Holloway article

[whelk]

http://mirr.im/1aTxo1a

 

Do we forgive him now?

[trousers]

Myself and Glasgow_Saint have always said Holloway is a thoroughly decent bloke

[dubai_phil]

Fair play to him. He has said he was a Plum.

 

Still do not like him.

[lifeintheslowlane]

I think he was caught up in the desire for celebrity...to be a "quotable" personality...hence his ability to rub people up the wrong way. Probably a nice guy underneath the veneer.

[Graffito]

As I read it, the article is telling us he got the sack because his chairman didn't have a viable plan.

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

I recall what great fun we had winding him up with the old 'premier league you're having a laugh' a few years ago, but Ian Holloway was - well back then anyway - a bit of a 'character' as they say. In a ever more professional sport increasing dominated by bland management speak and a fear of saying anything remotely interesting, he at least spoke his mind and wore his heart on his sleeve ... just like on of us in a way.

 

Football could do with more Ian Holloway and Brian Clough types in my view - I doubt we going to get them somehow.

[EastleighSoulBoy]

I recall what great fun we had winding him up with the old 'premier league you're having a laugh' a few years ago, but Ian Holloway was - well back then anyway - a bit of a 'character' as they say. In a ever more professional sport increasing dominated by bland management speak and a fear of saying anything remotely interesting, he at least spoke his mind and wore his heart on his sleeve ... just like on of us in a way.

 

Football could do with more Ian Holloway and Brian Clough types in my view - I doubt we going to get them somehow.

 

Like.

[kpturner]

Holloway is top entertainment - hope to see him back soon

[Alain Perrin]

I'm sorry, anyone who comes out with the "revelation" that adding 10-12 players to your squad was disruptive isn't being insightful, they're being moronic for thinking it would work in the first place. Personally I think a maximum of 3 per transfer window is realistic to integrate with preferably no more than one per defense, midfield, attack. Evolution is always successful, revolutions fail more than they succeed.

[Jimmy_D]

Fair play to him for coming out with that after the crap we've given him the last few times we've played his teams.

[Dig Dig]

I'm sorry, anyone who comes out with the "revelation" that adding 10-12 players to your squad was disruptive isn't being insightful, they're being moronic for thinking it would work in the first place. Personally I think a maximum of 3 per transfer window is realistic to integrate with preferably no more than one per defense, midfield, attack. Evolution is always successful, revolutions fail more than they succeed.

 

I don't think Holloway wanted all those players, hence why he resigned.

[CB Fry]

I recall what great fun we had winding him up with the old 'premier league you're having a laugh' a few years ago, but Ian Holloway was - well back then anyway - a bit of a 'character' as they say. In a ever more professional sport increasing dominated by bland management speak and a fear of saying anything remotely interesting, he at least spoke his mind and wore his heart on his sleeve ... just like on of us in a way.

 

Football could do with more Ian Holloway and Brian Clough types in my view - I doubt we going to get them somehow.

 

Brian Cough did win the league twice and the European Cup twice, so something of a class above our Olly.