Holloway crosses fingers for United clash

02 December 2010 16:00
Blackpool are confident Saturday's clash with Manchester United will go ahead as they battle freezing conditions at Bloomfield Road. The promoted club, who do not have undersoil heating, currently have their pitch under cover and are using hot-air blowers to ensure the televised Barclays Premier League clash beats the weather. The temperature is expected to plummet to minus five degrees centigrade on Thursday night but the Seasiders are working hard to negate its impact. Manager Ian Holloway said: "We are going to try to do everything we can. We have got something out there that looks like something from a fairground. I waited near it for 10 minutes to get a hot dog! "It's the generator trying to blow hot air on it. We hope the game will be on, we want it to be. It would be very embarrassing if we can't get it on. "We have tried. I expect the chairman is probably saying 'How much?' but I can't ask for anything more."

Source: PA