A breath of fresh air is what they have been and Ian Holloway insists that he is proud of his players despite Blackpool's relegation from the Premier League.
Blackpool were at one point close to doing what no team have done at Old Trafford this season. After all, they became the first away team to score during the first half at Old Trafford when Charlie Adam smacked in a brilliant free-kick past Edwin Van der Sar. However, football showed its cruel side as the Tangerines were eventually swept off by the Premier League champions at the end of the day.
But Holloway was very bold and realistic about the summary of Blackpool season combined with their upcoming challenge in the Championship next season during his post-match interview.
“The fat lady has finished singing and unfortunately I don't like her tune. “I'm really proud of my team. We needed to win here, which nobody has done. I honestly believed we could do it.
“We had a go, my players bridged all sorts of gaps and we shocked them a bit. I don't blame anybody, that's just the way it goes. That's it in football. You're famous for two seconds in football and then you're gone.
“It was very exciting. We were part of it and we won't be next year. I sit here as a proud man with how we have had to do things.
“I don't think we will be able to keep this team together. None of those players will want to play in the Championship and others are out of contract. I know what they are earning and none of them will want to do it.
“It will be a long time before I get a group that's as good as that. They were absolutely exceptional, from the start of my job here to the end of it. The way some of them played for the money they are earning was quite phenomenal.”
But Holloway was very bold and realistic about the summary of Blackpool season combined with their upcoming challenge in the Championship next season during his post-match interview.
“The fat lady has finished singing and unfortunately I don't like her tune. “I'm really proud of my team. We needed to win here, which nobody has done. I honestly believed we could do it.
“We had a go, my players bridged all sorts of gaps and we shocked them a bit. I don't blame anybody, that's just the way it goes. That's it in football. You're famous for two seconds in football and then you're gone.
“It was very exciting. We were part of it and we won't be next year. I sit here as a proud man with how we have had to do things.
“I don't think we will be able to keep this team together. None of those players will want to play in the Championship and others are out of contract. I know what they are earning and none of them will want to do it.
“It will be a long time before I get a group that's as good as that. They were absolutely exceptional, from the start of my job here to the end of it. The way some of them played for the money they are earning was quite phenomenal.”
