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Holloway furious with Campbell after dismissal

Ian Holloway believes DJ Campbell was antagonised by Richard Stearman prior to his sending off at Molineux © PA Photos

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Blackpool boss Ian Holloway described DJ Campbell's moment of madness as "unacceptable'' after "a stinking day in the office'' as the Tangerines lost 4-0 to Wolves at Molineux.

Campbell was sent off with the score at 1-0, after he pushed Richard Stearman in the face. Wolves went on to claim victory thanks to goals from Matt Jarvis, Jamie O'Hara and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake(2).

Assessing Campbell's red mist, Holloway said: "It probably seemed pretty innocent, but he has scrapes down the back of his Achilles, and it was Stearman who kicked him however many times before that. But it's still unacceptable. That's part and parcel of your job, but it's just out of character, so something was not quite right with him today, and it really cost us.

"You've got to pick yourself up, dust yourself down and get on with it. But goals are vital. Luke Varney missed our only chance, and if he had scored then who knows what would have happened? Maybe DJ would not have been frustrated.''

Asked if he was shattered by the defeat, Holloway added: "Not really. I don't get shattered - I'm not made of glass or crystal. I'm bruised, it hurts, but I'm not shattered. I'm a football manager and unfortunately we were beaten by the better team. You need things to go for you, and we had spoken about doing things right and doing them better, but we were one down inside two minutes. That changed the whole complexion of the crowd and their players, of our crowd and our players. Such is life.

"But that was a stinking day in the office for me, although I'm pleased for Mick, who has carried himself with dignity all the time I've known him. My lot will have to come up with something a bit better than that to try to get a result against Chelsea. But this is no disgraceful result because Manchester United and Chelsea have already been beaten here. It's a tough place to come.''

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy believes his side's luck might finally be beginning to turn as he feels they've not had an ounce of good fortune this season.

"I've not come away from a game this season and thought we were lucky or were jammy. I've not said that once this season,'' said McCarthy. "But after (Blackpool captain) Charlie Adam was booked on Tuesday night (his 10th of the season leading to a two-game ban which began on Saturday), I thought then that maybe our luck was changing.

"We then scored a fabulous first goal here, then DJ Campbell gets himself sent off, and that caused them all sorts of problems. I said last week before we drew at West Brom that I wanted four points from the two games. We should have had all six, but I think four from the two is a good haul.''

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