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<item><title><![CDATA[Blackpool v West Ham preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team news for Saturday afternoon's Championship play-off final clash between Blackpool and West Ham at Wembley (kick-off 3pm).]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7764719/Blackpool-v-West-Ham-preview</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:52:00 BST</pubDate><category>Preview</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/03/84/Jack_2732749.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/03/84/Jack_2732749.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Phillips eyeing Prem farewell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Phillips hopes to earn himself a top flight swansong when Blackpool take on West Ham in Saturday's Championship play-off final.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7764046/Phillips-eyeing-Prem-farewell</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:44:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/03/84/kevinphillips1024_2737313.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/03/84/kevinphillips1024_2737313.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Gilks: I was right to stay put]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool goalkeeper Matt Gilks is thankful he opted against joining last summer's exodus from Bloomfield Road.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7763319/Gilks-I-was-right-to-stay-put</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 08:20:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/04/84/Matt-Gilks-Blackpool-1024_2754709.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/04/84/Matt-Gilks-Blackpool-1024_2754709.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ollie sticks up for Big Sam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Holloway feels continued talk about a contrast in styles between his Blackpool side and West Ham does a disservice to Sam Allardyce.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7762424/Ollie-sticks-up-for-Big-Sam</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:39:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Ian-Holloway-Blackpool-1024_2762534.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Ian-Holloway-Blackpool-1024_2762534.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Hammers get Collison boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Collison has handed West Ham a major fitness boost ahead of Saturday's Championship play-off final against Blackpool at Wembley.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7762631/Hammers-get-Collison-boost</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:19:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Cardiff-v-West-Ham-Jack-Collison-celeb_2759696.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Cardiff-v-West-Ham-Jack-Collison-celeb_2759696.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ince happy to wing it with MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas Ince has revealed he is happy to have been providing the touchline spark alongside Matt Phillips for Blackpool this season.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7761811/Ince-happy-to-wing-it-with-MP</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:38:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Thomas-Ince-celeb-Blackpool-v-Birmingham-play_2760158.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Thomas-Ince-celeb-Blackpool-v-Birmingham-play_2760158.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Hammers deny producing PL kit]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Ham have denied producing a new kit for next season featuring the Premier League logo after a mock-up picture apparently riled Blackpool.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7760445/Hammers-deny-producing-PL-kit</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:40:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/West-Ham-celeb-v-Cardiff_2761675.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/West-Ham-celeb-v-Cardiff_2761675.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Evatt hits out at Hammers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Evatt has hit out at what he perceives to be disrespectful overconfidence from West Ham ahead of Saturday's Championship play-off final.
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<item><title><![CDATA[Ince hails father and manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool winger Tom Ince has paid a warm tribute to the influence of his father and his manager as he prepares for Saturday's play-off final.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7759315/Ince-hails-father-and-manager</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:57:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/TomInce_2760137.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/TomInce_2760137.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ince: I'm still learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool winger Tom Ince believes he is earning the right to emerge from his father's shadow.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7756081/Ince-I-m-still-learning</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:22:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Thomas-Ince-celeb-Blackpool-v-Birmingham-play_2760158.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Thomas-Ince-celeb-Blackpool-v-Birmingham-play_2760158.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Phillips: Money not an issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Phillips insists returning to Premier League football means more to the players than the &#163;5million bonus on offer for success at Wembley.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7745587/Phillips-Money-not-an-issue</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:41:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/02/84/Matt-Phillips_2721378.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/02/84/Matt-Phillips_2721378.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Cole cannot wait for Wembley]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Ham striker Carlton Cole admits their Wembley showdown with Blackpool can't come quick enough, and is eager to be involved from the off.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7744577/Cole-cannot-wait-for-Wembley</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:30:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/CARLTON-COLE_2759393.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/CARLTON-COLE_2759393.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA['Dead duck' heading to Wembley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Holloway insists Blackpool have come back from being "a dead duck" last summer after guiding the club to the Championship play-off final.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7743192/-Dead-duck-heading-to-Wembley</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 06:39:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Holloway_2762523.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Holloway_2762523.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Holloway: Hammers a huge test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool boss Ian Holloway is under no illusions over the scale of the task awaiting his side in the upcoming Championship play-off final.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7744442/Holloway-Hammers-a-huge-test</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:37:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/02/84/Ollie_2715084.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/02/84/Ollie_2715084.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Seasiders seal date with Hammers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool sealed a showdown with West Ham in the Championship play-off final after drawing 2-2 at Birmingham to win 3-2 on aggregate.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7742955/Seasiders-seal-date-with-Hammers</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:57:00 BST</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Blackpoolcelebrate_2762458.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Blackpoolcelebrate_2762458.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham v Blackpool reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool's Matt Phillips feels his side have something to prove when they face West Ham in the npower Championship play-off final.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7742963/Birmingham-v-Blackpool-reaction</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 22:11:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/MattPhillips_2762460.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/MattPhillips_2762460.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ollie hails defensive solidity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Holloway believes Blackpool's new-found defensive solidity could hold the key to play-off semi-final success against Birmingham.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7741219/Ollie-hails-defensive-solidity</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:33:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Ian-Holloway-playoff-Blackpool-v-Birmingham-_2760193.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Ian-Holloway-playoff-Blackpool-v-Birmingham-_2760193.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Holloway wary of Blues threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Holloway believes it will take a monumental effort from Blackpool to preserve their Championship play-off advantage over Birmingham.
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<item><title><![CDATA[Davies expecting much better]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birmingham's Curtis Davies admitted his side are "pretty fortunate" to still be in contention in their play-off semi-final with Blackpool. ]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7737835/Davies-expecting-much-better</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:05:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/01/84/Birmingham-Curtis-Davies-second-goal_2705766.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/01/84/Birmingham-Curtis-Davies-second-goal_2705766.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Davies: Blues were lucky losers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curtis Davies admitted Birmingham are fortunate to only be taking a one-goal deficit into Wednesday's play-off semi-final second leg.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7732771/Davies-Blues-were-lucky-losers</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 15:38:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/01/84/CurtisDavies_2705592.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/01/84/CurtisDavies_2705592.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ollie: I hope we don't rue misses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Holloway hopes Blackpool do not live to regret missed chances after claiming a slender 1-0 advantage against Birmingham.
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<item><title><![CDATA[Seasiders secure narrow lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool will take a narrow lead to St Andrew's after beating Birmingham 1-0 in their Championship play-off semi-final first leg on Friday.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7731644/Seasiders-secure-narrow-lead</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 21:46:00 BST</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/TomInce2_2760147.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/TomInce2_2760147.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Evatt out to right wrongs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackpool defender Ian Evatt is willing to play through the pain barrier in order to secure an instant return to the Premier League.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7729389/Evatt-out-to-right-wrongs</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:09:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Ian-Evatt-2012_2759780.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/05/84/Ian-Evatt-2012_2759780.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Hughton aware of Dobbie threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birmingham boss Chris Hughton knows all about the threat of Stephen Dobbie ahead of Friday's play-off semi-final first leg away to Blackpool.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7729431/Hughton-aware-of-Dobbie-threat</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:28:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/03/84/scott-dobbie_2742591.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/03/84/scott-dobbie_2742591.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ollie happy to be in play-offs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Holloway did not envisage Blackpool chasing promotion after a chaotic pre-season, but now has his sights set on a return to the top-flight.]]></description><link>http://www.teamtalk.com/blackpool/7726742/Ollie-happy-to-be-in-play-offs</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:37:00 BST</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="Image(84)" url="http://images.teamtalk.com/12/04/84/Holloway_2757225.jpg"><![CDATA[http://images.teamtalk.com/12/04/84/Holloway_2757225.jpg]]></enclosure></item>
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