Nothing lasts forever. Records are there to be broken. Luck does eventually balance itself out. All of those expressions could be used for Friday night's game which finally saw Jose Riga rip that giant monkey off his back and pick up his first win as a Blackpool manager. Against a backdrop of unrest and unease with protestors in the crowd, the players got in with the business of winning a crucial game.

Wizarrd gives his thoughts: We got the result we deserved. On the balance of play we got right outcome. It's been a while but as I've said for a while now, we haven't got what we've deserved for the performances we've been putting in. Once again, every player put in a full shift and in the end we could have won more comfortably. Certainly Del should have doubled the lead and had a penalty. Maybe our luck is turning although if so, we've made our own. I thought Miller worked his socks off and deserved the MOTM. Defensively we looked solid again with very few chances for them.

Protests. You can't ignore them. The walkout turned into more of a walk to the front followed by some trips round the ground. At the time it distracted from the events on the pitch but it gradually settled and by the end the focus was back on the pitch.

So a Francois Zoko goal ensures Blackpool a bit of breathing space and two weeks in which to ensure they carry on where they left off.

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