That's right, based on our last thirteen league matches we are ninth in the Premier League.

Because of Holloway (2 wins in his final 19 league games) we began this season at a massive disadvantage.

It's as if we were one of those clubs docked points for some sort of irregularity and began the campaign at -10 points.

That is what Holloway brought to the table and due to his incompetence we still have a massive relegation fight on our hands.

So let's back Pulis even if you don't like Joel Ward in midfield or Cameron Jerome up front 'cos this guy is performing miracles.

I hope this finally puts to bed the 'Cult of Holloway' and you all see him as somebody totally out of depth even at Championship level who nearly wrecked the promotion hopes of the best side in the division.

Under Holloway we beat Sunderland and lost to teams like Man U, Liverpool, Southampton...

Under Millen/Pulis we have beaten Hull, Villa, West Ham, Cardiff, Stoke, and lost to teams like Man City and Chelsea.

I am really pleased we have Pulis now as the improvement in our performances is vast, but just saying that our fixture list was kinder post-Holloway.

Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.

I was excited by the fact that CPFC are, since IH mercifully left, 9th in the form table and wanted to share that rejoicing with fellow-CPFC fans who may not be aware how well we are doing.

This post is more pro-Pulis than anything else and is urging fans to back his team selections based on his remarkable run of results.

The continuing pro-Holloway lobby baffles me in the light of cold hard facts.

He took over the hottest team in the division, who were 2 points off top spot, to 15 points off the pace by season's end.

He ended the campaign with one win in ten and the team were abject in the first-leg against the scum.

Fortunately for him the best player in division, Zaha, caught fire in the next two games, bagging a brace and winning a penalty at Wembley.

IH's Premiership record this season proves, particularly in light of what Millen and Pules have done, that despite falling into promotion Holloway was one of the worst manager's we have ever had to endure.

I think Holloway lost his way somewhat at Palace. He's an honest guy but its difficult for him. If he comes out and says 'you know what? this job is beyond my capabilities for reason x, y or z then he'll never get another job again.
In a round about kind of way he did reveal that everything had got on top of him and he had lost faith in probably himself as well as the team. He did get us over the finishing line last year which I don't think a lot of managers would have managed with someone elses team and especially when we were on such a poor run. As the Kermit fella says without him we would not be talking about a Premiership season never mind the debate about whether we can stay up. I'm grateful for his efforts and his honesty that he found himself out of his depth and quit early to give someone else a chance to rescue the situation. He might do well at Millwall as their resources are comparable to Blackpools. It seems, given money (in a way Coppell was like this in the early days) he doesn't know what to do with it.
Pulis though is a different kettle of fish. I didn't want him when he was appointed but I'm happy to say I was wrong about him. His hoofball style appears to be a myth, he's a battle hardened experienced Premiership manager that knows what it takes to stay up. He is proving to be exactly what we need.

To further praise Pulis - which is probably the one thing we regularly do well on this board - Stoke was never in any real danger of hitting the drop zone under his tenure.

They were discussing the relegation scrap on the radio at the weekend and saying how important the manager is in this respect, he can literally be the difference between staying up or going down. The general consensus was that out of the ten or so clubs involved we have the best manager equipped for the job and i tend to agree with them.