Adam's future at Bloomfield Road is uncertain after it emerged last week he was taking the club to a Premier League arbitration court over alleged unpaid bonuses. Should the midfielder be successful with his claim, there is a suggestion the legitimacy of his contract could come into question and possibly allow him to leave the club as a free agent. Holloway is hopeful that situation does not arise and sought to assure fans skipper Adam was showing no signs of wanting to leave the club, after he took a painkilling injection because of an ankle injury to take his place against the Baggies. The 24-year-old took just 12 minutes to make his mark as he fired his side ahead from the penalty spot and Holloway admitted that despite off-field matters, Adam remained a key part of his plans. "Well he's one of my best players so it's a no-brainer isn't it," Holloway said. "Get in there kid, go and score your penalty, go and pass it. "His pass got the penalty, some of his passes were fantastic. It was just whether he could do that with that ankle. "He had a numbing injection with no risk to the joint, I'm happy to do that. Never in doubt. "But he's scared of needles. Seriously. We had to do it yesterday, because he is literally scared of needles. "So we had to hold him down. Well done to the boy. If you have got a phobia, then it is very difficult isn't it. "It just shows how much he wants to play for us. I'm glad he did and hopefully he'll keep doing it." Blackpool's win against their fellow promoted rivals moved them into the top-half of the table as they continue to defy pre-season expectations that they would be the top-tier's whipping boys. They were aided, however, by the Baggies having defenders Pablo Ibanez and Gonzalo Jara sent off inside the opening 30 minutes. Ibanez's dismissal after just 11 minutes, which led to Adam's penalty, was a contentious decision, though, with West Brom on Tuesday confirming they would appeal the red card. The club have until 1pm on Wednesday to supply evidence for their appeal to the Football Association, and they seemingly have an ally in Holloway who agreed with Baggies boss Roberto Di Matteo that Ibanez was unlucky. Rookie referee Michael Oliver, who at 25 years of age became the youngest Premier League referee earlier this season, deemed the Spaniard had denied DJ Campbell a goalscoring opportunity despite the merest of contact as the last man. "The contact was minimal. But would he (Campbell) have got the ball, possibly, but was it definitely a goalscoring opportunity? That's what the game says, I don't know who says that," Holloway said. "He's got Scott Carson in front of him and he's really close to him, so how can you say he's definitely going to score. "For me it's a yellow card and at max a penalty. Yes he was the last man, but I don't know. "Let them (referees) make educated decision. I'd have rather stuck the penalty in and moved on."
