Blackpool eye new training base

Holloway became Blackpool manager in May

Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston has said the club hope to move to a new training complex after new boss Ian Holloway condemned their current facilities.

Holloway vowed he would never let his players use the Squires Gate complex again describing it as a "horrible environment to work in".

"He hates it and quite rightly so," Oyston told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Squires Gate's too limited on land so we'll be making a planning application elsewhere for a new set-up."

Holloway said the move will benefit not only his current squad but also the club's long-term success.

"We are never going back to our training ground again. Every player this club has ever had hates it, and every player we have is frightened of it.

"I have proved to Karl Oyston that we should move and I've told them where we should go. The land is owned by Owen Oyston and I've handed the owners a plan."

We've got two sites which we will discuss with the planners Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston

Oyston admitted the short-term plan is to rent facilities elsewhere, with Fylde RFC the most likely option, until the new permanent site is up and running.

And the chairman said the club must act on the manager's wishes if they are to progress in the future.

"If it's so important to Ian, which it is, then we've got to allow him to make these decisions," said Oyston.

"If he thinks it's in the best interest and that the training will improve then we will back him.

"At the moment one of the limiting factors is having two pitches. We probably need four and an all-weather to even begin to do what we want, as well as developing the youth and be able to train in all conditions.

"We've got two sites which we will discuss with the planners and then will have to dispose of Squires Gate for alternative use."