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Informationen zum Autor Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades. In a long playing career 'Ollie' racked up 675 appearances across three separate stints at Bristol Rovers and spells at Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan) and QPR. His managerial career spans 24 years, eight clubs and just shy of a thousand games in charge. He has taken the helm at Bristol Rovers, QPR (twice), Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Grimsby Town. He got QPR promoted from Division Two in 2003-04, then achieved promotion to the Premier League with both Blackpool (2009-10) and Crystal Palace (2012-13). He is married to Kim, has four children and lives near Bath. Klappentext 'Yeah, I'm all that plus a bag of chips' 'Come round my house and we'll have a fight on the front lawn' 'Who'd be a football manager? It's an emotional rollercoaster: when you're riding it, you can't wait to get off; but once the ride stops, you want to get straight back on again and feel that adrenaline rush. I've always known it's a privilege to be able to do what I did for 40 years as a player and a manager, and in this book I'm going to explain what being a gaffer is really all about. It's a breathless journey from start to finish. So, fasten your seatbelts, put on your crash helmets, and prepare to enter my crazy world!' Vorwort The funniest and most entertaining sports book you'll read this year. Peter Crouch's How to Be a Footballer but for managers. Zusammenfassung The funniest and most entertaining sports book you'll read this year. Peter Crouch's How to Be a Footballer but for managers.
About the author
Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades.
In a long playing career 'Ollie' racked up 675 appearances across three separate stints at Bristol Rovers and spells at Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan) and QPR.
His managerial career spans 24 years, eight clubs and just shy of a thousand games in charge. He has taken the helm at Bristol Rovers, QPR (twice), Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Grimsby Town. He got QPR promoted from Division Two in 2003-04, then achieved promotion to the Premier League with both Blackpool (2009-10) and Crystal Palace (2012-13).
He is married to Kim, has four children and lives near Bath.
