If Sunday's televised game against Scunthorpe turns out to be the sum total of Simon Grayson's Bloomfield Road managerial career he will be able to look back with considerable pride in a job well done.

With the Sky cameras watching and disenchantment in the stands, Pool could ill-afford a slip up, even against a side which is amongst the promotion contenders at this relatively early stage in the season.

And that slip up looked all the more likely after two minutes when Billy Sharp lived up to his name (bet he's never heard that one before) and zoomed past Rob Edwards to latch on to Andrew Keogh's header before placing a low shot past Les Pogliacomi.

For the next quarter of an hour or so Blackpool plodded on in the same turgid manner they had done for much of the season - until a couple of moments of inspiration from young Simon Wiles brought Grayson's men back into the match.

Firstly the youngster broke the offside trap with a precise ball through a crowd of players for John Murphy to run on to. The ball bobbled at the bi man's feet but he recovered well to slot past veteran Paul Musselwhite.

Then, barely two minutes later, an equally fine ball from Wiles found Tommy Wright who was clipped from behind by Andy Crosby. Not surprisingly, Crosby found himself marching down the tunnel having been red carded.

Then Grayson found out what his 20 post-war predecessors all found out - Blackpool never do it the easy way.

Scunthorpe were back ahead when keeper, Les Pogliacomi, gave away a penalty for a blatant shove in the area. Sharp converted from the spot and Grayson's men were back to square one.

But not for long. A couple of moments before the break Wiles again broke away down the right and lifted a fantastic cross to the far post which loanee, Ian Morris, headed home.

It got even better in first half injury time. Wiles was again involved, feeding a pass to John Doolan and breaking into he box. But the former Doncaster man, a major disappointment for most of the season, instead found Tommy Wright with a quite superb ball which was only bettered by Wright's own turn and finish

There is a feeling that if Grayson or whoever takes the post permanently can get the best out of Doolan his creativity could be the key to a Seasiders revival

Scunthorpe occasionally flattered to deceive after the break but the 10 men never really looked like breaking down the Blackpool back line and, with seven minutes left, things got even happier for Larry.

Rory Prendergast had been on the field for approximately 10 seconds when the ball fell to him on the byline and his clever looped cross made it easy for Murphy.

And the best was yet to come when Morris curled a wonderful looped shot past Musselwhite to complete the scoring.

It was an extra special day also for teenager Matty Kay. The Collegiate High School pupil came off the bench with a couple of minutes left and, despite not getting a kick, it was a memorable day for Blackpool's youngest ever league player.