Brighton & Hove Albion have apologized to rivals Crystal Palace for the excrement that was smeared in the visitors' dressing room before the second leg of their Championship playoff semifinal. Despite the welcoming gift left by a mystery poo smearer, Crystal Palace went on to win the match 2-0 to advance to next week's final against Watford.
May 14, 2013 | Enroute to wembley #cpfc it's #karmmm by 7YB on Keek.com Football managers usually bemoan the dressing room music chosen by their playing stuff. But after Crystal Palace reached the Championship play-off final with victory over Brighton last night, Ian Holloway was ready to embrace it.
Now that Cardiff City and Hull City have been promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, which of the remaining four teams in the Championship do you want to see win their play-off matches and go all the way to Wembley to win the Championship play-off final, to reach the promised land?
Crystal Palace young star Wilfred Zaha is being coveted by the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal, and here's his manager the former Blackpool manager Ian Holloway, discussing Zaha speculation, the January transfer window in general, and more. ... Continue reading →
The young Crystal Palace star has been called up for the England squad to face Sweden. Since then Zaha has been talking to the press about his ambitions both domestically and internationally in the game.
Confidence is an important quality in a good player and something that the 20 year old has in abundance.
Up the 'Pool: "Why Ian Holloway's departure was inevitable" by Dave Bamber
Up the 'Pool: Why Ian Holloway's departure was inevitable.
I wanted to write an article today on ex-Blackpool manager Ian Holloway's departure to Crystal Palace over the weekend, but I was fortunate to find an article that not only explains my thoughts and beliefs, but does a much better job that I would ever do.
Crystal Palace booked their place in the Championship playoff final with a 2-0 win at Brighton on Monday evening, meaning the Eagles will play Gianfranco Zola's Watford on Memorial Day for the right to return to the Premier League.
Straight after the game, winger Yannick Bolasie captured the elated mood in the locker room on his mobile phone.
Crystal Palace Football Club have unveiled a new club crest that the London-based side will wear beginning next season.
Managed by Ian Holloway, Crystal Palace are in the Championship play-offs and are just three possible matches away from gaining promotion to the Premier League.
The new club crest the club has chosen, after input from their supporters, is a far more modern and visually appealing crest that features a fiercer-looking eagle.
Blackpool winger Tom Ince has failed to rule out a return to Anfield. The son of former Anfield midfielder and current Tangerines boss, Paul, has been in excellent form this season and has caught some admiring glances from the Premier League. Ince piqued the interest of Reading and Liverpool during the January transfer window, however neither side were able to thrash a deal out for him.
The vast majority of clubs in the Championship supplement their squads with players on loan from the Premier League or further afield. In fact, many clubs depend on taking a few players on loan at the start of every season and often pay substantial loan fees in order to do so. It's a fact of life in the Championship.
"If we can go to Man Utd and get something and that keeps us up, I think that will be the best
story that I've ever read or seen unfold - never mind anything that William Shakespeare's ever
written." – Ian Holloway
Fifty-seven minutes of Blackpool's do-or-die last game of the season again Manchester United had
elapsed.
1. In terms of material for OTP, losing Ian Holloway but unexpectedly keeping Mick McCarthy is akin
to being relegated but your star player announcing he wants to stay at the club. 2. OTP has been
pretty harsh on Ian Evatt at various points throughout the season, but we would just like to put on
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Finally the fateful day has arrived - Survival Sunday. Come this evening we'll all know who will
be joining poor old Scott Parker's West Ham in The Championship and who will be staying up to enjoy
another season of fun and frolics in the Premier League.
Relegation, prize money and a Portuguese record breaker Blackpool Whilst Blackpool have undoubtedly
been a breath of fresh air in the Premier League, should his side be relegated at Old Trafford on
Sunday then there will be questions asked of Ian Holloway's ethos. Because quite simply when a
promoted club has the sixth top scorer [.
It's not often in the sport of soccer that you get to watch a game where you badly want
both teams to win, or more accurately in this case, neither team to lose, but coming up this Sunday
afternoon, one of those scenarios occurs in the English Premier League at Old Trafford when League
Champions Man Utd host relegation candidates Blackpool.
And so the attention on the final weekend of this season's Premier League will (with all due
respect to the struggle to avoid Europa League qualification) be upon the battle to avoid the
dreaded drop into the Championship. This weekend's results could not have been scripted better with
five clubs now separated by just one point.
This sounds bad but I almost want Blackpool to win. It's been nice having those Tangerines with
us in the Prem, and with a killer final fixture, they need a result against us to salvage any hope
of staying up. While Blackpool are fighting for survival, Bolton don't seem to be fighting for much
anymore.
David Vaughan: Blackpool's ‘Other' Midfielder is a post from: Just Football
Mention the words 'Blackpool' and 'midfielder' this season and invariably only one name is
ever mentioned. But as Joel Sked argues, it's not all about Charlie:
Ask followers of the English Premier League who Blackpool's player of the year
would be and the majority would give you the name of Charlie Adam.
Whilst Alex Ferguson's re-emergence from a self-imposed media blackout is ominous news for the FA's
overworked disciplinary committee, spectators will be grateful for his reprisal in what is a key
act in the theatre of football. No game is ever ... Continue reading →
With Blackpool having exceeded all expectations in their debut Premier League season, their
colourful manager Ian Holloway is many neutrals' choice for Premier League Manager of the Year. A
confident Holloway is believed to be preparing an absolutely tortuous speech: riddled with zany
turns of phrase, clunking West Country references and an extended metaphor involving two pints of
cider and a cornish pasty.
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A warm welcome once again this morning to Chris Walker, steward of the Up the 'Pool blog and known to his followers on Twitter as @OneDaveBamber. Last night, a late goal from Dexter Blackstock added to the climate of uncertainty enveloping Blackpool Football Club. Here, Chris takes the temperature of the Tangerines: It's late October and on Saturday, a Blackpool side struggling for form headed to Turf Moor for a televised fixture against local rivals Burnley - deja vu or what?
Birmingham: Premier league dreams, play-off anguish and losing your head - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
This is a funny old time of year for any team in the Championship. Depending on how you've
fared, you could be singing, crying, or just plain tearing your hair out. Any team from the
Championship can be sorted into one of these categories:
1) Promoted this is the holy grail of this league, you're going to be playing
Premier League football next season.
The Scottish ace will travel to Merseyside to agree personal terms and undergo a medical
before putting pen-to-paper with the five-time European champions.
Liverpool coach Kenny Dalglish is a keen admirer of Adam who had only 12 months left on his
current contract at Blackpool.
England A team needed to replace England Under21 format
This week sees another international date in world football for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and a few other meaningless friendlies. In particular, England face European minnows San Marino at Wembley on Friday, and then have a difficult away match in Poland next Tuesday.
England A team needed to replace England Under21 format
This week sees another international date in world football for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and a few other meaningless friendlies. In particular, England face European minnows San Marino at Wembley on Friday, and then have a difficult away match in Poland next Tuesday.
I almost fell off my stool at the pub Sunday. No, not what you think (this time), but I was all
cocky, telling everyone who'd listen (no one did) that interviews after games are too predictable.
Much as I love the Arsenal, Arsène's not one for entertainment off the pitch. Most of the
managers are all clichés and official bashers.
Mad-cap Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway brings crazy dancing to a whole different level following his sides 2-0 win last night which see's them play Watford in the play-off Final next week.
Argentina legend Diego Maradona is being lined up as a shock managerial favorite for the open Blackburn position according to a report from ESPN. The report comes after former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp closed the door on rumors linking himself with the vacancy, but Maradona finds himself on a shortlist next to fans' favorite choice Ian Holloway.
