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Ollie: The Autobiography Of Ian Holloway
by
Ian Holloway
In this autobiography, Ian Holloway tells his story from his days as an apprentice at Bristol Rovers through to his playing days at the highest level with Queens Park Rangers. Now a respected football manager he has had many battles to overcome.
Hardcover
,
210 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Green Umbrella Publishing
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I purchased this book in a discount bookshop shortly before Ian Holloway's UK profile became more national due to Blackpool Football Club's season spent in the English Premiership. As a consequence, the book does not cover his club's season in the Premiership but focuses on his time as a player and his early managerial career mainly at Bristol Rovers and QPR.
As well as the comical football stories that you would expect from Mr Holloway there are also very personal feelings and accounts expressed ...more
As well as the comical football stories that you would expect from Mr Holloway there are also very personal feelings and accounts expressed ...more
I enjoyed this autobiography. It's the normal football-autobiography style BUT Ian Holloway's life is somewhat different from ordinary footballer or managers and I felt he had a story to tell.
His wife's cancer, his children's deafness, and the trails and tribulations of playing and management in the lower league makes for a good read. In more up-to-date editions I'm sure there will be coverage of his latest exploits with Blackpool (and I would've liked to have seen those) but this is an easy, en ...more
His wife's cancer, his children's deafness, and the trails and tribulations of playing and management in the lower league makes for a good read. In more up-to-date editions I'm sure there will be coverage of his latest exploits with Blackpool (and I would've liked to have seen those) but this is an easy, en ...more
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