Manager Sam Allardyce believes he has proved his critics wrong by guiding West Ham back to the Premier League.

LONDON (Reuters) - Hours before the Champions League final kicks off in Munich on Saturday, West Ham United and Blackpool contest a fixture at Wembley that will attract a larger attendance, no little hype and, as a one-off game, is more lucrative for the winner. The English Championship playoff final offers the golden ticket to the Premier league as its prize, with 45 million pounds in extra ...

They are surely the romantics' favourites to go up via the Championship play-offs, and Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has vowed that if the Tangerines earn promotion this season, it will be as the great entertainers.

They are surely the romantics' favourites to go up via the Championship play-offs, and Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has vowed that if the Tangerines earn promotion this season, it will be as the great entertainers.

Team news, manager quotes and bookmaker odds ahead of the second leg of Birmingham and Blackpool’s Championship play-off semi-final.

Follow live minute-by-minute commentary as West Ham and Blackpool seek an immediate return to the Premier League.

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has suggested his players deserve to be paid more by the club's owners.

West Ham clinched promotion to the Premier League as Ricardo Vaz Te's late winner sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Blackpool in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday.

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In the hyperbolic world of English football there is always a rush to identify a "must-win" game.