In the promotion season of 94/95 we were in a similar position, the chasing pack were breathing right down our necks and we visited Doncaster needing both a good performance and a win. The latter was obviously key but we did need to put something like a decent performance in to banish the doubts and help the confidence out.
We won 2-0 with a stylish display that ended in a canter.
That day in April was one of two or three key dates in that month and was probably the first body blow that Chesterfield had suffered in many weeks. Eventually they buckled and the door was sufficiently ajar for us to kick it off the hinges.
Well we’ve done it again. We needed a result like hell today and following Darko’s early strike and Bjarne’s second half contribution we won without needing to go through the gears. It probably helped that the Blackpool fans didn’t really care too much about the result, probably due to the fact that Preston are the side we’re chasing. It also doesn’t do us any harm when the team we’re playing are down to the absolute bare bones or that their Boardroom is a bit of a joke with the son replacing his mother who replaced her husband who...and so on.
Still, a win is a win and the three points will come in very handy thanks.
The match itself pretty much became a non event after Darko’s rather sparkling opener. He intercepted a pass from the full back and beat two or three players before tidily slotting the ball home. From there on in we appeared more interested in protecting both what we had and our energy levels than chasing a landslide victory and with another game on Tuesday night that may well be very important.
We also drank an absolute shed full of beer. God bless Saturday afternoons in Blackpool.