Michael Appleton hopes Tom Ince and Alex Baptiste will stay at Blackpool
Tuesday 8 January 2013 12:04, UK
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Blackpool boss Michael Appleton hopes Tom Ince and Alex Baptiste will stay at the club after starting in the 1-1 FA Cup third round draw with Fulham on Saturday.
In hat
Appleton admitted he would have taken a replay before kick-off.
"It was their strongest side, so I am pleased to come away and still be in the hat and have the chance to bring them down to the Bloomfield Road cabbage patch," he said.
"It is as bad a surface I have even seen in the league. I don't think Fulham will be comfortable or enjoy playing there.
"We have to make sure we put on a performance because they are still quality."
Blackpool's goal, finished emphatically by Sylvestre, demonstrated their own quality but it was completely upstaged by Karagounis' wonder strike.
"It took a fantastic goal to get them back into the game," Appleton said.
"I asked the players to enjoy their defending because we knew that they would be doing a lot today.
"But they did well and didn't panic when Fulham started putting balls into the box and we put our bodies on the line."
