Ian Holloway
Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Crystal Palace.
A midfielder, he began his career at hometown club Bristol Rovers in 1981, going on to play for Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan), back to Bristol Rovers for a second spell, Queens Park Rangers and, finally, a third spell back at Bristol Rovers, where he became player-manager before ending his playing career in 1999. Before his current job as Crystal Palace manager, he had also previously managed QPR, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Blackpool.
He is known by the nickname "Ollie", which is also the title of his autobiography. Holloway has a reputation amongst football fans for his off-the-wall interviews, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites being printed.
Read more about Ian Holloway: Playing Career, Career Statistics, Managerial Statistics, Stress Test, Personal Life, Bibliography, Further Reading
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“I am blackly bored when they are at large & at work; but somehow I am still more blackly bored when they are shut up in Holloway & we are deprived of them.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)