Spiro, Colin (22 November 2007). "Holloway appointed Leicester boss". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved 22 November 2007. [ dead link] I wish sometimes I’d thought about it a bit more before opening my mouth. You know there’s a Tao of Ian Holloway which collected my sayings together? Some of them don’t make any sense.” 'People don't take Bristolians seriously' It couldn't have happened to a more lovely person!': Tyson Fury sends a message to 'brother' Tom Aspinall after he won the UFC heavyweight title

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On 12 January 2021, Grimsby Town became the first football club in England to be fined for breaking COVID-19 protocol after it was revealed that Holloway had played darts with some of his players at the club's training ground. [64]

Sky Sports Digital - Follow all the latest from Scottish football across skysports.com and app, including exclusive features and interviews, plus dedicated live blog coverage, in-game clips from matches live on Sky Sports and free highlights. Klitschko demands Russia and Belarus athletes are BANNED from Paris 2024 as he condemns murders of 'over 250 Ukrainian athletes' during the war That extra sharpness you need as a player, as a manager, as a coach, to get your team right on the edge, to perform is down to your crowd, helping you by motivating you sometimes, helping you by having to go at the opposition, helping you by putting pressure on the referee, helping you by just being there. 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.

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So, picture the Holloways making two trips from Grimsby to Wiltshire, with our four dogs in the van, as well as our possessions. Read More Related Articles Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool: Trent Alexander-Arnold cancels out Erling Haaland's record-breaking strike in a tight Premier League clash at the EtihadJiri Prochazka opens up on why 'proving mastery' is more important than titles, facing the power of Alex Pereira at UFC 295 For 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]