'Blackpool needs you' - Seasiders supporters send rallying call with help of local artist as ticket update is issued
Blackpool take on Burton Albion at Bloomfield Road this weekend.
Blackpool fans have been sending a rallying call ahead of their meeting with Burton Albion on Saturday afternoon.
The fixture holds importance for several reasons, including what it could mean for the Seasiders’ League One status beyond this season - along with the six matches beyond that.
Ian Evatt’s side currently sit 21st in the third tier, and will be hoping to use their recent 3-2 victory over Port Vale and 0-0 stalemate away to Cardiff City as a platform to build a survival charge on.
Burton are currently four points above Blackpool, with this weekend’s game having the potential to either drag them back into the mix or give them a massive boost in their own hopes of surviving the drop.
It’ll be a similar story when Exeter City visit the Fylde Coast on Good Friday. On the back of Gary Caldwell’s departure last month, the Grecians form has dipped, leaving them in 20th - in front of the Seasiders on just goal difference.
The key reason why this Saturday’s game is an important one is due to the fact it’s being used to mark the anniversary of Blackpool’s homecoming fixture.
On March 9, 2019, Seasiders supporters ended their four-year period of boycott following the removal of the Oyston ownership, with Simon Sadler taking over the reins.
There was an attendance of 15,871 inside Bloomfield Road for a meeting with Southend United, as a late Taylor Moore own goal snatched an equaliser as the game finished in a 2-2 draw.
Blackpool fans getting behind Ian Evatt’s side ahead of big day
Blackpool fans have been urged to get behind Evatt’s side to make the Burton match a special one.
Writing on X, the Armfield Club wrote: “Big game Saturday. The flags will be flying and the beer running cold so let’s get the place rocking and continue that atmosphere into the ground. We know what we can bring so Saturday let’s start as we mean to go on.”
This includes a Lord Kitchener inspired image with the caption ‘Blackpool Needs You.’
Other posts have been accompanied by artwork from Seasiders fan Rob Purdon.
The local artist has been involved in several projects inside Bloomfield Road in the last few months, and has designed the cover of this week’s match programme.
Ticket sales for Blackpool’s meeting with Burton
A bumper crowd is already expected on Saturday afternoon, with fans taking advantage of a ticket deal to mark the occasions, with adult prices available from £15 and under U14s from £1.
At the time of publication, just 16 seats remain available in the North Stand, as the club look set to welcome their biggest attendance since their relegation to League One in 2023.
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