Confusion reigns as Bilel Mohsni denies leaving Grimsby Town". GrimsbyLive. 22 November 2020. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 January 2021. The funniest and most entertaining sports book you’ll read this year. Peter Crouch’s How to Be a Footballer but for managers. The inside story on Ian Holloway's departure from Grimsby Town". GrimsbyLive. 24 December 2020. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 26 January 2021.

Millwall: Ian Holloway confirmed as manager of Championship club". BBC Sport. 7 January 2014 . Retrieved 31 March 2017. Following his initial departure from Grimsby, Holloway went on to state that he was unsure whether he would return to football management again, saying his appetite for football has diminished. [66] Holloway resigns". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008 . Retrieved 21 May 2009.

Spencer, Phil (22 March 2018). " 'Not in a million years,' Holloway refutes claims he's set to leave QPR". football.london . Retrieved 12 June 2018. 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. [6] Holloway went to Sir Bernard Lovell School in Oldland Common at the same time that Gary Penrice was at Chase School for Boys in Mangotsfield. They still remain close friends today. His father Bill – an amateur footballer – worked as a seaman and a factory worker. [ citation needed]

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. The troubling, humorous and honest world of Ian Holloway". Thesefootballtimes.co . Retrieved 12 January 2021. Ben Davies reflects on 'tough week' after Grimsby Town defeat". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 26 December 2020. One of my best mates killed himself, and it really just puts all of this nonsense in its place to be honest. I feel for his family, I feel for his wife and his children. It's just absolutely soul destroying. If you looked at him, you'd never think he'd do anything like that." Ian Holloway says he won't invest in Grimsby Town after recent events". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 19 December 2020.Grimsby Town become first club to be fined for Covid-19 breaches". GrimsbyLive. 12 January 2021. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 January 2021. Gary Croft slams Ian Holloway for his part in Grimsby Town relegation". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 28 April 2021 . Retrieved 21 November 2021. Holloway's brief Town comment as he outlines intentions for management return". Grimsbylive. 9 December 2022. Holloway took over a club that was struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two (now League One). The next season, however, Bristol Rovers gained fifth place and made the playoffs. Despite taking a first-leg advantage of 3–1 against Northampton Town, Rovers subsequently lost 3–0 in the second leg and went out 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. The 1998–99 season ended with a somewhat disappointing 13th place. Holloway retired as a player following that season, having played more than 400 matches for Bristol Rovers, to concentrate fully on management. In 1999–2000, his last full season at the club, Rovers finished 7th, narrowly missing the playoffs. Jimbo hails Ollie arrival". Leicester City F.C. 25 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008 . Retrieved 25 November 2007.

His autobiography, Ollie: The Autobiography of Ian Holloway, co-written with David Clayton, was first published in 2007, with an update in 2009. In August 2008 the Little Book of Ollie'isms was published, also co-written with David Clayton. Holloway also wrote the foreword for The Official Bristol Rovers Quiz Book, published in November 2008. [ citation needed] For the 2010–11 season, Holloway agreed to write a weekly column for The Independent on Sunday. For the 2012–13 campaign, he wrote for the Sunday Mirror. [ citation needed] Holloway cited, in an interview to BBC programme Football Focus, that part of his decision to move to Crystal Palace was to be closer to family following the expectation of his first grandchild. [ citation needed] Earlier in December the club stated they would not accept investment from convicted fraudster Alex May. external-linkFor the last three years of his QPR career, Holloway commuted daily from Bristol to London, a 250-mile round trip, so the children could attend a deaf school in Bristol. As a result, he developed severe sciatica. [71] They then moved to St Albans when the children were of secondary school age, for the same reason. Holloway has learned sign language, and his quirky media-friendly quotes have made him a high-profile campaigner on deaf issues and concerns. [72] Campbell, Denis (2 November 2003). "Triumph and despair: Ian Holloway". The Observer. London . Retrieved 22 June 2009. a b "Ian Holloway: Crystal Palace boss departs Premier League strugglers". BBC Sport. 23 October 2013 . Retrieved 31 March 2017.

From 1st July 2021, VAT will be applicable to those EU countries where VAT is applied to books - this additional charge will be collected by Fed Ex (or the Royal Mail) at the time of delivery. Shipments to the USA & Canada: In February 2023, Holloway applied for and was interviewed for the vacancy at Scottish Premiership side Motherwell, although the board eventually chose Stuart Kettlewell. [68] Personal life [ edit ]In the 2013–14 Premier League season, Crystal Palace started with just three points from the first eight games as Holloway came under pressure to keep his job. In a podcast interview in late 2022, Holloway blamed his Grimsby departure on the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that his scouting network was not suited to operate at League Two level. He also stated he would be interested in a return to management but only at EFL Championship level. [67] Holloway is well known for his comments in post-match interviews, which are often quoted in the national media. His creative use of metaphors has made him one of the most popular interviewees and one of the cult personalities in English football. 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. [77]