Soccer:Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has reiterated his threat to resign if the club are punished for his team selection against Aston Villa and insisted the situation is completely different to the one that saw Wolves given a suspended fine.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy made 10 changes for a match against Manchester United last season, just like Holloway did for the 3-2 defeat at Villa Park on Wednesday night.
But, while McCarthy admitted he made the changes with the following week's game against Burnley in mind, Holloway said he picked a team he thought could win the match and that his selection was vindicated by how close they came to doing just that.
The Tangerines boss was a lot calmer than last night, when he had a heated exchange with the press over the issue and made his threat to resign, but his stance has not altered.
Holloway said: "Yesterday was the first time we'd had three games in a week and I've got every right to do whatever I like, I believe.
"How can people liken that to what happened at Wolves, when Wolves went away to Manchester United and their manager openly said, 'I can't beat Manchester United so I'm going to play a lesser XI'?
"I went there believing I could win. It's not the same scenario, I find it absolutely absurd. I've never been the manager of Wolves, Mick McCarthy's the manager of Wolves, and he said, 'I can't beat Manchester United'. More fool you Mick, because I believe I can. Maybe you don't believe in your team as much as I believe in mine."
The Premier League have confirmed they are investigating the matter and Press Association Sport understands they will write to Blackpool later this week before deciding what action to take.
Holloway continued: "I'm not having anyone tell me who I can play. My chairman doesn't do it so why should the Premier League? Who the hell are they to tell me if my players are good enough or not before they've even had a chance to play? "If anyone from the Premier League tries to tell me I can't pick that player, I'd like to see them do my job and I don't want to do it anymore.
"When I get a chance to talk to them, if they want to see me, I will explain in a calm and calculated fashion."
Holloway also believes the changes to squad rules this season, which forced clubs to name a 25-man selection following the closure of the transfer window, puts him in a strong position.
"I'm allowed a 25-man squad this year, that wasn't the case last year, and I utilised that squad last night," he said. "I picked a team with experience and youth and enthusiasm and I thought they were absolutely terrific. That team included three international players who haven't played for us in the first team because I owed the team who did ever so well for me last year the chance to play.
"I picked a team that's probably more experienced in the Premier League than the one I have been playing. You should judge my team on how they played. If we'd have lost 10-0 then maybe I played a weakened team. I am paid to be the manager of Blackpool Football Club, to bring in players and utilise them in a 25-man squad. I don't understand what on earth they're talking about.
"I'm trying to move my squad forward to see who is good enough and who isn't good enough and I believe they all are, I wouldn't have signed them otherwise."