Six decades ago, this would have been one of the matches of the season. The Blackpool side of
Matthews, Mortenson and Perry against the Newcastle United of Jackie Milburn was two clubs in their
pomp. Two clubs which, to paraphrase one Harold MacMillan, would never have it so good again. Skip
forward six decades, and they find themselves in the same division for the first time since
1970/71, but with broadly different expectations for the new season.
This game tomorrow is a must-win game for Newcastle, so the club can stay on track, following our
surprise defeat at Blackpool during the week. We just have to keep up with the pace for an
automatic promotion place this season. And with all the focus on building our squad, we've been
very lucky so far with [.
