What Ian Said Next...

Following the wit and wisdom of football manager (and legend) Ian Holloway as Blackpool FC enjoy the heady heights of top league football for the first time in 39 years.

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MATCH 38: Manchester United Vs BLACKPOOL

“We’ve been absolutely outstanding and it’s hard to take” 

Ian Holloway, 22nd May 2011

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MATCH 37: BLACKPOOL Vs Bolton Wanderers

“I spoke to Sir Alex after they won at Schalke and reminded him that we were at United (on the final day), and he said ‘if we’ve already won it I might put myself up front’.  ”But as I quite wittingly said to him, ‘well, you’d probably beat us anyway with you up there’.”

Ian Holloway, 14th May 2011

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MATCH 36: Tottenham Hotspur Vs BLACKPOOL

“Jermain [Defoe] could have broken our hearts”

Ian Holloway, 7th May 2011

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MATCH 35: BLACKPOOL Vs Stoke City

“We’ve created a monster”

Ian Holloway, 30th April 2011

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MATCH 34: BLACKPOOL Vs Newcastle United

“I’m still seeing some strange things.”

Ian Holloway, 23rd April 2011

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MATCH 33: BLACKPOOL Vs Wigan Athletic

“It’s just unbelievable. We might as well have got a shotgun and blown off both of our feet.”

Ian Holloway, 16th April 2011

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MATCH 32: BLACKPOOL Vs Arsenal

“Within five minutes, we should have been at 2-2 and I am spitting feathers about that - almost venom - because how many times this season have we had that?”

Ian Holloway, 10th April 2011

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MATCH 31: Fulham Vs BLACKPOOL

“That’s not my team, they shouldn’t be doing that”

Ian Holloway, 3rd April 2011

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MATCH 30: Blackburn Rovers Vs BLACKPOOL

“I’m sure Lionel Messi is quite important to Barcelona and Adam is quite important to us.”

Ian Holloway, 19th March 2011

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MATCH 29: BLACKPOOL Vs Chelsea

“We were a little bit naive. We gave the chance for the referee to give it. He couldn’t wait to give it and the bloke couldn’t wait to fall over.”

Ian Holloway, 7th March 2011