Blackpool to kick-off pre-season preparations with friendly against National League North outfit

Blackpool will kick off their pre-season preparations tomorrow with a behind-closed-doors friendly against National League North side Southport.
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The Seasiders will travel to Haig Avenue on Saturday for what will be their first fixture in 151 days.

Their last outing was the 2-1 defeat to Tranmere Rovers at Bloomfield Road on March 10.

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Pool’s game, which will be streamed live by the club, will be the first of the club’s friendlies ahead of the 2020/21 season, which is due to get underway on September 12.

While further fixtures are yet to be announced, chief executive Ben Mansford told The Gazette on Thursday plans are now in place.

“It’s been difficult given the Premier League and the Championship played on until later, with clubs returning at different times, the testing protocols that are now in place and local lockdowns that could be put in place,” he said.

“It is a bit of a moving beast but we will try and update supporters on when we are playing games, we’ll try our best whether it’s commentary of those games, whether it’s potentially streaming those games or whether it’s enabling our local media to be there to report to the fans.

Blackpool will take on Southport at Haig Avenue tomorrowBlackpool will take on Southport at Haig Avenue tomorrow
Blackpool will take on Southport at Haig Avenue tomorrow
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“We’ll try our best but I hope the supporters know these are quite unique circumstances and if they bear with us, we are dealing with a situation that is incredibly dynamic and changing every day.

“But we have got a pre-season programme pencilled in. It looks like it will have what Neil wants from it and we’ll try and get as much information and visibility to supporters as we can.

“We all want to see the players back in tangerine and in the new kit and playing football again.”