Holloway devastated by decisions

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway was left devastated by what he viewed as three refereeing injustices against his side in their 3-2 defeat to Manchester City.
Two goals from Carlos Tevez and one from substitute David Silva rendered Marlon Harwood and Gary Taylor-Fletcher's efforts meaningless and allowed City to move second in the Premier League.
But the scoreline did not tell the full story at Bloomfield Road, where Holloway was serving a one-match touchline ban after his language and behaviour towards match officials following the defeat to Blackburn in September.
The Seasiders boss was distraught that referee Phil Dowd ruled out a goal from Taylor-Fletcher, which would have put Blackpool 1-0 in front, as it was seemingly adjudged that Elliot Grandin interfered with play in an offside position.
Holloway was also less than impressed that Tevez was allowed to open the scoring from what Blackpool claimed was an offside position, before Silva appeared to foul Ian Evatt immediately prior to City's second goal.
Speaking to Sky Sports 1 after the match, Holloway admitted he finds it difficult to respect the Football Association's Respect campaign if it does not work in a two-way format.
He said: "They talk about respect, they have got to get those (the decisions) right.
"Three goals. Our goal, Elliot Grandin was offside, but it went to Taylor-Fletcher and he scored.
"Their goal, Tevez was offside with the back-heel, I've just seen it all. He was offside and came across him and actually scored when he was offside.
"The second was a foul on my defender, absolutely blatant and I'm supposed to stand here and say I respect everything they do and everything they say.
"Well, I'm sorry, I just saw all of that on the television, heartbreaking."
Asked if he had spoken to referee Dowd, Holloway said: "No, not yet. I'm waiting 30 minutes.
"I think he has got three massive decisions wrong, which cost my team having played so well against one of the so-called big teams who have just gone second.
"We could have been one point behind them today if things had gone our way, as they clearly should have done."
He added: "I'm probably the smallest manager of the smallest team in the Premiership and we are getting absolutely Bo Diddley squat week-in, week-out.
"But there you go, such is life."
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