Source: PA
Holloway urges fans to keep it real
Ian Holloway believes Birmingham's victory at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday night will have given Blackpool's fans a reality check.
The Seasiders went into their first home game since November 20 having taken 25 points from the first 18 games of their maiden Barclays Premier League season, and their supporters might have felt confident of the team boosting that tally against a Blues side who sat second from bottom in the table.
But it was the visitors who emerged with a 2-1 win thanks to Scott Dann's 89-minute strike and Holloway hopes those who were watching from the stands are keeping things in perspective.
"It is a tad disappointing all-round, but I think that is a reality check for everybody who came here in a Tangerine shirt looking at the league position and our games in hand," said Holloway, whose team remain 11th.
"Unfortunately, it doesn't matter who we are playing in this division - they have got quality, and we have gone and lost again at home. That is the first time we haven't played as well as we can, and we were still in it right until the end, so I still think that is a progression.
"But we have half the season to go, we have got 25 points on the board and we have done absolutely nothing yet. (Birmingham midfielder) Alexander Hleb will be on nearly what my entire team is on, so keep it real - that is all I'm saying."
