Blackpool manager Ian Holloway spoke of his pride after his side beat Stoke 1-0 to secure their sixth Premier League win of the season.
Former Leicester striker DJ Campbell's third goal for the club in the 48th minute was enough to secure victory at the Britannia Stadium.
Blackpool have 22 points on the board already and are on course to retain their status following their surprise promotion to the top flight through the Championship play-offs.
Holloway admitted they are ahead of schedule and said: "Someone had us down for only 10 (points) after 38 games. Bit of a laughing stock we were going to be.
"I just want to keep going. Twenty-two points won't keep you safe. How many more do we need? Maybe more than 40 points.
"To come to a place that is so hard to win at, it was a fantastic display. We rode our luck, our 'keeper was exceptional. This is as good as we have been.
"We had some big performances and DJ deserved the goal for the way he is playing."
The winner came about after a sweeping move involving Charlie Adam and Luke Varney, with Campbell finding the net with a deft finish.
Holloway has mixed up Blackpool's training schedule with bad weather hitting the north-west coast - their home game with Manchester United was postponed last weekend - and it paid dividends.
He said: "We have been in the casino, been in the gym and on the beach. We were there on Thursday. It was brilliant. You have got to adapt.
"We had a poker tournament and the lads were given £20 each to see who was the champion. We gave a lesson to the ones who don't play.
"The boys were looked after and our goalie fell asleep. I don't think he likes cards. Ian Evatt was the winner. He must have had a mis-spent youth."
Stoke manager Tony Pulis was left dejected after his side's five-match unbeaten run came to an end.
Ricardo Fuller, Matthew Etherington and Rory Delap all saw efforts come back off the woodwork while Robert Huth saw his goal-bound header superbly blocked by Seasiders goalkeeper Richard Kingson.
Pulis said: "We knew it would be an open game. We have watched a lot of Blackpool this year and they are playing roulette football.
"They are throwing the dice and hoping things will drop for them. They are very positive with it and playing with no fear.
"I have never known us to have so many chances in the game since we won promotion. We have hit the woodwork and people were getting in the way of each other.
"I have just said to the players I cannot fault them. If we had petered out with 20 minutes to go I could have had a go at them.
"But even in the last three minutes of injury time we have had chances to score. Sometimes you have to take it on the chin and this is one of those occasions."
The only downside for Holloway was that Adam picked up a yellow card and that will rule him out of the meeting with Tottenham a week tomorrow.
