Ollie: It's a marathon not a sprint

25 September 2009 14:57
The Tangerines boss is delighted with the start to the season at Bloomfield Road but knows there is a long campaign ahead if Blackpool are to finish around the play-off places next May. Ahead of the date with Peterborough, he told the Blackpool Gazette: "The minute you start to expect, it will go wrong. Optimism is great, but not expectation, and if people think we are going to beat Peterborough by simply turning up they have another think coming. My feet are totally welded to the floor. "Yes, I am enjoying what we are doing but that's as far as it goes. I am waiting for the next time when I don't enjoy what they do and I'll have to go mad." He added: "The fans can get excited because we've had a good start. But that's it. It doesn't mean anything more. It's like this: the bell has gone at the start of a marathon. We have sprinted off and 100 yards into it we are about 50 yards ahead of what people's expectations were. "But hang on a minute, they are all going to catch up. We have 26 miles to go. So chill out, have a sandwich, enjoy yourself."

Source: Team_Talk