Any chance that Pool would find that all important booster to their finances and ultimate status, disappeared when the enterprise was ludicrously awarded to East Manchester. Gordon Brown scrapped it on the spot. He was willing to proceed had it gone to Blackpool, recognising that it was a good fit. The impact would have been transformational. An expanded Airport, to cater for High Rollers flying in from everywhere, with thousands of jobs created in the services and support sectors. It would have been built just about in time to coincide with Pool’s elevation to the PL. The demand for tickets would have gone through the roof as football would have been one of the main attractions on offer. But it didn’t happen