Post by tangerineted on Nov 3, 2012 14:22:03 GMT 1
The end of an era as Ian Holloway has left Blackpool to join Crystal Palace on a four and a half year contract.
Ian Holloway has been without doubt the most successful manager in the club's history since Joe Smith in the 50s, taking Pool to the Premier League against all the odds and so very nearly keeping them there.
I am upset, devastated even at his departure but not particularly shocked. Ollie will go down as a legend at Bloomfield Road and anybody calling him Judas needs to have a good look at themselves.
There is only one person to blame for this and his name is Karl Oyston.
Ollie wanted to stay at the club, he wanted to be here for the long run, wanted to develop an academy to bring young players through, wanted a decent training ground, wanted a decent pitch to play his wonderful brand of football on and wanted to have another crack at the Premier League.
The chairman of the football club did not want any of these things. He wanted to spend money only when absolutely forced to do so and even then he wanted to put up a fight.
Anybody who still has any support for the Oystons is deluded and moronic.
Things have reached such a stage that it had become absolutlely clear that there was no point having any ambition to take things to the next level whilst the club is run by the Oystons.
Ollie has been up against it from the very start. There are far too many incidents to list.
It started with Oyston not even wanting to interview Ollie for the job and then turning up late when he did agree to meet.
Ollie wanted to sign Charlie Adam, a player with clear potential to take the club to a new level. Oyston refused to spend halff a million and the signing was only completed thanks to the intervention of Valerie Belokon. The south stand was only built thanks to Mr Belokon's insistence.
Ian Holloway then did the unthinkable and took Blackpool to the Premier League, beating Cardiff in a fantastic play off final at Wembley.
Surely Oyston would change his ways now that Ollie had earnt his club a sum estimated to be £90million?
Ollie must have been planning to spend a reasonable sum of money to bring in the players he deemed necessary to challenge in the big time but on the eve of Blackpool's first Premier League season no players had been signed and the usual rejects and free transfers began to arrive.
The Premier League were shocked when Oyston enquired as to whether they could borrow players from lower leagues as no team had ever thought to do that before.
Shortly after the season started Oyston quit his post as chairman stating that he was protesting at the greed of players and their agents in the Premier League.
This of course was a lie, the true reason coming out a few days later as Oyston declared himself bankrupt. Naturally he wasn't really bankrupt but merely sought to avoid a settlement with his ex-wife and confirming what a scumbag slime ball he is.
Defying expectation, Ian Holloway had Blackpool in eighth place in the Premier League at the turn of the year and a few decent shrewd signings were all that was needed to push on for safety, a decent goalkeeper for starters, surely a a couple of million on Shay Given was worth the gamble?
No, only a few fat useless rejects came in and the rest, as they say, is history as Blackpool were relegated with 39 points.
It was inevitable that certain players would leave but surely some of the Premier League money would be spent to bring in some quality?
Not a bit of it. Ollie must have identified countless players during his time at the club to come in and fill the roles needed but so many players rejected the personal terms offered by Oyston. It must have been so frustrating for Ollie. Charlie Austin being a prime example of what we could have had.
A decent back up keeper is always a good idea, Ollie found one in Mark Howard but Oyston refused to pay him a decent wage and he left.
However, Ollie again beat the odds and so nearly secured a return to the Premier League only to be denied at Wembley in the play off final.
Summer 2012, surely the time for the chairman to back the manager and give him what he wanted to secure a return to the big time?
No, not a bit of it, more frees and loans, shocking offers made to potential signings, no striker signed, no new defenders that were so desperately needed.
After a decent start to the season Ollie found a couple of players he wanted to bring in on loan, a potential return for DJ Campbell and Ryan Hall from Southend but once again Oyston failed to back his manager.
After taking Pool to the Premier League and so nearly back again surely it was only right the chairman reward him with a decent contract that he wanted so that he could concentrate on doing the job in hand as well as improving the club from top to bottom. No such contract was forthcoming whereas Palace were prepared to offer a four and a half year deal.
Broken promise after broken promise has forced the manager out as well as failing to give him the contract he wanted and failing to match his ambitions. Ollie was effectively constructively dismissed by pathetic spineless owners who failed to reward his efforts and match his ambitions.
Of course there is the matter of money being syphoned from the club into the pockets of the owners. This must have been incredibly frustrating for Ollie who did not want to break the bank, just spend a relatively small amount of money to leave a lasting legacy from the Premier League and ensure a bright future for the club.
£11m is the amount reported to have been paid to the owners but there is so much more than that in imaginary loans being repaid, club land transferred to Oystons for a fraction of its value.
The stand in the corner must have been the slowest construction project in history, the pitch was not looked after which did not suit Ollie's playing style and is still an utter disgrace, undersoil heating was promised and not installed and then there is the issue of the training ground.
Shortly after taking over, Ollie said that the training ground was completely unsuitable for purpose and they would never train there again, a few months later they were back and remain there to this day.
On promotion, Oyston promised that a new training facility would be built to be fit for purpose and to help attract new players to the club. Work was set to strat after Christmas 2010. This was a lie and we are no nearer to a new training ground than we were then.
The players will surely be confused, Ollie will have signed them on the premise of a Premier League challenge, Ollie clearly does not see that as viable hence his departure so where does that leave the players? Why should they want to stay when it is clear that the club has no ambition?
A sad day in the history of the football club when the manage leaves in a sideways or even downward step to a club that were in financial trouble very recently yet show more ambition than a club that has had £90m earned for it by one man, Ian Holloway.
The fans at Blackpool will be very grateful to Ollie for the best trip they've ever been on and wish him well in his new role. The bitter taste is left by the chairman who could easily have invested sensibly for the benefit of Ollie, the fans and the club.
Instead he is like a cancer within destroying everything that is good. I honestly believe that his ambition for the club is to see them back in League 1 with crowds of 6000 and low paid players not expecting to be challenging for promotion.
Thanks for everything Ollie.
Thanks for nothing Oyston.
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Ian Holloway has been without doubt the most successful manager in the club's history since Joe Smith in the 50s, taking Pool to the Premier League against all the odds and so very nearly keeping them there.
I am upset, devastated even at his departure but not particularly shocked. Ollie will go down as a legend at Bloomfield Road and anybody calling him Judas needs to have a good look at themselves.
There is only one person to blame for this and his name is Karl Oyston.
Ollie wanted to stay at the club, he wanted to be here for the long run, wanted to develop an academy to bring young players through, wanted a decent training ground, wanted a decent pitch to play his wonderful brand of football on and wanted to have another crack at the Premier League.
The chairman of the football club did not want any of these things. He wanted to spend money only when absolutely forced to do so and even then he wanted to put up a fight.
Anybody who still has any support for the Oystons is deluded and moronic.
Things have reached such a stage that it had become absolutlely clear that there was no point having any ambition to take things to the next level whilst the club is run by the Oystons.
Ollie has been up against it from the very start. There are far too many incidents to list.
It started with Oyston not even wanting to interview Ollie for the job and then turning up late when he did agree to meet.
Ollie wanted to sign Charlie Adam, a player with clear potential to take the club to a new level. Oyston refused to spend halff a million and the signing was only completed thanks to the intervention of Valerie Belokon. The south stand was only built thanks to Mr Belokon's insistence.
Ian Holloway then did the unthinkable and took Blackpool to the Premier League, beating Cardiff in a fantastic play off final at Wembley.
Surely Oyston would change his ways now that Ollie had earnt his club a sum estimated to be £90million?
Ollie must have been planning to spend a reasonable sum of money to bring in the players he deemed necessary to challenge in the big time but on the eve of Blackpool's first Premier League season no players had been signed and the usual rejects and free transfers began to arrive.
The Premier League were shocked when Oyston enquired as to whether they could borrow players from lower leagues as no team had ever thought to do that before.
Shortly after the season started Oyston quit his post as chairman stating that he was protesting at the greed of players and their agents in the Premier League.
This of course was a lie, the true reason coming out a few days later as Oyston declared himself bankrupt. Naturally he wasn't really bankrupt but merely sought to avoid a settlement with his ex-wife and confirming what a scumbag slime ball he is.
Defying expectation, Ian Holloway had Blackpool in eighth place in the Premier League at the turn of the year and a few decent shrewd signings were all that was needed to push on for safety, a decent goalkeeper for starters, surely a a couple of million on Shay Given was worth the gamble?
No, only a few fat useless rejects came in and the rest, as they say, is history as Blackpool were relegated with 39 points.
It was inevitable that certain players would leave but surely some of the Premier League money would be spent to bring in some quality?
Not a bit of it. Ollie must have identified countless players during his time at the club to come in and fill the roles needed but so many players rejected the personal terms offered by Oyston. It must have been so frustrating for Ollie. Charlie Austin being a prime example of what we could have had.
A decent back up keeper is always a good idea, Ollie found one in Mark Howard but Oyston refused to pay him a decent wage and he left.
However, Ollie again beat the odds and so nearly secured a return to the Premier League only to be denied at Wembley in the play off final.
Summer 2012, surely the time for the chairman to back the manager and give him what he wanted to secure a return to the big time?
No, not a bit of it, more frees and loans, shocking offers made to potential signings, no striker signed, no new defenders that were so desperately needed.
After a decent start to the season Ollie found a couple of players he wanted to bring in on loan, a potential return for DJ Campbell and Ryan Hall from Southend but once again Oyston failed to back his manager.
After taking Pool to the Premier League and so nearly back again surely it was only right the chairman reward him with a decent contract that he wanted so that he could concentrate on doing the job in hand as well as improving the club from top to bottom. No such contract was forthcoming whereas Palace were prepared to offer a four and a half year deal.
Broken promise after broken promise has forced the manager out as well as failing to give him the contract he wanted and failing to match his ambitions. Ollie was effectively constructively dismissed by pathetic spineless owners who failed to reward his efforts and match his ambitions.
Of course there is the matter of money being syphoned from the club into the pockets of the owners. This must have been incredibly frustrating for Ollie who did not want to break the bank, just spend a relatively small amount of money to leave a lasting legacy from the Premier League and ensure a bright future for the club.
£11m is the amount reported to have been paid to the owners but there is so much more than that in imaginary loans being repaid, club land transferred to Oystons for a fraction of its value.
The stand in the corner must have been the slowest construction project in history, the pitch was not looked after which did not suit Ollie's playing style and is still an utter disgrace, undersoil heating was promised and not installed and then there is the issue of the training ground.
Shortly after taking over, Ollie said that the training ground was completely unsuitable for purpose and they would never train there again, a few months later they were back and remain there to this day.
On promotion, Oyston promised that a new training facility would be built to be fit for purpose and to help attract new players to the club. Work was set to strat after Christmas 2010. This was a lie and we are no nearer to a new training ground than we were then.
The players will surely be confused, Ollie will have signed them on the premise of a Premier League challenge, Ollie clearly does not see that as viable hence his departure so where does that leave the players? Why should they want to stay when it is clear that the club has no ambition?
A sad day in the history of the football club when the manage leaves in a sideways or even downward step to a club that were in financial trouble very recently yet show more ambition than a club that has had £90m earned for it by one man, Ian Holloway.
The fans at Blackpool will be very grateful to Ollie for the best trip they've ever been on and wish him well in his new role. The bitter taste is left by the chairman who could easily have invested sensibly for the benefit of Ollie, the fans and the club.
Instead he is like a cancer within destroying everything that is good. I honestly believe that his ambition for the club is to see them back in League 1 with crowds of 6000 and low paid players not expecting to be challenging for promotion.
Thanks for everything Ollie.
Thanks for nothing Oyston.
Don't forget to visit:
littleeggcraft.weebly.com/