Seasiders’ supporter; but missed & remembered by many since leaving us over seven years.
It would be his 72nd birthday today and I know the gift he would want this afternoon! 🧡🙏⚰️⚽️
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A delight meeting @WatfordFC’s humble, top young striker Emmanuel Dennis for @SkySportsNews - who reveals to me that growing up in Nigeria he wanted to join the clergy!
@dennisblessed42: “I wanted to be a priest but today I'm a baller!”
#Watford #WatfordFC @NGSuperEagles
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This civic spirit deserves national attention & why we support this club & town!
The festive fundraiser by the fans & staff of @BlackpoolFC - matched by the owner, his wife & his company - raises £82,622 to help every child in the town wake up to a gift tomorrow morning!
⚽️🍊👏
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Ollie Watkins’ ‘squad first’ attitude reminds me of Jimmy Armfield. If not for injury, Jim would’ve played in the 1966 World Cup & England’s finest hour. Yet Jim’s joy for his team mates at the final whistle was unparalleled. Jim, possibly the most noble footballer of all-time.
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In a World so lacking in fun, humanity and laughter, I for one am delighted to see Ian Holloway back in the game. I hope he can do for Swindon Town what he did for our Blackpool FC. My exclusive interview with Ian on @SkySportsNews and Soccer Saturday today and tomorrow. #STFC
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Blackpool - in the old stripes - scoring at the South Stand end at Bloomfield Road in 1933.
Look at the fans packed in on the new Kop and standing on top of the kiosk at the back of the terrace. The Tower, as ever, acts as the backdrop.
One of my favourite 🍊 ⚽️ pictures.
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How great is this #DCUFamily. Huge plaudits to our boys in Black & Red today for sharing their genuine love with the fans. My favourite moment was young #DCU fan Will Hocine bringing his ⚽️ history book to remind @WayneRooney that he is 🏴 greatest ever goalscorer!
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For my passionate Swindon Town supporting friends, I was delighted to get a couple of minutes this evening with your new First-Team Head Coach, Scott Lindsey, for @SkySportsNews and ask him about his football philosophy.
Good luck Scott and to all at @Official_STFC. #STFC 🔴⚪️
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Fantastic to catch up with 9-year old Riley Regan & his family which you can see on @SkySportsNews today.
Riley has autism and told me Sunday was ‘the greatest day of his life’ and gave him ‘happy tears’.
Well done to @IngsDanny & #AVFC for standing shoulder to shoulder. 💪
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Please send congratulations to Blackpool fan & swimmer Charlotte Foster who has just won silver medal for Great Britain in 25m backstroke at Special Olympics in Berlin - the World Games for athletes with learning disabilities. The town is very proud of you, Charlotte. 🧡👏
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Just want to thank my late old man for giving me absolutely no choice as a kid but to have this club in my life.
There are some exceptional owners of clubs in our country - but there are also clearly some imposters who understand the price of everything but the value of nothing.
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Who saw a game at Wigan Athletic’s old ground, Springfield Park? Its lethal muddy ‘grass’ bank terrace for visitors!
#WAFC
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Thanks top Seasider Jeremy Smith for capturing this in the last few minutes for those not able to be there. Blackpool fans are taking nothing for granted but finishing 3rd & in the play-offs - after the start they had - is a massive achievement!
Pool fans in good voice! 👏 🍊💪
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Thanks to England & Arsenal legend Tony Adams & loan of his back garden, inspirational 12-year old Ed Simpson just completed his 23rd of 100 penalties for @braintumourrsch charity. Ed’s had nine brain operations in last year & raised 40k!👏⚽️
Ed’s story: justgiving.com/fundraising/1…
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Six Norwegian football fans have travelled all the way from Tromso today purely to watch Swindon Town v Port Vale in League Two.
A special link, of course, between @JanAageFjortoft & #STFC.
Safe travels lads! 🇳🇴 🏴 #Tromso
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20-year old big Blackpool fan & roofer Billy McLoughlin got a little carried away after the Seasiders’ 4-2 victory over Preston at the weekend - first getting @CharliePatino10 to autograph his leg - which then became a permanent tattoo overnight!
Billy picks up the story! 👏🟠⚪️
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Six years ago today he left us too early. Most of us hope that once it’s our time to shuffle off, we can still see the things and people we love from the big room in the sky. If that is the case, he will surely still be celebrating yesterday’s promotion.
🧡🏆
#TangerineFamily
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#DCU @Barra_Brava @dcunited @DistrictUltrasX @MenInBlazers @TheCWFund @ScreamingEagles @davejsports #DCUFamily
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Out of interest, how many times have you watched this already?
The most watched @dcunited goal of all-time already?
#Unbelievable
#DCU @ScreamingEagles @Barra_Brava @DistrictUltrasX @WayneRooney @LuchoAcosta94 @PaulArriola @RussellCanouse @YamilAsad11 @chris_kammy
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For most of us, Blackpool Football Club was a pre-arranged marriage. You don’t choose Blackpool F.C. it chooses you, or more likely, it was chosen for you.
I am forlorn today like everyone else but we know we are going to be backing this team & town until our final breath. 🍊
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Blackpool supporters will pay tribute today to club icon, Billy Ayre.
Tomorrow is the 21st anniversary of Billy’s passing, far too soon, aged 49.
Football is all about connection between club & fans. Arguably, Billy connected greater than any other in our 136-year history.🍊🙏
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It’s snow joke...the opening day of @MLS season 2019 for @dcunited is only 48 days away!
#dcu #vamosunited ⚫️🔴
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Tomorrow (Easter Sunday) from 8am-9am, anyone in need, homeless, struggling or might just need a chat - can come for a free breakfast and hot drinks at Wetherspoons next to Blackpool Tower on the promenade, thanks to the #TangerineFamily. Please pass the word around. 🍊
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Seven years ago tomorrow morning, he passed away without a sign aged 64. I don’t know anyone who loved Blackpool Football Club more.
Loyal, generous, kind, funny and a warrior of a man. Missed too much. The best man I have ever known. 🧡
20th August 1950 – 31st May 2015
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Brilliant teenage Seasider Bethany is battling a rare brain tumour. Thank you @BlackpoolFC & the manager for sorting this shirt ahead of tonight’s game. Bethany has a couple of important fixtures at hospital tomorrow & next month. I’d love it if you could send her your wishes.🧡
Brave Bethany, 15, battling rare brain tumour trib.al/l63kTkc
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