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Ollie will shake it up - Oyston
KARL Oyston believes Ian Holloway has the potential to transform the whole of Blackpool FC.
The chairman says he opted for Holloway ahead of other candidates because of his plans to improve every area of the club, not just the first team.
Oyston believes Holloway will bring a new level of professionalism and thoroughness and is particularly looking for the new man to help improve the Seasiders' record of bringing players through from the youth set-up.
Danny Coid is the only player in the last decade to have arrived at Bloomfield Road as a teenager and really made it.
Oyston admits that ratio of success in developing younger players is disappointing and is backing Holloway to change it.
"He has a track record of developing younger players and bringing in players who then go on to do well either for the club or on at a higher level," said the chairman.
"I think that's important to really reintroduce that link because I think we've lost that this last few years.
"We've not found players with good potential and then developed them.
"We've actually just brought players in that we know can do a job and I think we need to start to do a bit of both.
"When I say that I'm talking primarily about the youth team but also players from the lower leagues who we should spot and bring here.
"The youth side of this club has not produced anything for a number of years, which is obviously a big deficiency for a club like this.
"And we also don't tend to pick up players like Alex Baptiste, who is a very good example, from lower down the leagues."
"He has developed an done very well, fantastically well, and we need to do that with more players."
For more from Karl Oyston, pick up a copy of Tuesday's Gazette.
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