The W#nga derby. Speaking to the local paper last week about pitch work at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Chairman Karl Oyston went public with news of a pre-season visit by Newcastle: "We will have a friendly against Newcastle which we are working towards but there is no desperate panic - everything is on schedule." __________________________________________ There's no confirmation when or if this game will go ahead, but Blackpool's Championship season kicks off on the weekend of Saturday August 3rd, meaning that a date in July is on the cards, assuming police consent. PS: A few folks have queried whether the friendly is linked to the rumoured signing by Newcastle of Blackpool's Tom Ince, but the fact that both sides will wear the logo of a money lender on their shirts next season would seem to be a more telling factor. As printed on the NUFC.com page.
