Don't know if anyone else has had any great derby matches, because they do tend to end up pretty anti-climatic, but check this one out.
West Lancs Derby, and Blackpool have already won the fixture at Bloomfield Road 3-1, but at Deepdale, it's a different story, as a brace from Martin Devaney and one from Neil Mellor give Preston a 3-1 lead at half time, with Charlie Adam getting a goal back for Blackpool
At half time, Patrick Feeney chances his arm by taking off winger Gary Taylor-Fletcher, and bringing on big man Ben Burgess to play up front with Brett Ormerod and Billy Clarke, knowing that it could all backfire and end up with the victory margin for Preston growing further.
For a while it looked like it would, and even more so when Ross Wallace made it 4-1 to Preston on the hour, but straight after that, Feeney's gamble paid off, as Burgess scored to bring Pool right back into the game. He then scored again with quarter of an hour to go after a mistake by the Preston keeper Lonergan, and Pool fans sensed a famous comeback against the old enemy.
The comeback was complete with just 10 minutes left on the clock as Adam struck again with a brilliant 25 yard bullet strike to level it up at 4-4. The drama wasn't over then as Preston had two great chances in stoppage time with Mellor and Parkin both having great chances, but Paul Rachubka in the Blackpool goal made two incredible saves to earn a point for the Seasiders.
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I tell you, when Adam scored the screaming equaliser, I nearly died.
West Lancs Derby, and Blackpool have already won the fixture at Bloomfield Road 3-1, but at Deepdale, it's a different story, as a brace from Martin Devaney and one from Neil Mellor give Preston a 3-1 lead at half time, with Charlie Adam getting a goal back for Blackpool
At half time, Patrick Feeney chances his arm by taking off winger Gary Taylor-Fletcher, and bringing on big man Ben Burgess to play up front with Brett Ormerod and Billy Clarke, knowing that it could all backfire and end up with the victory margin for Preston growing further.
For a while it looked like it would, and even more so when Ross Wallace made it 4-1 to Preston on the hour, but straight after that, Feeney's gamble paid off, as Burgess scored to bring Pool right back into the game. He then scored again with quarter of an hour to go after a mistake by the Preston keeper Lonergan, and Pool fans sensed a famous comeback against the old enemy.
The comeback was complete with just 10 minutes left on the clock as Adam struck again with a brilliant 25 yard bullet strike to level it up at 4-4. The drama wasn't over then as Preston had two great chances in stoppage time with Mellor and Parkin both having great chances, but Paul Rachubka in the Blackpool goal made two incredible saves to earn a point for the Seasiders.
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I tell you, when Adam scored the screaming equaliser, I nearly died.