He has shares I believe, but not sure the new proposed owners are his cup of tea!Doesn't he partly own the club as well ?
Of course he's very particular in who he works for isn't he?explaining why he is stepping down, Holloway revealed he felt it was "inappropriate" for the potential new owners to make contact with him before the takeover was completed.
I would of thought if you were taking over a club you would sound out the manager?
This is the man who said Karl Oyston was the best chairman he ever worked for .
The new owners have dodged a bullet there . Too volatile and emotional.
King Billy for me.Our best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
Definitely the best manager in my lifetime also.Our best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
Totally understand that but the way he left us and his constant spouting shite about our club slagging fans off and support of previous owners will always taint his time with us.Our best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
I accept that but I’am purely talking of his managerial skills here.Totally understand that but the way he left us and his constant spouting shite about our club slagging fans off and support of previous owners will always taint his time with us.
Even the great day of our home return he said we shouldn't have boycotted on Quest should keep his gob shut.
True and in fairness to Ollie in regards what he said years after about the old owners, not that I'm backing him up but I'd imagine he seen a different side to them that none of us didOur best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
Doesn't make him perfect or beyond criticism.Our best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
Definitely the best manager in my lifetime also.
People just have a feeling of disdain towards him due to his comments/behaviour with the Oyston situation. I think its fair enough and it hurt even more for the manager who did so much for the club getting us to the Prem to then throw it all away with how he handled everything, it is a real shame!
He took us to a new place and gave us some great memories, but he tainted my faith in him by defending and even praising the stains without putting his brain into gear first.It’s now looking increasingly more likely that he’s just an average to below average manager that had his stars align at the right time for us.
He clearly developed a new style of play that slotted perfectly with our club at the time he took over and for a few years after that. From what I saw on the pitch to the interviews I’ve heard with ex pool players from the time, I am convinced he was a footballing genius in the years he was with us.
That along with the playoff final and the Premier League year should never and will never be taken away from him.
But if you’re honest with yourself you can’t just look at this in isolation, his comments about the boycott and the fans were frankly a disgrace, especially given the fact he’s the first to bang on about loyalty and being raised by his parents in the correct manner. This flys in the face of the regime he was defending for years after he left us.
His managerial record really is poor after that, save one fleeting promotion season with Palace who already had a decent squad.
It really is rather tragic he couldn’t have stayed with us for a lot longer than he did, developed the team and the club along the way, fighting the good fight with us against the Oystons where he could and undoubtedly bringing us success on the pitch
Instead, like many have commented his legacy with us is tainted and mired in insult. Again I repeat it really is tragic that he has made it this way, we shouldn’t have to have these conversations about him, we should have been discussing where his statue should be placed.
Best ever manager in my lifetime too but that's not the issue here is it?Our best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
Is it not?Best ever manager in my lifetime too but that's not the issue here is it?
It riled me during NAPM when 2-3,000 were still going in supporting the regime.Not many will knock what he achieved, it's his conduct and attitude afterwards that have riled many.
I've tried to forget. No way I've forgiven. Sadly, I'm not a big enough man to do that.It riled me during NAPM when 2-3,000 were still going in supporting the regime.
But no one holds a grudge these days against them so what’s the difference here with Ollie? How can some forgive the supporters but not the manager?
You also said some people have very short memories did you not? I think there's plenty of perfectly valid criticism of him in previous posts.Is it not?
Ok Ollie’s gone so what do you want me to say? Said he was our best ever manager in my time so what’s the issue?
I accept that as I’ve posted since.You also said some people have very short memories did you not? I think there's plenty of perfectly valid criticism of him in previous posts.
Tbh I’m not sure I really have forgiven the Mushrooms I think to a man they’re absolute bellends for carrying on with their attendance.It riled me during NAPM when 2-3,000 were still going in supporting the regime.
But no one holds a grudge these days against them so what’s the difference here with Ollie? How can some forgive the supporters but not the manager?
Oh and before anyone shoots me down I’am not saying Holloway wasn’t without his faults he was but I’am basing him entirely on his managerial skills while at Blackpool football club.
I know some fans would tell you they dislike him now, hate him even. Me personally it isn't a DISLIKE of Holloway, I'll be eternally grateful for those memories, but I have a feeling of real disappointment of how he handled himself afterwords and I understand the bitterness towards him. Nothing will change those years though and what he did for the club - Rekt sums it all up perfectly in his postHe took us to a new place and gave us some great memories, but he tainted my faith in him by defending and even praising the stains without putting his brain into gear first.
The only blessing from him leaving us is our decline and the outing of the gross mismanagement of the club on a new scale by the stains and disappearing monies.
We have got a true fan now owning our beloved club and in a way, Holloway had a hand in it by taking us to the promised land and giving the stains an opportunity to out themselves to the majority of our fans.
For that I thank him.
I will be forever grateful for the moments of sheer ecstasy he gave us but it was a sour ending (particularly his defence of the vermin)Our best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
That's true of course. He gave me and my family the greatest three years of my life as a Blackpool fan. I sort of agree with Reks post but will add that it seems Holloway is incapable of seeing jobs thru and bedding down roots somewhere. He's always seems to be in his view on the lookout for something better. He's some-one who when he's your manager and achieving great things will captivate you with his words. However, there's no doubt a very different side to him too. Loyalty is not a word in his dictionary and even though he'll tell you how great your club is, he'll be off without giving it a second thought if he thinks there's more in it for him elsewhere. I of course accept that in football that's how a lot of people are but generally I think those people don't openly profess undying love one minute and then stab you in the back the next.I accept that as I’ve posted since.
It’s a shame though some people look at the negatives because he brought so many positives to the club and to the fans.
I agree, I feel that I was one of few people who actually was excited by his appointment when he first came here in 2009.Our best ever manager in my lifetime, shame some people have very short memories.
I think the majority were happy with his appointment. We were going to appoint Alan Knill at the time. Just google his C/V as Manager!I agree, I feel that I was one of few people who actually was excited by his appointment when he first came here in 2009.
Because Sadler owns it. Holloway was just an employee and could only achieve what was possible within the absurd nature of the regime in charge.If you want a crazy ride with some exciting football, and unpredictable results with some outlandish interviews that continually land you in the national news, then Ollie is your man.
If you want a measured approach, with a strategy for long term success built on solid foundations with people invested in bettering the club rather than self promotion, then he isn't.
He was the right person at the right time for us, and I will be eternally grateful for what he did for us. But a combination of him and the Oystons was never going to sustain that success, and personally I'm much more excited now about what we might become long term than I was back then, even with the Premier League windfall.
A big and important part of our history, but I suspect history will show that Simon Sadler will have a much greater impact on our club eventually in terms of success on the pitch.
I think it's more about his mental condition. He's bipolar if you ask me. And that affects how he deals with situations. Managing a football is a huge and intense task, and he gets intensely involved and burns out. And the relationships suffer.That's true of course. He gave me and my family the greatest three years of my life as a Blackpool fan. I sort of agree with Reks post but will add that it seems Holloway is incapable of seeing jobs thru and bedding down roots somewhere. He's always seems to be in his view on the lookout for something better. He's some-one who when he's your manager and achieving great things will captivate you with his words. However, there's no doubt a very different side to him too. Loyalty is not a word in his dictionary and even though he'll tell you how great your club is, he'll be off without giving it a second thought if he thinks there's more in it for him elsewhere. I of course accept that in football that's how a lot of people are but generally I think those people don't openly profess undying love one minute and then stab you in the back the next.