They don't forget do they?

[Matt]

Their still going on about it;

It was one year ago today that Ian Holloway walked out on Plymouth Argyle to become the new manager at Leicester City.

Holloway's defection to the Walkers Stadium left Argyle in turmoil; his departure was totally unexpected.

Plymouth Argyle fans thought that Ian Holloway was something different.

The former Queens Park Rangers manager often spoke about loyalty and his love of the Argyle fans - the Green Army. He spoke with a passion, he spoke of leading Argyle to the Premier League and his frequent rallying of calls to arms were legendary.

Argyle fans bought into Holloway's enthusiasm, they believed that he was 'the one', a good honest guy who we can all stand beside, shoulder to shoulder.

The Bristolian was the Green pied piper, preaching loyalty to not only the fans but the players as well.

We took it all in, devouring every last drop at the temple of Ian Holloway.

Except that Holloway's words were just sound bites for an eager reporter, blatant self-promotion to grab a headline or two.

His promises were empty, his musings were false and his vision for Plymouth Argyle built on deception.

Manager's come and go, that's excepted in football but Holloway was different, he pledged allegiance to the Green cause, three weeks before he left Home Park a national newspaper reported that Holloway was unhappy at Argyle, stating that he had become disillusioned at Home Park.

But Holloway was quick to dismiss the speculation, calling it 'poppycock'.

This is what he said about the newspaper report, just ten days before he walked out on Argyle: 'Ask anybody who knows me how I feel about Plymouth Argyle and they will tell you the truth.'

'If you need me to say it again, I'm in love with the place. It's absolutely magnificent.

'Ask my players who I'm trying to talk into staying here how Ian Holloway feels about Plymouth Argyle. I think they will tell you the truth.

'It's all poppycock! It's absolutely pathetic.

'But the media is a very powerful thing and, unfortunately, a rumour can become a bigger rumour.'

When asked about the Leicester City rumour Holloway again poured scorn on such lunacy, he said: 'There's not a scrap of truth in any of it.'

After saying all that Holloway left Argyle just 10 days later, amazing isn't it?

There might have been problems behind the scenes at Home Park and financial promises made to Holloway by the Argyle board may been broken or delayed but does that justify Holloway walking away from a job that rescued him from the scrap-heap?

Holloway knew full well the tight financial restraints that the Pilgrims operate under but still the board backed the manager and provided him with the funds to break Argyle's transfer record not once but three times!

So who has had the last laugh?

Leicester were relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history and Holloway was sacked.

Meanwhile, new Argyle boss Paul Sturrock had to deal with an exodus of players during the January transfer window but was still able to steer Argyle to 10th place in the Championship.

Today, 12 months on, Argyle are sitting pretty in 9th place in the league - ready for a push at the play-offs, while Holloway remains unemployed as a manager.

http://www.plymouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=132676

They "won", We "lost", Holloway "lost", but yet articles like this make me believe for some reason their still bitter about him leaving them for some reason, if he was any good, or we turned our season round last season maybe I could understand them still being bitter but we got relegated, He got sacked can't they be happy in our misery?

[Zingari]

tbf , we remained bitter about brian little , mark mcgee etc etc long after they proved to be abject failures elsewhere and delighted in their subsequent falls

[Daggers]

They are - they're

Something belonging to them - their

Where something is - there

[James.]

To be fair Holloway is a bit of a nobhead.

[Thracian]

tbf , we remained bitter about brian little , mark mcgee etc etc long after they proved to be abject failures elsewhere and delighted in their subsequent falls

I wasn't and both subsequently proved how ordinary they were.

[Uncle Monty]

I was pissed off when O'Neil left

[City Fan]

They wouldn't be anywhere near where they are now if it wasn't for Holloway.

[Stuliasz]

Let them get on with it, not our problem.

[Suffolk_fox]

I said it at the time and I'll say it again now.

The Argyle collective are like an emotional girl who has lost the guy who she thought was 'The One' - instead of moving on and looking forward there is always the bitterness - obsession creeps in and pet rabbits eye cooking pots nervously.

[Spiritwalker]

It's a fair cop.

[DJ Barry Hammond]

I said it at the time and I'll say it again now.

The Argyle collective are like an emotional girl who has lost the guy who she thought was 'The One' - instead of moving on and looking forward there is always the bitterness - obsession creeps in and pet rabbits eye cooking pots nervously.

So like us comparing each manager to be the next Mon or new players to a former great. And although a few may claim not to do these things, the reality is all football team fans have a section that will do exactly as above.

[Corky]

They got "their" Sturrock back, what's their problem?

[Scow]

They got "their" Sturrock back, what's their problem?

The credit crunch, the lack of pasties and a general lack of fulfillment in their lives.

[Corky]

The credit crunch, the lack of pasties and a general lack of fulfillment in their lives.

Ah, forgot those

[Tevez]

Plymouth still going? Bloody hell, not heard about them in years.

[The Stig]

Please please please get over it guys. It's happened and we've all moved on.

[Finnegan]

I can understand their dislike for Holloway but I never quite understood why they held a grudge against us.

We thought he was the best man for the job, we asked him to come work for us, we had more money than them. That's how football works. If we had to only ever appoint out of work managers we'd never get anywhere and nor would anyone else.

[The Stig]

I can understand their dislike for Holloway but I never quite understood why they held a grudge against us.

We thought he was the best man for the job, we asked him to come work for us, we had more money than them. That's how football works. If we had to only ever appoint out of work managers we'd never get anywhere and nor would anyone else.

Funnily enough I was thinking the same thing. They also never seemed to understand one possibility. What if when he denied he was leaving, he meant it. What if at the time he said that he did think it was rubbish, and LCFC hadn't been in contact. What if when we then did get in contact, he changed his mind?

[Corky]

I can understand their dislike for Holloway but I never quite understood why they held a grudge against us.

We thought he was the best man for the job, we asked him to come work for us, we had more money than them. That's how football works. If we had to only ever appoint out of work managers we'd never get anywhere and nor would anyone else.

They'll probably point out Little and McGhee, but our frustration was directed at them, not Aston Villa and Wolves.

[Finnegan]

They'll probably point out Little and McGhee, but our frustration was directed at them, not Aston Villa and Wolves.

Exactly. I wanted to see Wolves flop at the time because of the way McGhee left but I never had any grudge against the club themselves, I don't give a toss about them now. And Villa I quite like.

I can fully understand their hate for Holloway, even if I don't agree with it. I can fully understand their amusement at him taking us down, even if I don't agree with it. But claiming to have had the last laugh over the evil Leicester City and their fans? I don't get it.

[carterfox90]

Please please please get over it guys. It's happened and we've all moved on.

they moved on & after we had that tw#t we moved down i hate him with a vengence :angry: