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Blackpool manager Ian Holloway warns doubters not to write the Seasiders off before new Premier League season begins
Holloway keen to make a quick impression in the Premier League...
30 Jun 2010 00:37:00
By Daniel Sheppard
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has dismissed claims by doubters that his side will be the weakest within the Premier League, stating that the challenge will be met by management, players, and fans alike.
Blackpool finished sixth in the Championship last season, but gained promotion having won the play-offs, and Holloway believes that the spirit amongst fans and players will decide whether Blackpool steer clear of relegation.
"You couldn't ask for any harder away games," Holloway said of Blackpool's first set of away fixtures to the club's website. "But no matter what happens, we've got to play them all by the end of the season at home and away.
"The reality has hit home now, we've seen ourselves in the division with the other names there, so it's totally real. It's fantastic for every one of us to have that challenge.
"Don't write us off too quickly with our lads, it was fantastic what they achieved last season and it's amazing what spirit can do.
"I'm just really pleased that our fans will have a home game to start with."
Blackpool face Wigan Athletic in their opening game of the Premier League season at Bloomfield Road on August 14.
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Blackpool finished sixth in the Championship last season, but gained promotion having won the play-offs, and Holloway believes that the spirit amongst fans and players will decide whether Blackpool steer clear of relegation.
"You couldn't ask for any harder away games," Holloway said of Blackpool's first set of away fixtures to the club's website. "But no matter what happens, we've got to play them all by the end of the season at home and away.
"The reality has hit home now, we've seen ourselves in the division with the other names there, so it's totally real. It's fantastic for every one of us to have that challenge.
"Don't write us off too quickly with our lads, it was fantastic what they achieved last season and it's amazing what spirit can do.
"I'm just really pleased that our fans will have a home game to start with."
Blackpool face Wigan Athletic in their opening game of the Premier League season at Bloomfield Road on August 14.
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