Blackpool<\/a> defender Alan Wright believes the Seasiders have got a hard year ahead of them but that manager Ian Holloway is the man to take them back up.<\/span><\/p>\nThe team were relegated from the Premier League on the last day of the season and they look set to lose a number of key players who acquitted themselves so well in the top flight \u2013 including stars like Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell.<\/span><\/p>\nWright, a Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, believes that although next season could be a turbulent one, there is no-one better for the job than Holloway.<\/span><\/p>\nSpeaking to Blackpool\u2019s official website, Wright said: “Holloway is going to have a very difficult job on his hands because it looks like he will lose a number of players but he is definitely the man for the job, there’s no question about that.<\/span><\/p>\n“He is well aware and the club are well aware of what they’re going to have to do – ideally you’d like to think that they’ll bring some players in and\u00a0can bounce straight back but as we know that’s not always the case and it’s a very difficult league to get out of.<\/span><\/p>\n“The manager is paramount to it all, he’s a fantastic character who knows what he wants and he gets the very best out of every player that he works with.<\/span><\/p>\n“I’ve got a lot of respect for him because he went into the club and changed it all around and got them promoted and so, so close to staying in the Premier League.<\/span><\/p>\nWright feels fellow relegated side West Ham’s extra financial clout and experience will serve them well as promotion favourites next season.<\/span><\/p>\n“You’ve got to look at West Ham as the biggest rivals for promotion,\u201d he explained. \u201cThere’s so many big clubs in there – Leeds, Nottingham Forest – they’ll be there or thereabouts but you would imagine West Ham will be the favourites.<\/span><\/p>\n“I think they’ve got the financial backing to still attract big players to the club and pay decent wages and the appointment of Sam Allardyce was a wise one because he’s a master in this sort of situation.<\/span><\/p>\n“There are a lot of teams in there that you wouldn’t say are Championship clubs given their fanbases and the money they have to spend – they’re Premier League clubs and that makes it such a tough division to get out of.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nSee original here:
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