Not seen it mentioned (apologies if it has)

Ian Holloway back in management at Swindon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 8dyp82n3zo

Always liked the guy and wish him well there. Tough gig though that one.

Utterly bonkers.

Got it the back of my mind somewhere that he was interviewed by us years ago .
He got the job and then decided not to take it because he had a young family he didn’t want to move
Good luck to him though at Swindon

Turftalkers mentor wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:11 am

Got it the back of my mind somewhere that he was interviewed by us years ago .
He got the job and then decided not to take it because he had a young family he didn’t want to move
Good luck to him though at Swindon

He was offered it but he has three profoundly deaf daughters who all have a love of horses. For that reason he didn't want to move them from where they were living at the time. Ironically though, when he managed Blackpool a few years later, he lived in a farmhouse on Pendle.

A club that has been floundering for many years Swindon need an answer but I'm not sure Olly is the answer. They'll certainly get more media time with him at the helm if nothing else.

Good luck to him .........and them!

aclaretinstevenage wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:37 am

A club that has been floundering for many years Swindon need an answer but I'm not sure Olly is the answer. They'll certainly get more media time with him at the helm if nothing else.

Good luck to him .........and them!

Apart from Blackpool, where the Latvian through some money at it, his record doesn't really stand up to be honest.

I was having a walk around Barley a few years ago and bumped into Holloway at a stile, he was a really nice guy,just exchanged a few pleasantries as you do .

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:35 am

He was offered it but he has three profoundly deaf daughters who all have a love of horses. For that reason he didn't want to move them from where they were living at the time. Ironically though, when he managed Blackpool a few years later, he lived in a farmhouse on Pendle.

Was this when Cotterill got the job?

Fretters wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:54 am

Was this when Cotterill got the job?

Yes, it was. He'd have been at QPR at the time but his family were living in the south west.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:56 am

Yes, it was. He'd have been at QPR at the time but his family were living in the south west.

As we were saying yesterday.. 20 years ago

Fretters wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:57 am

As we were saying yesterday.. 20 years ago

We were

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:35 am

He was offered it but he has three profoundly deaf daughters who all have a love of horses. For that reason he didn't want to move them from where they were living at the time. Ironically though, when he managed Blackpool a few years later, he lived in a farmhouse on Pendle.

lived in Rouglee for a while used to seem him walking around and always remember the full size net In his garden..

Not sure why anyones wishing him good luck - bears zero relevance to Burnley FC

ISpeds00 wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:32 am

Not sure why anyones wishing him good luck - bears zero relevance to Burnley FC

Maybe just someone being nice.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:38 am

Apart from Blackpool, where the Latvian through some money at it, his record doesn't really stand up to be honest.

He openly admitted his short comings when he resigned from Palace ( or was it QPR) basically said the Premier league was beyond his capabilities.

bfcjg wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:55 am

He openly admitted his short comings when he resigned from Palace ( or was it QPR) basically said the Premier league was beyond his capabilities.

Why didn’t he end up in the Bundesliga then?