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| Jimmy Armfield: Tributes to Blackpool legend planned | Jimmy Armfield: Tributes to Blackpool legend planned |
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| Many Blackpool fans are expected to put politics to one side later as they join match day tributes to former England captain Jimmy Armfield. | Many Blackpool fans are expected to put politics to one side later as they join match day tributes to former England captain Jimmy Armfield. |
| Armfield, who made a club record 627 appearances for the Tangerines, died of cancer aged 82 on Monday. | Armfield, who made a club record 627 appearances for the Tangerines, died of cancer aged 82 on Monday. |
| Sections of Blackpool supporters have recently boycotted home games in protest against the club's ownership. | |
| But many are expected to attend their League One fixture against Charlton Athletic. | But many are expected to attend their League One fixture against Charlton Athletic. |
| Wreaths will be laid at the club's Bloomfield Road stadium and proceeds from the match passed to the town's Trinity Hospice, where Armfield died. | |
| The club will also hold a minute's applause, a gesture expected to be observed at other grounds across England. | The club will also hold a minute's applause, a gesture expected to be observed at other grounds across England. |
| It is set to mark a temporary cessation of hostilities among some Tangerines supporters, who have been at odds with owners the Oyston family. | |
| Blackpool won promotion to the Premier League in 2010 under them, but dropped back to League Two within five years. | Blackpool won promotion to the Premier League in 2010 under them, but dropped back to League Two within five years. |
| Supporters have staged demonstrations, match boycotts and social media campaigns over the way the family have run the club. | Supporters have staged demonstrations, match boycotts and social media campaigns over the way the family have run the club. |
| Blackpool manager Gary Bowyer said: "I'm fully aware of everything that goes on at this football club, but for one day only I think it's right that everybody puts [those issues] aside." | Blackpool manager Gary Bowyer said: "I'm fully aware of everything that goes on at this football club, but for one day only I think it's right that everybody puts [those issues] aside." |
| Regarding fans who may still stay away, he said: "That's their decision and I respect that decision. But we're talking about an unbelievable man here. He was Mr Blackpool. | Regarding fans who may still stay away, he said: "That's their decision and I respect that decision. But we're talking about an unbelievable man here. He was Mr Blackpool. |
| "For one game, people can come and pay their tributes to Jimmy Armfield. They'll never get another opportunity to do it." | "For one game, people can come and pay their tributes to Jimmy Armfield. They'll never get another opportunity to do it." |
| Christine Seddon, chairman of the Blackpool Supporters Trust, said the group would lay a wreath at Armfield's statue outside the ground at 14:30 GMT, and observe a minute's silence. | Christine Seddon, chairman of the Blackpool Supporters Trust, said the group would lay a wreath at Armfield's statue outside the ground at 14:30 GMT, and observe a minute's silence. |
| She said it was "very much up to each individual" to decide if they wanted to then attend the match. | She said it was "very much up to each individual" to decide if they wanted to then attend the match. |
| "Jimmy Armfield was very upset by the problems that have gone on, but he understood all sides, I think, and he was a man of principle. | "Jimmy Armfield was very upset by the problems that have gone on, but he understood all sides, I think, and he was a man of principle. |
| "He would want people to do what they think is right." | "He would want people to do what they think is right." |
| Armfield was capped 43 times by England, 15 of them as captain, and later managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United. | Armfield was capped 43 times by England, 15 of them as captain, and later managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United. |
| He trained as a journalist after his playing career and was a BBC radio commentator for more than 35 years. | He trained as a journalist after his playing career and was a BBC radio commentator for more than 35 years. |