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Holloway goes shopping for new Blackpool keeper next week

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway continues his search for a keeper this week. The Seasiders are down on numbers with Paul Rachubka joining Matt Gilks in the treatment room and youngster Mark Halstead injured while on loan to Kettering.

Holloway has been given permission by the Premier League to find cover for current number one Richard Kingson.

Holloway has been offered one of Spurs' goalkeepers, believed to be Ben Alnwick, but under Premier League rules he could not be named in a squad to face his parent club.

Blackburn Rovers prospect Frank Fielding is another name in the frame but Holloway claims Rovers want him to start and he is reluctant to drop Kingson.

Holloway said: "It is very difficult to get someone as we are finding out. But we will be cracking on and see if we can convince a club to loan us a player to either sit on the bench or go in our team.

"If he is too young how can I put him above Richard Kingson? How can I tell Rich, 'sorry, I have to play this young kid. He is not ready yet but that is all I can borrow'.

"I could have had a goalkeeper from Tottenham but we play Tottenham on Tuesday. So what is the point of taking him? We would be in the same boat. What can I do?"

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