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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]

His record of achieving success at unfashionable, underperforming clubs makes him an attractive long-term appointment," said director John Fenty. I had a year out of football and had to think about what went wrong in my life. I was given some decent values from my mum and dad in our council house, and one of them was honesty and trust and loyalty. And I forgot to do all that at Plymouth. I left them, and I made the biggest mistake of my life. Leicester City [ edit ] Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford (aet). BBC Sport. Author - Paul Fletcher. Published 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2018.Ian Holloway hits out at Grimsby Town owners and potential investors". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 17 December 2020. 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] The board and Ollie had a joint vision, first to improve the league position, secondly to deliver top class training facilities and finally by relocation to a new community stadium.

Holloway previously said he had no intention of leaving the club despite takeover talks, but called for the club's board and prospective investors to stop "playing politics". Gary Croft slams Ian Holloway for his part in Grimsby Town relegation". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 28 April 2021 . Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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