Thanks HR. Apologies for some of my more­ 'prattish' moments. It does look like Blackpool­ have 'arrived' as a championship team. We might­ need more than this season to build on the present­ positives, mind you. So what, we've waited a few­ years now, we can be patient for a bit longer if we­ have to be. I just hope that the 'championship­ machine' can accommodate such patience! We­ don't really want to have to start from scratch­ again next year. Oh no!
You mention a few players­ in your comments. I was thinking about Blackpool's­ Peter Suddaby the other day when I was in the Ford­ garage next door to Plough Lane Ground, Wimbledon (now­ a block of flats.) Peter was outstanding at the back­ for Blackpool. He left for a little-known club called­ Wimbledon and played a significant part in their rise­ to ... well everyone knows the rest. BFC has played a­ big part in our country's football heritage one way­ or another!

Well I for one enjoy your comments Will but Im probably­ worse cos each point we gain I think its one closer to­ avoiding the dreaded drop .. also must say I find Im­ getting a bit excited by seeing pool back in the­ position ive not seen since Micky Burns , Hutchison ,­ Craven and the like were around ..I cant wait for match­ day but I think we need to start picking up the odd win­ away

I didn't intend to spread 'gloom and doom,'­ genuine apologies Garagehead. I will be cheering for­ Blackpool as loudly as anyone over the coming months, I­ can assure you. Yes, you are perfectly correct. My dour­ point of view doesn't do much for the 'feel­ good factor,' I will try to see the glass as­ half-full before I type anything in future. I am too­ defensively minded.
Thanks for your well-written­ comments.
Let's hope the next game is not as­ difficult as I suggested and that Blackpool score a­ hatful of goals.

oh good grief william vaughan, try looking at your half­ empty glass as being half full for a change. Blackpool­ are where they are in the table because they have had­ better results than those below them. simple. Thats how­ the table works. They have beaten top teams, they have­ scored a lot of goals. They pass the ball well, they­ move intelligently. If all you have is doom and gloom­ william, keep it to yourself and for gods sake stay at­ home on matchday, don't go spreading pessimism­ amongst those who are enjoying this time for BFC.

I hope that the 'Pool players keep the theme of­ this article in their minds. Since August, Blackpool­ have shown themselves to be a very sound championship­ side. Nothing more! There will be several games between­ now and May 2010, particularly away, where they will­ have to do alot more than just turn up and do pretty­ passing!
Half the championship teams could­ get a draw against 'Pool on their home grounds on­ current form. That is the reality! The solution is to­ read the current league table and to judge what is­ realistic as each game comes up. It is not about just­ 'Blackpool,' it is about the performances of­ the teams just above and below them in the league. If a­ winning goal comes, good, if it doesn't, you still­ get a bonus point for a draw. Go out with the right­ mentality for each game.
I am a committed Blackpool­ fan, but at present I am not conviced that we can reach­ the play offs. There are too many teams performing just­ as well, sorry fellow 'Pool fans.
The next game­ is Doncaster away. Keepmoat? Great stadium. Home crowd?­ Over 10,000, very supportive! The team? Keen to go­ forward with a swagger. Tough, rugged players, take no­ prisoners! Local rugby tradition.
On that day a draw­ would be no disgrace. Just look at who everyone else is­ playing, all of them won't win.