'It makes it more interesting:' Reason behind Blackpool pre-season decision explained

Blackpool CEO Julian Winter explains why the club are going abroad for a pre-season camp this summer.

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00:00 I listened to a lot of fans here that said that we've never really been a club that's done that kind of thing.

00:07 I've worked at clubs where we did do that kind of thing.

00:10 So in consultation with everyone, by the way, because everyone needs to be aligned to the idea, we looked at various options.

00:16 So Nick Horne, who's the club secretary, was tasked with looking at various locations for where pre-season could be,

00:22 put them in front of the manager and work out a way which one's best.

00:26 We landed on Spain in Cadiz. I think it gives us an opportunity to promote that to fans,

00:34 encourage them to come and hopefully have a game.

00:38 We haven't got a game fixed yet, but we will certainly find a game.

00:42 And it makes it a more interesting pre-season for everyone concerned – players, staff and fans.