The Holloway Column Thread

[davieG]

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[Simi]

Midfield? Can he box to box at the age of 72? Apparently he made a mazy dribble up the wing the other day, but did he have the ball, or was he dribbling down his chin?

:laugh:

Good read that.

[Milky]

I Read this every week. Dribbling down the chin

[Nath]

Everybody was saying we should go 4-5-1 but I disagreed because setting your stall out to draw a game isn't right

Hallelujah.

He has right attitude for us i reckon.

Good time ahead, i hope

[Brainy]

Holloway column

The newly-appointed Leicester manager gives his inimitable views on football and life in general in his weekly column.

This week, unsurprisingly, Ollie talks about his move to Leicester City from Plymouth and the emotional rollercoaster he has been on.

He also gives his thoughts on England's Euro 2008 exit, a 72-year-old footballer and I'm A Celebrity. To see more on his Leicester move, click the top link on the right-hand side.

THE LEICESTER MOVE

It's a big change, big decision, massive bit of luck. A life-changing thing really.

Luckily for me I met Milan Mandaric the night after I resigned and by the following morning he was obviously sold on the little muppet!

The size of this club and the possibility of spending some money was too big a lure for a man, who didn't even know he had the job.

I am the biggest trier you've ever seen. That's all I've ever done in my life. I was absolutely crap at the start of my career and I tried so hard I ended up playing in the Premiership. And I'm proud of that.

WHY I LEFT PLYMOUTH

Life's about relationships. I had a fantastic one at Plymouth and I understand I will have broken some hearts but it was breaking my heart that I might not have the opportunity to spend all that money.

If you look at my management career, the lack of money has made all my players go to other clubs.

I didn't realise how much a blow losing Akos Buzsaky to QPR was until I knew of Leicester's interest. And all I could think of then was would I have lost him if I was at Leicester?

I can assure you if he had the ground and the training facilities they've got here he would not have left. And that's no disrespect to Plymouth. We had to take the money, which was a good deal for a player who was out of contract the next summer.

The longer I thought about it - and particularly it being my old club QPR he went to - the more my heart was aching and breaking.

The last time we played and got the win which took us seventh, we had 11,000 in the ground. I just wanted everyone to believe and come to the ground because then the chairman would have got more confidence.

Unfortunately I can only tell you what my chairman thinks about and I can't blame him - he's an accountant!

But I don't want anyone to blame him because he's worked his socks off for that football club, he loves it. And he's never going to have to switch allegiance.

MESSAGE TO PLYMOUTH FANS

I still love the area. The town and the people were absolutely magnificent and if I broke all their hearts, I'm sorry, because I loved my time there.

My decision to go was taken as a professional man but it doesn't mean to say I don't love the area, the people, their warmth, their kindness.

I said all the things about them because I genuinely meant it, not because I wanted to bull**** them - and I still feel that way now.

This is a business decision, like it was when Bristol Rovers sacked me after I'd tried my absolute socks off, and as QPR did to me as well.

If anybody thinks I'm jumping around now I've got this job, I'm not. There's a terrible sadness in my heart for the people I've left down there and the job I tried to do.

The way it panned out, I wasn't even able to say goodbye to my team and I'd just like to say how proud I am of everyone at Plymouth. Everybody who worked in the ground and helped me in the office, because it was a marvellous team effort to get that club in that position in the table.

And I believe they'll go on if they find a manager with the same desire I had when I was there.

ENGLAND'S EXIT FROM EURO 2008

England and English teams don't really know how to play 4-5-1. We won the second half 2-1 when we played 4-4-2 but unfortunately we lost the first half 2-0.

I saw a programme on Thursday with Stan Collymore and they played the music to Steptoe and Son as the FA committee all walked in and sat down. I laughed my head off!

"On behalf of the committee I'd like to say that we did want Phil Scolari but we couldn't bloody get him, so I think we'll give it to erm um er....". Talk about undermine the manager before you've given him the job.

What if Milan had come out and said "Well actually I wanted Glenn Hoddle and and I ended up with Holloway." How crazy a situation is that?

So I don't totally blame Steve McClaren, although I thought there were some strange decisions with the goalkeeper and with leaving out Beckham for that particular game.

Everybody was saying we should go 4-5-1 but I disagreed because setting your stall out to draw a game isn't right. Trevor Francis said it on 5 Live, Peter Taylor agreed and I'm shouting down the radio 'No! Go 4-4-2!!'

What was that film about the England coach - Fred Bassett? He picked Benson and Hedges and said "England are gonna play four, four bloody two." And that's right.

I couldn't give a monkey's about the new manager. I would never want that job in a million, trillion, zillion, billion years.

Because our team's not that good and some of them are playing for the big teams' reserves.

How good are we? I think we've got our head shoved right up where the sun don't shine as a country. Just because our players are on an absolute fortune - are they really any good?

OLDEST WINGER IN TOWN

Dickie Borthwick is still turning out in midfield for Wyke Rangers - he's been playing for 60 years.

Midfield? Can he box to box at the age of 72? Apparently he made a mazy dribble up the wing the other day, but did he have the ball, or was he dribbling down his chin?

I'M A CELEBRITY

I haven't really had time to watch it. They do show some boobs flashing about in the newspapers a bit, so I don't really know what's going on. It's all a bit raunchy for my liking!

Rodney Marsh isn't trying to cop off with any of the young ladies over there is he? He was a bit of a ladies' man in the past.

Ian Holloway was talking to Chris Charles.

[Raj]

Wonder if the Leicester hierachy will be happy with him continuing this Column while he's with us?

Always a good read though so i hope he continues,as it shouldn't detract from the job at hand too much.

[Phube]

Everybody was saying we should go 4-5-1 but I disagreed because setting your stall out to draw a game isn't right. Trevor Francis said it on 5 Live, Peter Taylor agreed and I'm shouting down the radio 'No! Go 4-4-2!!'

Anyone who disagrees strongly with Peter Taylor is okay in my book!

[lookwhaticando]

Like the bit about setting out your stall for a draw... let's hope he stays true to his column inches.

Wonder if the Leicester hierachy will be happy with him continuing this Column while he's with us?

Always a good read though so i hope he continues,as it shouldn't detract from the job at hand too much.

Hierarchy?

What Hierarchy? It's just Mandy...

[David O'Leary]

Has anybody listenend (sp?) on the media player, the bbc writer is talking down the phone to him trying to get him to do an interview and asking wether he will do the column

[Raj]

Like the bit about setting out your stall for a draw... let's hope he stays true to his column inches.

Hierarchy?

What Hierarchy? It's just Mandy...

How dare you Looky

Dont you EVER...EVER Forget Tim Davies.

[Stuliasz]

Has anybody listenend (sp?) on the media player, the bbc writer is talking down the phone to him trying to get him to do an interview and asking wether he will do the column

Yeh I tried listening to it and got this too. Why they would upload this is beyond me.

[OzFox311]

He's already got my vote... he's taken on Peter Taylor...

He will be even more popular with me if he can eradicate the constant references to fishing, weather, fashion and whatever other junk I get from the Radio Leicester broadcast here in Oz...

On a serious note, he sounds committed, determined and proud to be at the club, if he can transfer that to the players, I feel we could go places. It's exciting times indeed...

[Wherethefoxhat?]

Hollowaythelads !!!!!!!!

[Suffolk_fox]

Did anyone else hear Ollie on Five Live this morning?

Asked to give a metaphor on Milan Mandaric.

He said "Milan is like a child who has been allowed to do what he wants. I have to be his father."

So who'll be our manager now?

[Phube]

Did anyone else hear Ollie on Five Live this morning?

Asked to give a metaphor on Milan Mandaric.

He said "Milan is like a child who has been allowed to do what he wants. I have to be his father."

So who'll be our manager now?

But that's a simile!!

[Foxy Pilgrim]

Thanks to Ian Holloway & the Plymouth Argyle team he inherited plus selective transfer buys, Argyle are currently in the top half of the Championship but when it comes to hypocrisy, he is top of the Premier League! Never ever believe a word that man says. He could easily win an oscar for his 'sincerity' performances! When he arrived in Plymouth 17 months ago & ever since, he has been making statements like, "As a westcountry man I have always wanted to manage Plymouth Argyle", "It is the most wonderful part of the country", "There is nowhere more beautiful than Plymouth Hoe or the Barbican. Who would want to live anywhere else?" plus many more. He became a local celebrity & was invited to dinner with senior Royal Naval officers & local politicians & had a weekly page in the local paper where he talked about football or anything else that was topic of the week. Everyone thought that here at last was a man who was genuine & truthful in the statements he made & everyone in Plymouth believed him. He endeared himself to everyone with his westcountry accent, down to earth manner & his regular 'Ollyisms' which were regularly quoted in the national papers or sports channels. With his football & outgoing personality he was always good for a quote.

Tony Pulis was our previous manager who was on a 12 month rolling contract & his task was to keep us in the Championship. At least he was honest enough to say that his first love was Stoke City & never professed to love Plymouth or its football team like Holloway. He did a good job & kept us up.

Plymouth has never had a rich millionaire backer providing a multi million pound transfer fund every season trying to buy success. The current board of local businesmen have backed him everytime he wanted a player. He knew before he came to Plymouth that the board would back him as far as they could without borrowing millions & putting the club in debt like Cardiff & Sheffield Wednesday. The financial side of Argyle is well managed & any deficits are well within manageable proportions. This is not a sour grapes moan because this is the unacceptable face of football. You probably felt the same when your Martin O'Neill was poached by Celtic.

With the volatile personality & track record of Mr Mandaric & some of Holloway's short fuse outbursts, you are in for an interesting ride. When the honeymoon period is over, I give him 12 months before he is either sacked or resigns to go to a bigger club. Unless of course he gets you promoted to the promised land of the Premiership.

Foxy Pilgrim

[Lets Be having You]

Thanks to Ian Holloway & the Plymouth Argyle team he inherited plus selective transfer buys, Argyle are currently in the top half of the Championship but when it comes to hypocrisy, he is top of the Premier League! Never ever believe a word that man says. He could easily win an oscar for his 'sincerity' performances! When he arrived in Plymouth 17 months ago & ever since, he has been making statements like, "As a westcountry man I have always wanted to manage Plymouth Argyle", "It is the most wonderful part of the country", "There is nowhere more beautiful than Plymouth Hoe or the Barbican. Who would want to live anywhere else?" plus many more. He became a local celebrity & was invited to dinner with senior Royal Naval officers & local politicians & had a weekly page in the local paper where he talked about football or anything else that was topic of the week. Everyone thought that here at last was a man who was genuine & truthful in the statements he made & everyone in Plymouth believed him. He endeared himself to everyone with his westcountry accent, down to earth manner & his regular 'Ollyisms' which were regularly quoted in the national papers or sports channels. With his football & outgoing personality he was always good for a quote.

Tony Pulis was our previous manager who was on a 12 month rolling contract & his task was to keep us in the Championship. At least he was honest enough to say that his first love was Stoke City & never professed to love Plymouth or its football team like Holloway. He did a good job & kept us up.

Plymouth has never had a rich millionaire backer providing a multi million pound transfer fund every season trying to buy success. The current board of local businesmen have backed him everytime he wanted a player. He knew before he came to Plymouth that the board would back him as far as they could without borrowing millions & putting the club in debt like Cardiff & Sheffield Wednesday. The financial side of Argyle is well managed & any deficits are well within manageable proportions. This is not a sour grapes moan because this is the unacceptable face of football. You probably felt the same when your Martin O'Neill was poached by Celtic.

With the volatile personality & track record of Mr Mandaric & some of Holloway's short fuse outbursts, you are in for an interesting ride. When the honeymoon period is over, I give him 12 months before he is either sacked or resigns to go to a bigger club. Unless of course he gets you promoted to the promised land of the Premiership.

Foxy Pilgrim

Please just fook off back and stop fooking moaning,get over its over for you lot,this happens all the time in football,martin was not poached

[Zingari]

Did anyone else hear Ollie on Five Live this morning?

Asked to give a metaphor on Milan Mandaric.

He said "Milan is like a child who has been allowed to do what he wants. I have to be his father."

So who'll be our manager now?

yesterday's quote

"They ( the players) just need some stability - they need a new dad who is going to calm them down and set some rules out.

its one big happy family

[GREEN ARMY BARMY]

Please just fook off back and stop fooking moaning,get over its over for you lot,this happens all the time in football,martin was not poached

Fooking pie eating, gravy guzzling, smog choker! I am miserable at Holloway's departure and think I might have fun abusing you Leicester lot!

How is it that the men in Leicester are so camp?

Tight Lines

Janboy!

[Sods]

Fooking pie eating, gravy guzzling, smog choker! I am miserable at Holloway's departure and think I might have fun abusing you Leicester lot!

How is it that the men in Leicester are so camp?

Tight Lines

Janboy!

Hiya sailor

Green army barmy! get over yourself. That is aweful. Home park. That is aweful. Your support. That is aweful. Your ginsters. That is shit.

[GREEN ARMY BARMY]

Hiya sailor

Green army barmy! get over yourself. That is aweful. Home park. That is aweful. Your support. That is aweful. Your ginsters. That is shit.

Ha Ha, didn't take long for a bite!

I agree with you on the Ginsters, they wouldn't know a decent pasty if it slapped them in the face!

Janboy

[Sods]

Ha Ha, didn't take long for a bite!

I agree with you on the Ginsters, they wouldn't know a decent pasty if it slapped them in the face!

Janboy

Thanks for that mate, great advice.

Anyway whos coming to leicester then?

[Wezleylowski]

Ha Ha, didn't take long for a bite!

I agree with you on the Ginsters, they wouldn't know a decent pasty if it slapped them in the face!

Janboy

Plymouth has no famous folk. Leicester unleashed Englebert Humperdink on the world. Chika Chikaa

[ibbosuk]

Dear Mr Holloway, we need 2 types of players to reach the top 6 at the end of this season

1 A Ian Marshall type centre forward

2 A Muzzy Izzet type attacking midfield

Ollie my friend, I do appreciate that you are unlikely to find 2 players of the calibra of the above, but 2 of good quality same style players will I'm sure secure us a top 6 finish.

P.S. I luv the halftime team change against Cardiff..I can see that we are on the same wave length.

(GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE )

[MC Prussian]

Call you up in the middle of the night.

Like a firefly without a light,

you were there like a blow-torch burning.

I was a key that could use a little turning.

So tired that I couldn't even sleep.

So many secrets I couldn't keep.

Promised myself I wouldn't weep.

One more promise I couldn't keep.

It seems no one can help me now

I'm in too deep. There's no way out.

This time I have really let myself astray.

Holloway train never going back.

Wrong way on a one-way track.

Seems like I should be getting somewhere

somehow I'm neither here nor there.

Can you help me remember how to smile,

make it somehow all seem worth-while?

How on earth did I get so jaded?

Life's mystery seems so faded.

I can go where no one else can go.

I know what no one else knows.

Here I am, just drowning in the rain

with a ticket for a Holloway train.

Everything seems cut and dry,

day and night, earth and sky.

Somehow I just don't believe it.

Holloway train never going back.

Wrong way on a one-way track.

Seems like I should be getting somewhere

somehow I'm neither here nor there.

Bought a ticket for a Holloway train

like a madman laughin' at the rain.

A little out of touch, little insane.

It's just easier than dealing with the pain.

Holloway train never going back.

Wrong way on a one-way track.

Seems like I should be getting somewhere

somehow I'm neither here nor there.

Holloway train never coming back

Holloway train tearing up the track

Holloway train burning in my veins

Holloway but it always seems the same