What does Holloway mean by this?

Just read Ian Holloway's interview after the Millwall game and i'm a bit pissed of with him. Is he having a dig at us or am I misinterpreting what he's talking about?!?!?

"To have Birmingham and West Ham in there, and Cardiff who certainly consider themselves a big club, who's going to win? I don't know."

What the f**k does he mean by 'consider', theres no doubt we're a bigger club than his bunch of seaside shithouses! Does this go back to us trying to sign Phillips? I'm not sure. I used to like Holloway, used to come across as a laugh and an allround top bloke but over the past year or so he comes more across as a bitter jumped up tw*t!

Ah well rant over, I would love it if we beat them (my Kevin Keegan moment) in the Playoff final!!!

What a prick.
Blackpool are a shit little club who had one season of fame. A shitty little 16000 seater stadium and an average of 12000 crowd this season.
Early mind games most likely

He lost it after they were promoted. He's become even worse since they were relegated. I remember they began the season away to Hull on a Friday night on Sky and before the game (at least in the newspapers), he was talking about how hard it was proving, getting used to the Championship instead of the Prem and all that. I remember saying at the time 'Just get on with it!' Whinging little prat

I used to quite like Holloway, thought he was a breath of fresh air. But he is a moaning little wanker. He kinda reminds me of that evil little stunt from the Saw movies.

I can't stand managers that have this 'woe is me attitude'. Get on with it you short arsed conceited little prick!

Frankly I'd love us to get them in the final and stuff them 4 or 5 nil then if I was Malkay in my after match interview I'd say "well it was a good result as we 'consider' ourselves to be a big club.

Christ, such a paranoid lot.

It's clear Blackpool are a small club, he's not saying they aren't.

He's saying West Ham, Birmingham are big clubs, which can't be denied,
He's saying we consider ourselves a big club, which is true.

He's rightly pointing out Blackpool face a difficult task, being the smallest of the clubs in the playoffs.

I've always hated him, I won't watch Sky Sports News ever again if they get promoted, they don't leave him alone. Unfunny tw*t. Hope Brum beat them.

Try's to b funny just to get on the box. Funny at 1st, then becomes boring. When it looked as though they would get relegated last yr. question asked to him if his side thought they would stay up. (annoying reply)! "I will march my boys to the top of the mountain. If they fail, I'll keep on marching til I reach that peak".! Wit a PRICK!!!!!

Never liked him, a clown.

We are not as big a club as some fans think we are. Cant see many others thinking of us are a big club.
We could be a big club but currently we are not...

Haters gonna hate, if you think youre in the same bracket as the other playoff teams you're sadly mistaken.

Horrible little t..t

Don't take it personal. He means exactly what he said. We do consider Cardiff city too be a big club, & we are a big club,,, but we are not an established big club yet.

Christ, such a paranoid lot.

It's clear Blackpool are a small club, he's not saying they aren't.

He's saying West Ham, Birmingham are big clubs, which can't be denied,
He's saying we consider ourselves a big club, which is true.

He's rightly pointing out Blackpool face a difficult task, being the smallest of the clubs in the playoffs.

absolutely spot on
to be fair holloway has been one of the few managers to complement and admit cardiff were the better side when we somehow didnt win at bloomfield road earlier in the season

Haters gonna hate, if you think youre in the same bracket as the other playoff teams you're sadly mistaken.

disagree
were in the" bracket" that matters,the play off positions. and I honestly believe weve got a great chance against any of the other teams

Haters gonna hate, if you think youre in the same bracket as the other playoff teams you're sadly mistaken.

No we are not in the same bracket. We dont have a pedo as a chairman or players who kick footballs into little girls faces. Your club is run by immoral people.

I am surprised by your comments ChampionshipPool. As a photographer who has covered 5 matches at Bloomfield Road this season I would like to think that I talk with some authority.

On the pitch both clubs scored the same number of points so there is clearly no difference there.

Cardiff have a clear advantage in respect to financials. There is no comparison between the financial clout of our respective owners and, whilst Cardiff have a debt on paper, the true debt is zero as it can be paid/turned into shares at any time.

Others have already discussed the size of the respective stadium and crowd. Cardiff have far better parking and much better media facilities - which is important for Premiership ambitions.

I personally think Cardiff have the edge over Blackpool and to say that we should not be there is ridiculous.

I attended the Blackpool-v-West Ham match in which Robert Green got sent off and Henri Lansbury played in goal. Against 9 outfield players and a "Non-Goalkeeper" Blackpool still managed to lose 4-1 at home!! In contrast the Bluebirds beat West Ham on their own pitch.

Christ, such a paranoid lot.

It's clear Blackpool are a small club, he's not saying they aren't.

He's saying West Ham, Birmingham are big clubs, which can't be denied,
He's saying we consider ourselves a big club, which is true.

He's rightly pointing out Blackpool face a difficult task, being the smallest of the clubs in the playoffs.

Exactly.

Don't fall for it, he is trying to give his team the under dog tag again. Trying to set themselves up as the doe eyed little team that needs to be taken to the hearts of the neutral fans. Well it ain't gonna work this time. The other three clubs came down last season so they are all feeling the pressure more than us.

Even the Blackpool fan in this thread has gone against his manager, saying we are not in the same bracket as the other teams. Mr Holloway won't be happy of his fans are getting to think they are the big boys and expecting promotion.

I think the guy is a clown who has forgotten to mention one very important fact about the clubs in the playoffs. 3 of the clubs, including Blackpool, were relegated from the PL last season and therefore ALL 3 have benefitted from £18m in parachute payments.

That fact alone makes a nonsense of any claim we are a stronger club in financial terms and lets face it in comparison we have done a remarkable job to stay within 1 point of 2 of these clubs.

At least two of these clubs are going to fail next season and will lose £6m in PL parachute payments and will have to compete against 3 other clubs getting the maximum parachute payments.

In my opinion that puts far more pressure on West Ham, Birmingham and Blackpool than us. Big club small club none of it matters as it's now about the BIG prize that awaits the winning club.

Christ, such a paranoid lot.

It's clear Blackpool are a small club, he's not saying they aren't.

He's saying West Ham, Birmingham are big clubs, which can't be denied,
He's saying we consider ourselves a big club, which is true.

He's rightly pointing out Blackpool face a difficult task, being the smallest of the clubs in the playoffs.

He's not right though.

WE face the most difficult task, we have the smallest squad by some way of the teams involved and also as we are the only club in the play offs without a £16m bung form the premier league to help us get back up.

Also if you look at the gates this season Birmingham are well behind us in terms of being a 'big club'.

Haters gonna hate, if you think youre in the same bracket as the other playoff teams you're sadly mistaken.

but we are in a much higher bracket than you lot of tossers....you lot are just a bus stop for Morecombe

Haters gonna hate, if you think youre in the same bracket as the other playoff teams you're sadly mistaken.

One lucky win and you think you are a big club.

If you miss out for the next 2 years you'll have to go back to a normal budget as the £8m will just about put you on a level with the rest of the Championship clubs given your sh1t ground and support.

After that you'll probably go back where you belong.

You are the club thats not in the same bracket as us Birmingham and West Ham.

Also if you look at the gates this season Birmingham are well behind us in terms of being a 'big club'.

Brum are an odd one, should be a big club, people often quote them as a big club, yet their support seems patchy. Probably years of Sullivan.

Also if you look at the gates this season Birmingham are well behind us in terms of being a 'big club'.

Brum are an odd one, should be a big club, people often quote them as a big club, yet their support seems patchy. Probably years of Sullivan.

I don't think their gates were much bigger (if at all) last season than ours, even though they were in the Prem and they are something like 4-5000 lower than ours this year.

Have ALWAYS hated the poison dwarf worzel c*nt.

Its not about Big club small club now though is it?

It's about 11men v 11men on the day, and which set of 11 men hold more desire, the passion and the composure over the other to progress.

Its called a play off lottery for a reason. And each club has as much chance as the other, its all about producing the goods on the day.

I believe after seeing Cardiff rise to any occasion to beat West Ham, Reading (twice) Southampton, Birmingham and even almost snatching a late winner v Liverpool - we have what it takes to go all the way. Even though we haven't beat Blackpool this season we produced one of our performances of the season away from home there, I don't think we'll have to beat them though at any stage, Birmingham IMO will have too much for them over two legs.

First thing first, he is from Bristol, and thought Clarks pie were from there.

The most important thing is can you remember the hoorah around little tangerine clad Blackpool and their slightly insane manager against the nasty big boy professionals 2 years ago. He is just trying to take the media pressure and expectation away from Blackpool.

Let be honest though, there is a huge gap between West Ham & Brum versus us and blackpool. Blackpool are smaller than us but not that much and an interview with Ollie will be a lot more entertaining than with Malky, so the media boys may have to make their way up north.

I am about to jump in the car to get my tickets, but will we sell out Thursday ?

Christ, such a paranoid lot.

It's clear Blackpool are a small club, he's not saying they aren't.

He's saying West Ham, Birmingham are big clubs, which can't be denied,
He's saying we consider ourselves a big club, which is true.

He's rightly pointing out Blackpool face a difficult task, being the smallest of the clubs in the playoffs.

that,s how i read it.tbh honest if any of the 3 mentioned were in the prem then i,d say we,re all small /medium in prem size.under no illusions about brum,s size. brum .: sleeping giants?comatised more like

he's a wurzel.
and a c**t

Come on mun just be honest with yourselves isit ..you are not a big club face facts mun

Come on mun just be honest with yourselves isit ..you are not a big club face facts mun

Depends who you are comparing us with.

Bigger than Blackpool, smaller than West ham

Bigger than Swansea, smaller than Shefifeld Wednesday