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I thought Ollie in his time with us was a genius and nothing will take that away,but as a person I can't make up my mind,is he a warm approachable,honest guy or just turning it on when the cameras are in front of him?.
I think his managerial days in England at least are over, bit like a certain Mick Mccarthy.
 
Alfie Conn said:
I thought Ollie in his time with us was a genius and nothing will take that away,but as a person I can't make up my mind,is he a warm approachable,honest guy or just turning it on when the cameras are in front of him?.
I think his managerial days in England at least are over, bit like a certain Mick Mccarthy.
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He’s like a lot of that generation and trying to stay relevant. The game has moved on, it’s a new generation now.
 
Watched it early this morning, the segment at the end from 38 minutes when he's wandering around Bloomfield on his own was brilliant and the Sir Jimmy anecdote brought a little tear.

The best manager I've ever seen here and the best time supporting this stupid ** club, loved his teams and love the man. I know people don't agree with me, but other people are usually wrong about everything.
 
Watched it this morning. Fab watch and he was a bit emotional when he walked out that tunnel onto the pitch. Also he couldn’t believe the changes to the dressing room. Said he never had that when he was there.
 
SeasideKurt said:
Great watch, the guy was a genius and if he had done this whilst a legitimate owner was in charge. I feel we'd be a Brentford right now. Or a Bournemouth.
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I don't think he'd have done that under decent owners. Part of his mental approach was doing things despite the owners, that's where he drew his teambuilding from.
Lewis_Winthorpe said:
Stuck up for Karly over the fans and pretty much told us to shut up

Love him for what he did here but I can't stand the bloke after that
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The problem as far as I can see it is any manager who intends to apply for jobs in the future wouldn't want to be seen to be outspoken against his employers. Would you hire someone if they had a reputation and therefore the possibility that they might slag you off in the future? I'd be very wary.
 
Lewis_Winthorpe said:
Stuck up for Karly over the fans and pretty much told us to shut up

Love him for what he did here but I can't stand the bloke after that
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I know, but seeing it from his perspective I can understand those comments.
It was the first time he was basically left alone to get on with managing, interference free and zero worries about being sacked.
 
voyeur said:
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From 38mins when he's walking around the club, it's clear how much he still loves the club. I do find it a shame that some people can't stand him because he spoke his honest opinion on Karl. He worked under him for 3yrs and despite our hate as a fan base for the Oystons, it's clear he himself had a good relationship with Karl and probably feels like he owes Karl a lot for hiring him at a time no one would touch him after his failure at Leicester, and giving him the platform to put his career on an upward trajectory. I'll forever be grateful for the best trip he took us on, and wouldn't be against him playing some part within the club, as he quite clearly holds the club and the fans in the highest regard.
 
BFC95 said:
From 38mins when he's walking around the club, it's clear how much he still loves the club. I do find it a shame that some people can't stand him because he spoke his honest opinion on Karl. He worked under him for 3yrs and despite our hate as a fan base for the Oystons, it's clear he himself had a good relationship with Karl and probably feels like he owes Karl a lot for hiring him at a time no one would touch him after his failure at Leicester, and giving him the platform to put his career on an upward trajectory. I'll forever be grateful for the best trip he took us on, and wouldn't be against him playing some part within the club, as he quite clearly holds the club and the fans in the highest regard.
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Agree .
 
Just imagine if you had kept in a bottle what the football, fans and atmosphere was like under Ollie. Imagine going home after the Port Vale, Orient and Derby games this season, sitting back in a chair and taking the top off that bottle for little while and taking the contents in. How quickly would the smile return to your face, it was a place in time that we will probably never see again.
 
Pure motivator!
Transforming average L 1 players into Premier league stars.
Love the guy.
He stayed longer than I thought DESPITE the Oystons!
Yes bit of a cloud there but he was employed by them, so had to be careful what he said ( for once!)
 
Absolutely loved him and the team and will love them for the rest of my life. What they gave me was unparalleled joy as a football fan. I will forever be grateful and will never forget what I felt, he is mental (but he isn’t really and says he hates that people put him in that box) it’s been covered countless times that he didn’t particularly step up to the plate when he could of slated the Oystons but on the other hand he says himself on the whole he had a decent relationship.

At that meet and greet thing he did in May this year I felt he could of gone in to a lot more detail if given the chance, I just can’t but love the guy and honestly believe he is a good man, very grounded and understands his value. Maybe I’m naive but I could listen to him all day.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Watched it early this morning, the segment at the end from 38 minutes when he's wandering around Bloomfield on his own was brilliant and the Sir Jimmy anecdote brought a little tear.

The best manager I've ever seen here and the best time supporting this stupid ** club, loved his teams and love the man. I know people don't agree with me, but other people are usually wrong about everything.
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Well I totally agree with you. Loved our time with Holloway as manager.
 
rememberlesshannon said:
Just imagine if you had kept in a bottle what the football, fans and atmosphere was like under Ollie. Imagine going home after the Port Vale, Orient and Derby games this season, sitting back in a chair and taking the top off that bottle for little while and taking the contents in. How quickly would the smile return to your face, it was a place in time that we will probably never see again.
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Imagine the atmospheres today under that sort of football and similar circumstances.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Watched it early this morning, the segment at the end from 38 minutes when he's wandering around Bloomfield on his own was brilliant and the Sir Jimmy anecdote brought a little tear.

The best manager I've ever seen here and the best time supporting this stupid ** club, loved his teams and love the man. I know people don't agree with me, but other people are usually wrong about everything.
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Nailed it. Spot on in all aspects.
 
Every game under Olly felt like a cup final . Keith Southern, GTF, DJ,David Vaughn, Crainey etec etc Players put together for nothing, journeymen and yet in the Premier Blackpool won the respect of everyone and we're damned unlucky not to legitimately stay up.
Watching it was unbelievably exciting and I loved every nerve shredding, gut wrenching minute of it .
I get that people didn't like Ollie but to blind eye what he did and disrespect him over pettyisms is just classless .
Thanks Ollie , it was amazing and if there is some slot at Bloomers for him I have no problem with that
 
I didn't like the praising of Karl Oyston and I've been pissed off with him the last few years but I was moved by that. You can't help not be. It was our days in the sun and also his.
 
"Thanks for the days in the sun, 'vis it rains a lot round here".
Really got me that.
What a time!
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Plenty on this board praised Joffrey for years.
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Joffrey wasn't 100% bad. Only about 95%.

GJJW said:
"Thanks for the days in the sun, 'vis it rains a lot round here".
Really got me that.
What a time!
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Sir Jim was able to thank Ollie when he left the club. Cos he understood what he'd done, how how hard it is to achieve it, and what he'd had to work with and deal with. No immature anger about him leaving.
 
voyeur said:
Joffrey wasn't 100% bad. Only about 95%.


Sir Jim was able to thank Ollie when he left the club. Cos he understood what he'd done, how how hard it is to achieve it, and what he'd had to work with and deal with. No immature anger about him leaving.
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I'm not gonna lie. I was gutted, angry and resentful when he left. Wasn't happy when he didn't condemn Karl. However, I'm a bit older and wiser now, and can look back with complete gratitude about the memories he and that team gave me.
He's still no King Billy mind!
 
At the age of 48, whilst I'd like to think we will see the likes of what we saw with those seasons with Holloway again at some point in the future, a part of me thinks I've seen the best football and times already. The belief in the team and the fans at that time was amazing and will be hard to equal. Whatever Holloway did or said when it started to go sour should not overshadow what he and the players achieved.
Statue one day?
 
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