BBC Sport columnist Holloway contemplates one of the biggest changes in football in 2007. [40] He left the club on 10 May 2018.[41]. However, with the news of May's attendance uncovered by the Grimsby Telegraph the offer was met with strong resistance by fans and was duly turned down by the club. Ian Holloway provides an analogy on modern football tactics “I want to be entertained by my team too. “If we do lose, I want to be happy that my team did everything we wanted them to do, we attacked in a way that was entertaining – but unfortunately we lost. He has also managed Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace and Millwall. [citation needed], On 23 May 2008, following the club's relegation, Holloway and Leicester City parted company by mutual consent. Holloway's win percentage in League games as Blackpool manager was 37.8% (54 wins from 143 games). With more than a quarter of the Sky Bet Championship gone, we ask Sky Sports EFL analyst Ian Holloway for his team of the season so far. BBC Sport. (Image: Joe Meredith/JMP) I don’t much like the director of football role and I don’t believe a club of Rovers’ size need it. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. The group also expressed surprise and disappointment at his resignation. [citation needed], For the 2010–11 season, Holloway agreed to write a weekly column for The Independent on Sunday. As far as the football club goes, we did learn one thing on Saturday when the Mariners' animated manager Ian Holloway emerged after a frantic 1-0 win in the Lincolnshire derby. Ian Holloway has aimed a dig at Roy Keane by saying that he has been left ‘annoyed’ by the Irishman’s punditry this season. [19] His first league game in charge of the Seasiders was a 1–1 draw with his former club Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 8 August 2009, the opening day of the 2009–10 season. In February 2001, midway through the 2000–01 season, Holloway was appointed manager of QPR, where he was given the task of keeping the team in Division One. David Hytner at Wembley. He had been in charge just under a year, leaving them 20th in League Two with only five wins from nineteen games. BBC Sport. [20] Nine months later, he guided the club to the Premier League after winning the play-offs following a sixth-placed finish in The Championship,[21] becoming only the second Blackpool manager (after Les Shannon in 1970) to win promotion in his first full season. 48 mins ago. "[18], On 21 May 2009, it was reported that Holloway, after 364 days out of football, was set to be announced as the new manager of Blackpool following the departure of their caretaker manager Tony Parkes. [44] Holloway made a host of signings that included his former Blackpool players Billy Clarke and Elliot Grandin. Now he has explained what type of football he expects from his men once 2020/21 gets underway. In June 2005 a book of his quotes, "Let's Have Coffee: The Tao of Ian Holloway", was published; and in June 2006 he came 15th in a Time Out poll of funniest Londoners. [26] Holloway was made aware of the fine over the phone while playing golf with his wife at Shawhill Golf Club in Chorley. Holloway described the achievement as the best moment of his life, aside from seeing his children born. I didn't think Les (Ferdinand, the QPR director of football) wanted me to go.” I gave 100% to the cause but unfortunately we ran out of time. He is known by the nickname "Ollie", which is also the title of his autobiography. [56], Grimsby would replace Holloway temporarily with his assistant Ben Davies who following the club's next game, commented “I had a good chat with him, and everything was okay. The doctors told them that there was only a remote possibility of any other children being deaf, but Harriet was also born deaf. You can unsubscribe at any time. IAN HOLLOWAY has returned to football as the new manager of Grimsby Town. We went into the game against Bradford on Tuesday night, and he came in the next morning and said he’d resigned. [7] As it turned out, the Leicester job went to Rob Kelly, and QPR went on to finish 21st, just one place above the relegation positions. Unrelated to the May offer, but during the same week the club had also confirmed it had met with a consortium led by local businessman Tom Shutes about a potential takeover, with Holloway re-affirming his position as the club's manager saying he stands with the fans but was finding it increasingly hard to do his job. This book will be the first time that Ollie tells his story from his days as an apprentice at Bristol Rovers through to his playing days at the highest level with QPR. However, at a press conference held at Bloomfield Road on 11 August to announce the arrival of four new players, Holloway swiftly denied the rumours, describing his relationship with Oyston as "absolutely fantastic". Then I will correct whatever it was that caused us to lose, try to improve on whatever it was that got us the draw – then we might be winning on a more regular basis. 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Having agreed a compensation package for his services, he was announced in a press conference by Milan Mandarić as Leicester manager on 22 November, signing a ​3.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap} 1⁄2-year contract. [25], On 27 January 2011, the Premier League fined Blackpool £25,000 for fielding what they believed to be a weakened team against Aston Villa on 10 November 2010. On 23 October 2013, after a 4–1 loss against Fulham, Holloway left the club by mutual consent after less than a year in charge. There's been rows, tribunals, appeals and endless phone calls. Holloway’s departure comes … 1 /8 Ian Holloway's best quotes. Ian Holloway announced his resignation as Grimsby Town manager on Wednesday. Football Ian Holloway Lays Into Roy Keane For 'Anti-Liverpool Bias' 25 days ago. After they settled into their home near Pendle Hill, Blackpool's groundsman, Stan Raby, gave them seven turkeys. März 2015 jedoch vorzeitig entlassen. "It's still in my body and I'll have to pass it at sometime but my passing's absolutely diabolical. Holloway began his playing career as an apprentice with his hometown team Bristol Rovers, turning professional in March 1981 and making his league debut the same year. In August 1987, after two years in London, Holloway returned to Bristol Rovers for a fee of £10,000. On 3 November 2012, Holloway agreed to join Crystal Palace as manager,[32] although caretaker manager Curtis Fleming remained in charge of the team for the match on that day. Holloway told Grimsby Live: “I want to be on the front foot, and the moment we lose the ball, we will try to win it back. I had to be in London the day before and didn't want to drive back at six o'clock in the morning to get here because I was too tired. [49], It was also announced that Holloway had not yet invested any money into the club and has potential investment in the club would have only gone ahead upon the sale of his house in Bristol. Ian Holloway's brave style of managing propels Blackpool into top flight. We still feel that we're lucky. Ian Holloway was appointed as Grimsby manager in December 2019. Some of the choices might be slightly better than ours – like with clubs playing at a higher standard – but I have managed to achieve that before where I have talked people into coming and playing in the way that I believe in.”. He rejoined Queens Park Rangers as manager on 11 November 2016. Grimsby Town manager Ian Holloway gives his opinion on the different approaches of coaches and players and how different styles moulded together are what make football great. Ian Holloway has come out against 'Project Big Picture', a set of proposals drawn up by the owners of Liverpool and Manchester United that would reshape the finances of English football. Holloway took over a club that was struggling both on and off the pitch. Holloway has learned sign language, and his quirky media-friendly quotes have made him a high-profile campaigner on deaf issues and concerns.[65]. After steadying the ship in 2001–02, and a near miss in 2002–03, Holloway and QPR were promoted back to the second level in 2004, finishing second behind Plymouth Argyle. He usually played on the right side of midfield, and made his name as one of the more promising players in the Third Division (now League One). “I want to entertain when our fans are allowed back into the ground – which I hope will be very, very, very, very soon, because it is boring without them. The fans here are a different class and deserve a lot, lot better. Holloway, who initially threatened to resign if punishment was dealt, made ten changes to the team for the fixture. Ian Holloway … Holloway retired as a player following that season, having played more than 400 matches for Bristol Rovers, to concentrate fully on management. Ian Holloway is undoubtedly one of the most colourful characters in football. [62][63] The couple have four children: William, twins Eve and Chloe, and Harriet. [citation needed], Holloway is an Honorary Patron of the anti-racist organisation Show Racism the Red Card. The talkSPORT favourite, who is currently manager of League Two outfit Grimsby Town, has never been afraid to express h… Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has criticised football's authorities for allowing Wayne Rooney to "manufacture" his exit from Manchester United. And adding: Apparently yesterday [Tuesday] I had resigned. [70] In 2019 he also began his own podcast named "The Ian Holloway Podcast". [17] Winning just nine out of 32 games, Leicester were relegated from the Championship on 4 May 2008 entering for the first time ever in their, then one hundred and twenty four-year, history the third tier of English football. [37] In the 2014–15 season, as Millwall dropped in the relegation places in The Championship, Holloway admitted that he had become an unpopular manager among Millwall fans. Holloway schaffte mit Millwall in dieser Saison den Verbleib in der Football League Championship, nach einigen mageren Ergebnissen und der drohenden Relegation in der Saison 2014/15 wurde Holloway am 10. Ian Holloway has resigned as Grimsby Town manager in a shock announcement. In March 1986, after less than one year at the club, he was sold to Brentford for £25,000, where he also spent just a little over a year. This article is more than 10 years old . [15] Holloway, stunned by the claims, had his lawyers look at the statements, while Mandarić accused Stapleton of "sour grapes" over Holloway's move to Leicester, saying Plymouth Argyle should be thankful for what he had achieved during his time there. Ian Holloway lernte seine spätere Frau Kim mit … I left them, and I made the biggest mistake of my life. [29], Holloway marked his century of games in charge of Blackpool with a victory, the 37th of his reign, over Ipswich Town at Bloomfield Road on 10 September 2011. His creative use of metaphors has made him one of the most popular interviewees and one of the cult personalities in English football. 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Last updated on 26 September 2011 26 September 2011. IAN HOLLOWAY has returned to football as the new manager of Grimsby Town. Holloway, who led QPR to 18th and 16th in the second tier over the past two seasons, said: “Depends who called me. [47] Mohsni signed for Barnet on 1 December 2020. After four seasons at Rovers, he was transferred to Wimbledon in July 1985 for £35,000. Ian Holloway Lays Into Roy Keane For 'Anti-Liverpool Bias' Josh Lawless in Football. [38] On 10 March 2015, following a 4–1 defeat at home to Norwich City, Holloway was sacked for the first time in his managerial career, with the team second from bottom in the Championship and having lost five of their last six games. A native of Kingswood, near Bristol, Holloway grew up in Cadbury Heath, where his mother, Jean, lived in the same council house until her death in April 2018. As he did with Blackpool three years earlier, Holloway managed Crystal Palace to promotion to the Premier League in May 2013, but after the club had won only one of their opening eight games he left, by mutual consent, on 23 October 2013 after less than a year in charge. He attended an educational event at Bloomfield Road in 2009 along with then Blackpool club captain Jason Euell, who had just recently been the victim of racist abuse. Ian Holloway was in charge of Grimsby Town for less than a year. Holloway made wholesale changes to the Grimsby side over the summer, but would lose important first team players such as Billy Clarke and Charles Vernam. Bristol Rovers legend Ian Holloway. Holloway's stay at Wimbledon was a short one. I was given some decent values from my mum and dad in our council house, and one of them was honesty and trust and loyalty. 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In four seasons, he missed only five games. We have been labelled as bolshie parents. Ian Holloway has aimed a dig at Roy Keane by saying that he has been left ‘annoyed’ by the Irishman’s punditry this season. [58][59] Holloway went on to state that he was unsure whether he would return to football management again saying his appetite for football has diminished. Privates. On 7 March 2020 the side played out their final game of the season with a 2-0 win away at local rivals Scunthorpe United[45] before the season was cut short and ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 12 January 2021, Grimsby Town became the first football club in England to be fined for breaking COVID-19 protocol when it was revealed that Ian Holloway had played darts with some of his players at the clubs training ground. [8] On 12 August, after Plymouth beat Sunderland away 2–3, in celebration of his first away win as manager, Holloway offered to buy every one of the 700 fans who made the 805-mile (1,296 km) round trip a drink: "Anyone who travelled up there please send me a letter. Ian Holloway is one of a kind – there is no doubting that. MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo could be investigated! I want a forward thinking team. [34] On 27 May 2013, Holloway guided Crystal Palace to promotion to the 2013–14 Premier League after beating Watford 1-0 through a penalty converted by Kevin Philips in extra time. Our. The Grimsby Town manager has spoken extensively this week about his squad building plans, and how he aims to tap into Premier League club’s academies and the foreign market. Ian Holloway has outlined the style of play he wants his team to adopt next season – and it looks like fans could be in for a hell of a ride. "Quotes of the week". [28], On 22 May 2011, Blackpool lost their Premier League status after losing 4–2 to champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, coupled with results elsewhere, and returned to The Championship after one season. Holloway's first full season in The Championship ended with a respectable 11th place, and during the following season 2005–06, the club continued to hover around mid-table.