Matthews would have been pleased by the way we play - Holloway

12 December 2010 23:16
Holloway reflected on Matthews' impact in the wake of Blackpool's 1-0 victory against Stoke - clubs the England legend had served with distinction. Former Leicester striker DJ Campbell's third goal for the club in the 48th minute was enough to secure a 1-0 victory against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.Blackpool have 22 points on the board already and Holloway said: "Someone had us down for only 10 (points) after 38 games. Bit of a laughing stock we were going to be. I just want to keep going. Twenty-two points won't keep you safe. How many more do we need? Maybe more than 40 points."He added: "To come to a place that is so hard to win at, it was a fantastic display. We rode our luck, our 'keeper was exceptional. This is as good as we have been."We had some big performances and DJ deserved the goal for the way he is playing."The winner came about after a sweeping move involving Charlie Adam and Luke Varney, with Campbell finding the net with a deft finish.Holloway has mixed up Blackpool's training schedule with bad weather hitting the north-west coast - their home game with Manchester United was postponed last weekend - and it paid dividends.He said: "We have been in the casino, been in the gym and on the beach. We were there on Thursday. It was brilliant. You have got to adapt."We had a poker tournament and the lads were given £20 each to see who was the champion. We gave a lesson to the ones who don't play."The boys were looked after and our goalie fell asleep. I don't think he likes cards. Ian Evatt was the winner. He must have had a mis-spent youth."Ian Holloway will have no hesitation in sending his Blackpool players back out on the beach if the weather turns nasty again.After all, he says, if the sand dunes were good enough for Sir Stanley Matthews to work out on, then those currently wearing tangerine should have no complaints.Holloway reflected on Matthews' impact in the wake of Blackpool's 1-0 victory against Stoke - clubs the England legend had served with distinction."I think he would have pleased with the way we played," said the Blackpool boss after a second-half goal from DJ Campbell sealed the win."It was very fitting for us we were on the beach on Thursday where he used to go each morning. There were one or two groans from my lads and I told them if it was good enough for Sir Stan it was good enough for them."We are very proud of our club and ex-players. You will not get a better player anywhere on this planet in any decade than Sir Stanley. He was a genius. Stoke and Blackpool fans have been privileged to have watched him."

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