Blackpool To Groundshare If Promoted

[Blue In Bolton]

Hiya Lads. Just heard in the last couple of days that if Blackpool are promoted that they are looking to play their home matches at the Reebok Stadium as apparently their ground capacity is unsuitable for the Premier League. I for one was looking forward to visiting Bloomfield Road - very disappointed with this decision :(

Any thoughts on this if correct?

[Chad]

Surely it can't be as bad as Fratton Park?

[Dameerto]

Havent they got scoffolded stands or something until they get their ground improvements finished? I would be inclined to speculate it's their unfinished work that the Prem are frowning at if anything, but what do I know?

[irblinx]

12,500 capacity? Not sure what the stage the development work is at but maybe the Prem money would allow them to accelerate that and get at least half the season at home?

[ant london]

[MancMorino]

yea is b0llox mate, its just over 12k seater at the moment, only need 10k (with 7k seated) for the prem. However they would need to build a press section / medical area etc but you have something like 3 seasons to complete the work! So were off to Bloomy Rd :)

[Haz]

[Craig B]

[Craig B]

[MancMorino]

[lets all have a disco]

If needs be they can just bang up some Temporary seating on the empty side or make them bigger akin to the Gene Kelly stands.

[BlueinBosnia]

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

I was in Blackpool recently and they have completed the third side of the ground. Not sure whether it's behind the goal or the temp seated area along the side that is the incomplete part of the ground.

[lets all have a disco]

[Craig B]

[craigmcfc]

[BlueinBosnia]

[Blue In Bolton]

I think it might be more to do with loss of revenue with the relatively small capacity of the ground and the fact that they think that they would probably get another 10,000+ punters at the Reebok.

[Crossie]

Naa they should stay at Bloomfield, just charge an extra £10er a seat because the demand will be there.

It's not right that they play in Bolton, everyone wants an anyway day in Blackpool! It would give a town a huge weekly/fortnightly income boost during the mostly winter months of the football season.

[CITYSTEVEDON]

i want to go to blackpool, and it wont seem right, that blackpool will have more home fans then bolton