 Saturday, 12th Dec 2009 19:22 Boss Roy Keane felt the Blues could have scored six or seven goals against Blackpool rather than just three. The Town manager was pleased that Town have moved out of the bottom three but says it’s not something to celebrate. Keane said: "We're out of the bottom three and it's a relief when you've been there since the start of the season. But it's not something we're proud of. Don't worry, we won't be celebrating. "We could have won by six or 7-1, given the chances we created, especially in the second half. "They were unbelievable, thank God they didn't cost us otherwise I'd be saying the same things I've been saying for the last few weeks. "It would have been a nice boost for the players and sent a message out to everyone that we're not such a bad team. But let's not get too greedy or selfish. We'll take the three goals and move on." The Blues boss says his team now need to extend their 10-game unbeaten run but must win more of their games: "It's nice but it's victories we need to move up the table. "We've dropped some silly points but we're looking a lot more solid and we're getting there. "Steady's goal coming so early was obviously a boost and that's what we've needed over the last few weeks. "It wasn't really a chance, more an opportunist effort and we had some good chances to have tied the game up well before the end. "Blackpool probably had more of the possession but Jack's goal summed up our performance, a quick break, good movement but he still had a lot to do when he went through and he took it well.” Grant Leadbitter and Jon Walters picked up their fifth bookings of of the season and are out of next week's trip to Scunthorpe. Keane says they will be missed but that it gives other people a chance to stake their claim: "They are both important players for us but I'm not too worried about it, that's what you have a squad for and we'll get on with it. "We have players who have been unlucky to miss out and it will give them an opportunity to come in and show what they can do." Blackpool boss Ian Holloway admitted his side were very much second best: "We got what we deserved and I got what I deserved - nothing. "I probably tinkered with the team a bit too much and we didn't have our chess pieces in the right places. "Full credit to Ipswich. They capitalised on that, scoring a fantastic goal after a minute and then giving us an absolute rabbit punch just before half-time. "But I didn't recognise it as the kind of performance we've been giving, so I'm a bit disappointed. "You have to give Roy credit, his team credit and the fans credit. Things haven't been going as well as they would want here but the spirit they showed spoke volumes for the manager and the club."
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