Yet more managers teetering on the edge Blackpool Blackpool have far exceeded expectations, this much is clear, and wins away at Wigan, Newcastle and Liverpool have provided the Tangerine Army with much to cheer. Reality has now set in, however, and a winter of discontent looks apparent. The cracks are even starting to show at [.

As the African Cup of Nations 2010 reaches the semi finals stage I thought we might revive an interesting feature that we ran for the 2008 tournament in Ghana on Just Football, namely Goalwatch. Its an oldie but a goodie, in which we tracked every goalscorer as well as the domestic league they play in, in order to bring you a list of the leagues that contribute most to African Cup of Nations success.

COS contributor James Ball takes a look at two contrasting managerial figures who have tasted the sweet nectar of success this season.

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It is not likely that Blackpool has ever been compared to Milan, but two footballing triumphs over the weekend can be attributed to a common attribute: inspired management.

United States midfielder Michael Bradley appears to be on the verge of joining Premier League new boys Blackpool FC. The Tangerines, who will open their campaign away to Wigan, will be looking forward to completing the transfer for a low fee. In case the Bundesliga outfit provide a higher-than-expected valuation for the unsettled player, Daily Mail reports that Blackpool will seek to bring Bradley to Bloomfield Road on loan.

In a culture where we readily deploy American sporting metaphor in everyday conversation, there's little reason to embrace the English Premier League. It opens, at least in terms of its general reception by the American "sports as sacred" public, with three strikes against it, or at the very least, on fourth and long.

I'm a little behind on some of my data collection for this season, but in case you were wondering where things stand so far this year on goal to shot ratios and other common metrics, I'll be providing some updates in the days ahead. So here's a first small installment to whet your appetite. This one is on goal to shot ratios (one of the stats we have Charles Reep to be thankful for).

Off to Football London for the read -- Kaspars Gorkss Q and A Interview - December 2009

Nigel Worthington vai manter-se como seleccionador da Irlanda do Norte na fase de qualificação para o UEFA EURO 2012™, isto depois de ter acordado verbalmente um novo vínculo com a respectiva federação.
"Encantado e entusiasmado"
Worthington, que amealhou 66 internacionalizações durante 13 anos de carreira, assumiu o cargo em Junho de 2007, altura em que sucedeu a Lawrie Sanchez, após ter treinado o Blackpool FC, Norwich City FC e Leicester City FC.

Ian Holloway came very close to securing all three points against his former club but a great goal from Matt Connolly earned QPR a draw.

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Newcastle went to town against Blackpool at St James' Park. Having already secured promotion to the Premier League one could have forgiven Chris Hughton's side of taking their foot off the pedal but that was not to be the case.

Goals from Jonas Gutierrez, Andy Carroll, Kevin Nolan and Wayne Routledge saw the Toon Army go four goals up against play-off hopefuls Blackpool.

The FA Cup final is almost upon us and Portsmouth and Chelsea will soon be battling to win the world's premier domestic cup competition. Along with the FA Cup sponsor E.ON, we think this is a great time to salute some of football's unsung heroes, specifically goalkeepers. They may be stars of tomorrow, or just players who have given a lot back to their community.

Blackpool came from a goal down to secure a vital win in this play-off first leg at Bloomfield Road.

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The FA Cup final is almost upon us and Portsmouth and Chelsea will soon be battling to win the world's premier domestic cup competition. Along with the FA Cup sponsor E.ON, we think this is a great time to salute some of football's unsung heroes, specifically goalkeepers. They may be stars of tomorrow, or just players who have given a lot back to their community.

DJ Campbell led Blackpool to the Championship Play-Off Final by netting a superb hat-trick.

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Blackpool secured promotion to the Premier League with this fine win over Cardiff City in an incredibly exciting Championship Play-Off Final at Wembley. The Bloomfield Road side had Brett Ormerod to thank as the veteran scored the crucial goal in a match said to be worth £90m to the winner.

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It's hard to believe that ten years ago, Blackpool were about to start the season in the fourth tier of English football, what we now refer to as League 2. They finished 7th that season but gained promotion through the play-offs, a habit they would repeat time and again over the next few years.

It wasn't until 2007 that they got out of that division, finishing third and using the play-offs for promotion.

Blackpool Football Club is an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Nicknamed The Seasiders, Blackpool will compete in the English Premier League for the first time ever during the 2010/11 season. Following a climb of four divisions over nine years, Blackpool's appearance in the EPL will mark their [.

One of the matches I watched live during the opening day of the Premier League was the one featuring Wigan Athletic against Blackpool at the DW Stadium in Lancashire. I watched it live on FoxSoccer.tv. But I was astonished as most viewers were what unfolded before my eyes as Wigan completely collapsed defensively and Blackpool capitalized on their complacency, completely ripping apart the Latics.

Recall from my earlier post that the 2009-10 Premiership season was unusually rich in goals. The season came within a whisker of having the most goals ever in the history of the league, and its 1,053 goals and 2.8 goals per match were among the highest ever.
So now that the first matches have been played in this year's EPL season (with the exception of Monday's Man U - Newcastle matchup), I thought it'd be useful to take a quick look at goal and shot ratios for 2009-10 to get us up to speed on how teams got there, and what this may hold for 2010-11.

I love the Internet, and, with sites such as Ustream and Justin.tv, I can view live matches right on my laptop. No more televisions for me!
However, I can't take the laptop everywhere, and there were quite a few times during World Cup 2010 that I had to miss a few matches because I was out and about.

18.08.2010 - Calígula - Se largó la 21º temporada de la Premier League... con tres nuevos inquilinos tras los ascensos del West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle (tras su año de infierno) y el Blackpool FC. Suerte dispar tuvieron los nuevos vecinos que tuvieron que debutar fuera de casa.
El West Bromwich Albion se estrenó visitando al Chelsea (vigente campeón), que viene de billetera velada (sólo fichó a Ramires - 23 años, 21 millones - del Benfica y Benayoun - 30 años, 10millones- del Liverpool) y limpieza efectiva (?

Nobody saw this one coming. Yes, Liverpool is in complete shambles, but a team of Liverpool's caliber still beats the little guys week in and week out. That was not the case on Sunday, though, as the Reds' pathetic start to the season continued.

Blackpool traveled to Anfield and took full advantage of a Liverpool squad that is still searching for their footing seven matches into the season.

U.K. media outlets including Mail Online report that Liverpool have joined the race to land 24-year-old Valter Birsa of AJ Auxerre.
Just recently the Slovenian international midfielder scored vs. Ajax in 2010-11 UEFA Champions League action.
EPL clubs Blackpool and Wigan are also targeting the midfielder.

Via The Sun:
Blackpool are focused on Dundee's striker Leigh Griffiths and with the Scottish side in administration, Blackpool could get the forward at bargain prices.
Also via The Sun comes a report stating that boss Ian Holloway fears that a bigger Premiership club will swoop for Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam this January.

Gers boss Walter Smith appears keen to bring in the Blackpool goalkeeper who is out of a contract in June.

Yet more managers teetering on the edge Blackpool Blackpool have far exceeded expectations, this much is clear, and wins away at Wigan, Newcastle and Liverpool have provided the Tangerine Army with much to cheer. Reality has now set in, however, and a winter of discontent looks apparent. The cracks are even starting to show at [.

The Blackpool FC manager Ian Holloway was accused by the media of putting a weakened team out when they played Aston Villa nine days ago The Barclay's Premier League found it necessary to react to these allegations especially as it now was out in the open and the Holloway desperate defence were there for [.

By Chris Wright

Blackpool's influential midfielder Charlie Adam (who, I've decided, is roughly two inbred chromosomes away from being Elvis Costello's illegitimate son) has won his legal battle with the club over an unpaid £20,000 'Championship survival' bonus and, crucially, has managed to do so without having the terms of his contract breached.

Promoted club Blackpool FC has been one of the surpirse packages of the 2010/11 English Premier League with their workmanlike efforts resulting in a current top ten position. The Seasiders recently launched their Carbrini 2010/11 third kit. It was used for the first time during Saturday's 1-0 win over Stoke City in league action.

Promoted club Blackpool FC has been one of the surpirse packages of the 2010/11 English Premier League with their workmanlike efforts resulting in a current top ten position. The Seasiders recently launched their Carbrini 2010/11 third kit. It was used for the first time during Saturday's 1-0 win over Stoke City in league action.

Here is Stoppage Time International Football Blog's shortlist for Goal of the Year 2010:

ERAN ZAHAVI: A shame that this didn't prove to be the winning goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv in their UEFA Champions League 2010-11 match against Olympique Lyonnais but a beautiful overhead kick nonetheless.