BLACKPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE PREMIER LEAGUE

Early day motion 40, tabled 25 May 2010 by Gordon Marsden (Labour). Signed by 15 members.

That this House congratulates Blackpool Football Club on its inspirational achievement of promotion to the Premier League following victory in the Wembley play-off final; pays tribute to the transformational leadership of Ian Holloway and the contribution of all the management, directors and staff at the club towards the tremendous achievement of the club's players in returning Blackpool FC to the highest pinnacle of English football after 39 years; praises Blackpool FC for its consistent achievement in working with its community trust schools, health and other programmes to be at the centre of Blackpool's aspirations and regeneration plans; and applauds the way that commitment to the town was reciprocated by the tens of thousands who turned out to welcome the team in its triumphal return along Blackpool's Promenade and Golden Mile.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 1, DUP 1.