Ian Holloway's achievements as Blackpool manager deserve to be ranked alongside those of Sir Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho, according to Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce.
Holloway guided the Seasiders to the Premier League via the play-offs in his first year in charge.
The club were highly tipped for a relegation battle when he took over, but he managed to achieve the feat of promotion on a shoestring budget.
And the step up to the big time hasn't fazed his team, as they currently occupy ninth position in the league having accumulated seven points from there opening five games.
Allardyce, who managed Blackpool in the mid-1990s, has taken time to praise the current boss ahead of his side's trip to Bloomfield Road tomorrow.
"He has been a good manager for many years," he said. "This is a major achievement and there are not many managers who have done what he has done and he should be very proud of his successes.
"When you look at what resources they have we don't give them the plaudits they deserve because they are a small, unfashionable club. But in terms of resources and finance it lies alongside anything Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho has done, in reality."
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