This is the official DVD review of Blackpool's 2009/2010 Championship season - which saw Blackpool make the 2009/10 Championship Play Off Final, where we defeated Cardiff 3-2 to reach the Premier League! It's the first time Blackpool have been in the top flight of English football for 39 years.
This DVD features all the goals and highlights from a season which amazingly saw us reach the Championship Play Off Final, against Cardiff City at Wembley, despite finishing 16th the previous season and being tipped, by some, to struggle. And what a day it turned out to be! Saturday 22nd May at Wembley, Blackpool v Cardiff in the £90 million match. Coming back twice through goals from Charlie Adam and Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Brett Ormerod then pounced at the end of the first half to score what would eventually be the winner. And, after what seemed like an eternity, Blackpool held on through the second half to secure the win which prompted highly emotional scenes as the Tangerine half of Wembley celebrated in partial disbelief. Jimmy Armfield was visibly moved by this wonderful achievement.
"The bookies said they were certainties for relegation. Little old Blackpool stood no chance. But what a season it turned out to be! From the off they jostled with the promotion hopefuls. Outplaying the big guns of Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, Holloway’s Tangerine Army swept all before them as they strived for that magical play-off place and a shot at promotion to the Premier League. Follow the roller coaster story of life under the irrepressible Ian Holloway, for a team, marshalled by the free-scoring Charlie Adam, that’s a joy to behold. Every goal from every game is featured in the tale of Blackpool’s best season for 40 years. Featuring interviews with the gaffer and all the key men who’ve made this season a Tangerine Dream. "
So now you can relive this historic 2009/10 season including goals from the likes of Charlie Adam, Brett Ormerod, DJ Campbell, Ben Burgess and many more, as Ian Holloway’s Tangerine Army defied the odds to reach the Championship Play Offs, defeat Cardiff in the final and reach the Premier League, on this official Blackpool FC 2009/10 Season Review DVD.