{"id":428078,"date":"2011-05-22T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/22\/blackpool-boss-ian-holloway-beating-manchester-united-will-be-the-best-thing-that%e2%80%99s-ever-happened-in-football\/"},"modified":"2011-05-22T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T09:20:00","slug":"blackpool-boss-ian-holloway-beating-manchester-united-will-be-the-best-thing-thats-ever-happened-in-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/22\/blackpool-boss-ian-holloway-beating-manchester-united-will-be-the-best-thing-thats-ever-happened-in-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackpool boss Ian Holloway: Beating Manchester United &#8216;will be the best thing that\u2019s ever happened in football&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Adithya Ananth<\/h3>\n<h4>22 May 2011 10:20:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"62.9132231405\">\n<div readability=\"14.8333333333\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL: Ian Holloway, Tottenham Hotspur v Blackpool \" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/130900\/130915_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EPL: Ian Holloway, Tottenham Hotspur v Blackpool<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"26.0863757792\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/1094\/blackpool\">Blackpool<\/a> manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/40664\/ian-holloway\">Ian Holloway<\/a> has rallied his players by telling them to create history against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Seasiders are currently in 18th place in the Premier League, and take on the champions on the final day of the season in the hope of ensuring their top tier survival.<\/p>\n<p>But the Red Devils have not lost a single league game at Old Trafford this campaign, winning 17 and drawing one of their 18 matches so far.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, the Tangerines boss hopes to do the seemingly impossible and somehow beat Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s men to retain their top-flight status.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve got the greatest opportunity in our lives to go there, and beat this lot. It will be the best thing that\u2019s ever happened in football,&#8221; Holloway said, according to <em>The Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I told them they will read articles about it in years to come and said: \u2018You\u2019ll go down in history, boys.\u2019 I want this team to make history because I believe it should.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe this team is good enough to do something really special and, whether they all go in the summer or not, there\u2019s only one way to achieve that and that\u2019s by beating Manchester United.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/22\/2497939\/blackpool-boss-ian-holloway-beating-manchester-united-will\" title=\"Blackpool boss Ian Holloway: Beating Manchester United 'will be the best thing that\u2019s ever happened in football'\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackpool boss Ian Holloway: Beating Manchester United &#8216;will be the best thing that\u2019s ever happened in football&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Adithya Ananth 22 May 2011 10:20:00 EPL: Ian Holloway, Tottenham Hotspur v Blackpool Related Links Teams Players Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has rallied his players by telling them to create history against Manchester United . 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