Ollie Remains Positive

[Thracian]

Don't be so sure about that. The way Ollie has praised Cort after every game suggests that it's MDV and Levein all over again i.e. no matter how poor Cort plays, Ollie will still stick him in the team. It's almost got to the point where Cort has to start just so Ollie saves face. Yes I know we've had injuries/suspensions with other strikers but even still, is Cort really fit enough to play 3 times in a week?

From my reckoning, we've not won a single match that Cort has started. Now I'm not laying the blame solely on him but it's a bit more than a coincidence if you ask me.

The fact that he doesn't score any goals - or pepper the opposition with shots - doesn't help.

He might hold the ball, shield it and lay it off wonderfully but none of that matters one iota to me. Strikers are there to score goals and, as a bonus, set some up.

Cort's done none of that in the League.

Which is what I mean about players having effect.

In fact, as a team we have too many players who have no effect.

[Fox You Forest]

We were useless for the first 80 minutes, In the last 10 minutes we did look good yet the other team still scored.

[Thracian]

We were useless for the first 80 minutes, In the last 10 minutes we did look good yet the other team still scored.

And what a wonderful reason to leave a fast, mobile last line of defence when you're pushing forward. James Chambers?

[Bryn]

I think (hope perhaps) that you lot are overlooking the fact that we have a quite young, very poor side which is hugely lacking in confidence. Perhaps Ollie, who appears to be a quite sensitive man, has decided that the best approach to get results out of his team is to be overly positive to boost them, and is doing so in sacrifice of his popularity, which is to be admired. Just a potential perspective but at this moment in time, during what should be something of a benefit of the doubt phase, that's what I'm hoping is happening.

[Lineker's Left Foot]

I'm afraid you guys are seeing the BS which comes with the little man.

I think Milan has made a big mistake in choosing Gollum to lead you, he's says he's all about loyalty and honesty but really he's a Bullsh--ing liar, and unfortunately you guys will have to go through the lies and BS.

He had a much better team before but left whilst still declaring his love and loyalty, he just wants his £ and an easy ride, but you already see he is just average.

In January he won't pull off any miracles, but he will have lots of Ollie'isms to promote himself and he will end up with some 3rd tier outfit where once again he will spout the same drivel as he did at Rovers, QPR and Argyle.

Players come and go even Manderich will go one day and Hollowords will go even sooner it is a fact the only constant are the fans.

I give him 4 more defeats befor Milan kicks his but into touch.

I expect Ipswich will be number 1

Hope you get a real manager next time and get yourselves back in the Prem where you belong.

Fair enough statement I believe from an Argyle fan (?) Much better than that SEBlake we had on this forum

[Zingari]

Ian Holloway says 14 days as Leicester's new manager has left him feeling "worn out". (Daily Express)

[Guest]

Ian Holloway says 14 days as Leicester's new manager has left him feeling "worn out". (Daily Express)

Not surprised, it has been a pretty hectic couple of weeks

[Fat Ron]

The difference in the game was quality. WBA are argubly the strongest side in the Championship, seems a lot of people have forgot that

[Zingari]

The difference in the game was quality. WBA are argubly the strongest side in the Championship, seems a lot of people have forgot that

certainly coventry forgot that last week

[Fat Ron]

certainly coventry forgot that last week

True... That result did us no favours at all, our support expected a similar result

Ollie will get it right, just gonna take a bit longer than we expected..

[davieG]

Alternative view point

From the Guardian

Holloway hopes for magic to keep Leicester afloat

Jeremy Alexander at the Walkers Stadium

Monday December 10, 2007

The Guardian

Leicester's nightmare goes on. This defeat was well deserved. The point they came within minutes of sneaking would have been a travesty. Ian Holloway, their latest manager, sees them as a mini-giant but they are sleeping rough, two points and two places above the drop line.

Milan Mandaric, too, had high hopes. After selling out at Portsmouth he saw a club that had everything in place bar a team, superb organisation except where it counts. He gave it three years to be back in the Premier League. But since he became chairman in March City have had more managers than home wins (five and a caretaker to four). They need stability. If Holloway fails, it will not be for want of energy or quotes. He is ever optimistic, repeatedly surprising and will need to be.

Article continues

"I didn't know how down they all were," he said. "The energy level was horrific but even with these players I saw a new togetherness today." Mostly they were together in disarray. Holloway did admit he felt like "a man in a straitjacket thrown into the water and waiting for Houdini to get me out of it" but added: "I'm going to enjoy every second". He will enjoy it more if Houdini comes through the window with a wallet for "pukka players of the right age in the right places". He called Mandaric "a kitten after what I've had before".

In the bizarre event he was more upbeat than Tony Mowbray. Though West Brom stay firmly second, the manager seethed about Leicester's 75th-minute equaliser. It was an old-fashioned, barnstorming classic of 50 years ago, when goalkeepers regularly ended up in the back of the net with the ball. Luke Steele, on his debut and the back of a stunning first-half save, went to gather at first bounce a punt into his area only to find Iain Hume, all 5ft 7in of him, charging through to knock him for six and the ball in. "Obvious foul ... massive decision," chuntered Mowbray. The punt came from City's keeper, Marton Fulop. He was their most creative player.

Albion, depleted for and aft to the tune of nine players, came with an away record of 4-2-4 and played 4-5-1 with a makeshift defence. They skipped through the middle, with Robert Koren outstanding in control and vision, but needed the substitute striker, Craig Beattie, to save Mowbray's sanity, pulling back to strand Richard Stearman before curling the winner beyond Fulop.

Stearman was the fall guy for the first too, knotted by Chris Brunt, whose cross was met by Zoltan Gera's head. Remarkably Leicester have conceded fewest goals in the division. Here any of their defenders could have gone in at half-time and said: "I think I am a missing person". Holloway will have a job to find them.

Man of the match Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion)

[Master Fox]

Leicester's nightmare goes on.

Marton Fulop. He was their most creative player.

Stearman was the fall guy for the first

Says it all really