Club guide: Blackpool
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Your support makes all the difference.Title: 10,000-1 Relegation: 1-4 Sack Race: 4-1
Transfers
IN
C Cathcart (Man United, £350,000), L Sylvestre (M Boleslav, undisclosed), E Grandin (CSKA Sofia, free), M Harewood (Aston Villa, free), D Keinan (M Haifa, free), M Martin (Monaco, free), C Basham (Bolton, £500,00)
total spent: £850,000
OUT
B Burgess (Notts County, free), A Bangura, H Bouazza, D Nardellio (released), S McPhee (retired)
total made: £0m
Player to watch
Charlie Adam. At £500,000 from Rangers, the Scottish midfielder proved an inspired signing and will supply some craft and clever freekicks amid all the hard running.
Squad worries
Defence, midfield and attack? Frustrated for most of the summer in trying to buy, but they finally came up with six new players this week.
Manager speak
Sadly, Ian “Ollie” Holloway wants to be regarded as a serious football manager rather than the loveable country bumpkin of old.
Story of the summer
With ground redevelopment and Holloway, colourful chairman Karl Oyston has had his hands full as the elation of Brett Ormerod’s play-off winner soon wore off.
Last season n/a
Scraped into playoffs but deservedly won them.
This season 20th
High price to be paid for refusal to pay high prices.
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