The Blackpool Sentinel
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Blackpool baulk at the price for Jack Rudoni
Coventry City wanted more than $10.4M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Baily Cargill
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Blackpool have done the hard part with Mansfield Town, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Freddie Woodman
Blackpool asked and Liverpool said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Blackpool
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Blackpool supporters have found a favourite in Dale Taylor
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Dale Taylor has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Bailey Peacock-Farrell
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: John Cunningham joins the Blackpool first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. John Cunningham is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Daniel Phillips steps up from the Blackpool academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Phillips has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Blackpool promote Stephen Smith from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stephen Smith has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Daniel Smith steps up from the Blackpool academy
- Match Blackpool rescue it on 86 minutes
- Squad The formation has left Henry Cartwright behind