One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Newly promoted and highly discounted Blackpool and their manager Ian Holloway proved as much in their 4-0 annihilation of Wigan Athletic when the Premier League started Saturday. The scene made for a Tangerine Dream among (tangerine-clad) players and supporters and sent a club that hadn’t won a top-flight game since 1971 into opening-day delirium. Deliriousness was an equitable assessment of the Lactics, too, on the day— theirs however, for all the wrong reasons. Roberto Martinez’s
The last couple of weeks have been all go. I played in a testimonial game for my friend Lee Jones at Blackpool. Lee played at the club for a number of years and deserved a good night out of it. It was a game of 11 ex-players versus Lee’s own picked team. I also have been on the radio in the US twice in a week-many thanks to all who asked questions about my career and talked about my ambition to come to the States to
Former Blackpool and Accrington Stanley winger Rory Prendergast will be providing our visitors weekly news from the home of the beautiful game. “In His Own Words” will follow Rory as he begins a new journey to join the ranks of professional soccer players here in the U.S. It will literally be in his own words as the name suggests. Prendergast has drawn interest from numerous USL clubs and even a few MLS teams. There is no doubt that he has the skills to
Rumors are circulating around former Blackpool star Rory Prendergast. Several USL clubs have expressed interest in the left-winger who also spent time with Accrington Stanley, Rochdale, Farsley Celtic, and Halifax Town. At least one of our sources suggest that one MLS club is willing to take a chance on the player as well. Prendergast is a technically gifted player that could make an impact here in America. Scouting reports suggest that Rory possesses good pace, superior fitness, and is able to