Ref leaves defeated Ollie fuming

03 January 2010 12:34
There was no romance in the third-round tie between the Championship sides at Bloomfield Road as Blackpool were reduced to nine men and had manager Holloway dismissed to the stands on home turf.[LNB]Ipswich took the lead through Jack Colback before Brett Ormerod equalised, paving the way for Owen Garvan to score the winner 13 minutes from time.[LNB]Charlie Adam had earlier missed a disputed penalty for Blackpool, with referee Eddie Ilderton the centre of attention for that decision as well as the sendings off of Ian Evatt and Rob Edwards.[LNB]Holloway stripped off his jacket and threw it to the ground in front of the dug-out when his second player was sent off and once in the stands, he shouted his disapproval at the refereeing during the match.[LNB]Holloway later said: "(Ipswich manager) Roy Keane wasn't happy with the penalty in the first half and I wasn't happy with the cards in the second. Why do I get sent to the stands for speaking to the officials in the same manner as Roy?[LNB]"I threw down my hat and coat because there was nothing else I could do. I let myself down but my players didn't let me down."[LNB]Keane said of Ilderton's decisions: "They were close ones. I am never one for wanting players to be sent off.[LNB]"I have got a lot of time for Ian Holloway. He is an emotional man. It is an emotional game. I did not hear him use any foul language towards the officials whatsoever."[LNB]Keane went on: "As far as our performance is concerned, we are turning in results now. We controlled the game well, although I was disappointed by the last 15 minutes. If you want to watch how not to play against nine men that was a display to watch."[LNB]It was the first meeting of the Championship clubs in the FA Cup and for Blackpool, it was their second successive third-round exit from the competition.[LNB][LNB]

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