Blackpool didn’t have any money. As a result, they didn’t have a team.
Blackpool fan gets jersey with ‘Trialist’ on the back
He’s Blackpool’s No. 9.


They canceled a preseason trip to Spain because they only had seven players and had to scramble to field a full team for the start of the Championship season. Even then, they didn’t have a complete bench.
All Blackpool have had is a bunch of trialists. And the club has called each of them “Trialist.” And one Blackpool fan wanted to get a jersey with the club’s best player on it.
Blackpool fan with a sense of humour gets 'Trialist' on the back of his shirt! pic.twitter.com/tDx22DSERG
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 20, 2014 He scores when he wants. He scores when he waaaaaants. Ohhh, Trialist, he scores when he wants.











