Grimsby would replace Holloway temporarily with his assistant Ben Davies who following the club's next game, commented "I had a good chat with him, and everything was okay. Holloway was suspended (sent on gardening leave) as manager by Queens Park Rangers on 6 February 2006. Back at Rovers, who were now playing "home" games at Twerton Park in Bath, and under the wing of new Rovers manager Gerry Francis, Holloway flourished. On 23 May 2008, following the club's relegation, Holloway and Leicester City parted company by mutual consent. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use.

He usually played on the right side of midfield, and made his name as one of the more promising players in the Third Division (now League One). Mohsni despite not playing in the 5–0 defeat was confirmed released as he did not meet Holloway's standards, this prompted Mohsni to set up a Twitter account and post a video to announce that he had not left the club, was still contracted, feeling fit and would be at training the next day. On 23 October 2013, after a 4–1 loss against Fulham, Holloway left the club by mutual consent after less than a year in charge.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.

On 7 March 2020 the side played out their final game of the season with a 2–0 win away at local rivals Scunthorpe United [46] before the season was cut short and ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also managed Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Millwall in a coaching career that has spanned more than 23 years. Leicester City being up to that time one of only a handful (nine) of English teams that had never been out of the first two tiers of English football. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.citation needed] Holloway cited, in an interview to BBC programme Football Focus, that part of his decision to move to Crystal Palace was to be closer to family following the expectation of his first grandchild. So, just before you hit send to wing your CV over to put your name in the managerial race for those teams looking for the next Pep Guardiola, it might be worth a quick perusal of Holloway’s How To Be A Football Manager, to discover just what it takes to sit in the managerial hot seat. However, with the news of his offer on the table it was met with strong resistance by fans leading to the deal to be turned down by the club.

In a club statement, external-link Grimsby said it was "with great sadness and disappointment" that with Fenty agreeing to sell his shares, Holloway had decided that "he does not want to remain at the club without progressing with the people that he came here to work with". Earlier in December the club stated they would not accept investment from convicted fraudster Alex May. On 3 November 2012, Holloway agreed to join Crystal Palace as manager, [33] although caretaker manager Curtis Fleming remained in charge of the team for the match on that day. On 21 May 2009, it was reported that Holloway, after 364 days out of football, was set to be announced as the new manager of Blackpool following the departure of their caretaker manager Tony Parkes. He’s been head honcho at clubs in all four divisions in English football, experiencing everything from the giddy heights of taking Blackpool to the Premier League to fighting relegation from the Football League with Grimsby Town.

Nine months later, he guided the club to the Premier League after winning the play-offs following a sixth-placed finish in The Championship, [22] becoming only the second Blackpool manager (after Les Shannon in 1970) to win promotion in his first full season. From picking a starting XI to overseeing contract negotiations, dealing with referees to managing in a pandemic, Ian Holloway reflects on the highs and lows in the dugout with his trademark honesty. He failed to do so, as QPR finished second from bottom and were relegated to the third level for the first time in 34 years. Holloway hit out at the consortium by saying that he was finding it increasingly hard to do his job.

The interview continued for another four hours, Ian wanted to know even more about the club, its workings and much more. Holloway has twice guided teams to promotion to the Premier League, winning the play-offs with Blackpool in 2010 and Crystal Palace in 2013. His autobiography, Ollie: The Autobiography of Ian Holloway, co-written with David Clayton, was first published in 2007, with an update in 2009.

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