Chelsea No2 Ray Wilkins has spoken of his admiration for Blackpool boss Ian Holloway.
The pair shared five years together when they were at Queens Park Rangers in the early 1990s, firstly as a team-mate in midfield and then with Wilkins as player/manager.
Holloway would later follow into the Rangers hot seat as well as managing Bristol Rovers, Plymouth, Leicester and now the Seasiders.
"When I had the pleasure of playing with Ian at Queens Park Rangers he had such a fantastic work ethic," Wilkins recalls.
"That is something you see coming through in his teams and the way they play. First and foremost they work extremely hard and then the quality comes out afterwards.
'Because of how hard he is prepared to work it doesn't surprise me that he has had success, and I am very pleased for him."
