Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has set a target of 39 points for his side as they aim to avoid relegation from the Premier League.”We can have probably five defeats and two wins and we’d stay up, I believe,” he said after a 3-0 defeat at Fulham.
“Whether I am right or wrong, you’ve asked me about it and 39 points might keep us up.
“If we do that it’ll be a fantastic achievement, better than last year [when we were promoted].” However, despite being easily beaten by Fulham, Holloway has urged his side to maintain a belief which he is worried deserted his players at Craven Cottage.
Blackpool striker James Beattie’s mistake allowed Bobby Zamora to put the home side ahead before the Fulham striker headed in a second for the Cottagers.