The Seasiders' scheduled clash with Liverpool on Boxing Day was their third home match of the season to be postponed due to a frozen pitch. The recent matches against Manchester United and Tottenham also fell victim to sub-zero temperatures, leaving Blackpool with a backlog of fixtures. Premier League regulations do not dictate that clubs must have undersoil heating but Blackpool accept they will need such a system in future. Club secretary Matt Williams insists plans are in place to resolve the problem at the end of the season, regardless of whether Blackpool remain in the top flight or suffer relegation. "It is our intention that we will install undersoil heating at the end of the season," Williams said in the Daily Telegraph. "It is not a Premier League regulation and after winning promotion, we concentrated our efforts on making sure our ground met the criteria set down by the Premier League in terms of media facilities and medical facilities. "That took priority, but it is our intention to install undersoil heating regardless of which league we are in next season." Speaking about the decision to call off Sunday's encounter, Williams added: "The ground staff did everything possible to get the game on. "They worked around the clock for the last 72 hours but when you get the temperatures we've had of -12C on Christmas Eve, -9C on Christmas night and -7C at 8am on the morning of the match, then you're up against it." Manager Ian Holloway, meanwhile, has spoken of his happiness with life at Bloomfield Road. He committed his future to the club for a further two years in August and maintains that he has no plans to walk away. "I'm more than happy with the two-year contract I signed in the summer, with the terms and the period of time," he said in The Sun. "I intend to see it out - unless my chairman falls out with me."
