Fan Profile – Chris Riedel

1. Name and nickname: Chris Riedel aka Karl Heinz.
2. Date of birth: 29/09/86
3. Number of years following Pool: 13
4. How did you come to support Poo:I was forced to by my step Dad.
5. First Blackpool game: At home to Wycombe in 1995. We lost 1-0. (It didn’t put you off then!)
6. Top three Pool moments:
1. Promotion at Wembley.
2. Winning the LDV vans trophy against Southend at the Millennium stadium.
3. Singing k sara sara in the 2nd leg of the League One play offs in the promotion year.
7. Worst three Pool moments:
1. Losing to Bradford in the play offs under Sam Allardyce.
2. Watching us get beat 3-0 away to Preston at my first away game.
3. Seeing us lose at Doncaster in Colin Hendry’s first game in charge.
8. Favourite Pool player: Ben Burgess
9. Best Pool player you have watched: James Quinn(I think I still have his old boots he signed for me before he left).
10. Most under-rated Pool player you have watched: Ben Burgess. (Obviously a big fan of his).
11. Where you sit and have sat at Bloomers: sit in Block B, used to stand in the old south stand, and before that used to sit in the west.
12. Favourite away trip: Norwich away last season. I had a great day out with loads of booze, adopted a local as a fan and we won!!!
13. Best Pool manager since you have supported us: Simon Grayson without fail.
14. Prediction for the season: 12th
15. A message for the players: keep up the good work lads and make sure you beat Preston!!!

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