pongo88 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 I think this deserves a separate thread to the usual Rovers one as it deals with Ian Holloway’s reputation in the big wide world. There’s a wonderful article by Rod Liddle (never one to mice his words) in today’s Sunday Times about him. Unfortunately I can’t find a link to the article so just a couple of pics of the first few paragraphs. He goes on to say that Holloway managed his club, Millwall, and was regarded as the worst manager in their history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Alligator Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, pongo88 said: I think this deserves a separate thread to the usual Rovers one as it deals with Ian Holloway’s reputation in the big wide world. There’s a wonderful article by Rod Liddle (never one to mice his words) in today’s Sunday Times about him. Unfortunately I can’t find a link to the article so just a couple of pics of the first few paragraphs. He goes on to say that Holloway managed his club, Millwall, and was regarded as the worst manager in their history Gas legend. Says all you need to know about the man's status in the football world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Ah, Rod Liddle. The thinking man's gobshite. He might just be right this time, though! (The law of averages says he has to be, occasionally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveybadger Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 24 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said: Ah, Rod Liddle. The thinking man's gobshite. He might just be right this time, though! (The law of averages says he has to be, occasionally) I used to think he was mildly amusing if a bit near the mark. Then the Mark moved, moved again and now he’s basically the village bigot’s WUM of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Liddle is scum, but he is right on this occasion. Holloway will be all over the media telling people what to do but since Blackpool he’s a serial failure who played a bit part in Grimsby dropping out of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Liddle is a ********, but a stopped clock and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter1450 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Sounds like a piece of work does Liddle, should he have any right to be slagging off anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 11, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 3 hours ago, GrahamC said: Liddle is scum 3 hours ago, Northern Red said: Liddle is a ******** I must admit I don't follow this reporter, but am intrigued why such strong opinion about him, what has he done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, phantom said: I must admit I don't follow this reporter, but am intrigued why such strong opinion about him, what has he done? He’s a dog whistle racist with a track record of making disgusting comments particularly about Muslims. Claims to be a Millwall fan but lives near Hartlepool these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, phantom said: I must admit I don't follow this reporter, but am intrigued why such strong opinion about him, what has he done? Well. There’s this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totterdown's Finest Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: Well. There’s this..... Tells you all you need to know about Liddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, phantom said: I must admit I don't follow this reporter, but am intrigued why such strong opinion about him, what has he done? 1 hour ago, Silvio Dante said: Well. There’s this..... Yep, thinks he's a lot funnier than he really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 i think hes the perfect role model,for that shit shower of pretenders from over the river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Though his CV pre and post Blackpool is of a level equal to or lower than the last umpteen City managers, does anyone on here actually concede what he did do with a shite Blackpool team, with a shite budget, but a fantastic " have a go" attitude, actually added value to football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mad Cyril said: Though his CV pre and post Blackpool is of a level equal to or lower than the last umpteen City managers, does anyone on here actually concede what he did do with a shite Blackpool team, with a shite budget, but a fantastic " have a go" attitude, actually added value to football? Rod Liddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Is a **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 sorry,got my wires crossed,i was on about I H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, GrahamC said: He’s a dog whistle racist with a track record of making disgusting comments particularly about Muslims. Claims to be a Millwall fan but lives near Hartlepool these days. Does he? He used to live just outside Salisbury. I sat in the next carriage once on the Waterloo to Exeter train once and watched a rotund figure, bathed in a cloak of fag smoke, poring over the entire weekend's newspapers. "Help yourself to the papers, mate," he said chummily as he exited. Less chummy though are his antics on the Millwall fans' site. Thinking he was posting under anonymously, he spewed out racist bile, including about our own Kevin Amankwaah. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243845/Former-Today-editor-Rod-Liddle-racist-posts-football-supporters-website.html Oh and he also was arrested for punching his pregnant mistress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 I’m no fan of Holloway but if I had to pick sides out of these two mugs, it would be Holloway. Good to see most others think the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Red Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Noone thinks the same way; how do you assume that from a few posts? Holloway is in the same awful league as TwentyTwot, Parsons, etc of Gas who try to cover their hatred of City but do a poor job (no surprise there) to earn a few bob. Grimsby season ticket holders join fans of a dozen other clubs in brandishing him fake, hopeless and leaving their club in a worse position than when he joined. No-one on here should try and defend gas players who have blue in their veins and are anti-city. This forum would be better without contributors who support the blue (very) few as well. Get 'em off here, they should not be listened to when talking football in Bristol, any matter of City etc OTiB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 7 hours ago, pongo88 said: I think this deserves a separate thread to the usual Rovers one as it deals with Ian Holloway’s reputation in the big wide world. There’s a wonderful article by Rod Liddle (never one to mice his words) in today’s Sunday Times about him. Unfortunately I can’t find a link to the article so just a couple of pics of the first few paragraphs. He goes on to say that Holloway managed his club, Millwall, and was regarded as the worst manager in their history Holloway managed my ... Sunday League Pub team and had them relegated? Whats the answer Pongo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Does he? He used to live just outside Salisbury. I sat in the next carriage once on the Waterloo to Exeter train once and watched a rotund figure, bathed in a cloak of fag smoke, poring over the entire weekend's newspapers. "Help yourself to the papers, mate," he said chummily as he exited. Less chummy though are his antics on the Millwall fans' site. Thinking he was posting under anonymously, he spewed out racist bile, including about our own Kevin Amankwaah. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243845/Former-Today-editor-Rod-Liddle-racist-posts-football-supporters-website.html Oh and he also was arrested for punching his pregnant mistress. How do people keep their jobs after shit like this is proven. It’s unbelievable. He’s scum. And also never knew that about Harris.... Was this whilst KA was with us? I don’t remember anything about it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, lenred said: How do people keep their jobs after shit like this is proven. It’s unbelievable. He’s scum. And also never knew that about Harris.... Was this whilst KA was with us? I don’t remember anything about it at all. Afterwards I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 32 minutes ago, lenred said: How do people keep their jobs after shit like this is proven. It’s unbelievable. He’s scum. And also never knew that about Harris.... Was this whilst KA was with us? I don’t remember anything about it at all. Was when he was playing for Swindon I believe. I'm unsure Amankwaah was totally innocent, if I remember he made a rather disgusting remark about Harris' cancer scare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 8 hours ago, Hampshire Red said: Noone thinks the same way; how do you assume that from a few posts? Holloway is in the same awful league as TwentyTwot, Parsons, etc of Gas who try to cover their hatred of City but do a poor job (no surprise there) to earn a few bob. Grimsby season ticket holders join fans of a dozen other clubs in brandishing him fake, hopeless and leaving their club in a worse position than when he joined. No-one on here should try and defend gas players who have blue in their veins and are anti-city. This forum would be better without contributors who support the blue (very) few as well. Get 'em off here, they should not be listened to when talking football in Bristol, any matter of City etc OTiB Are you feeling okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: Well. There’s this..... Gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Hampshire Red said: No-one on here should try and defend gas players who have blue in their veins and are anti-city. This forum would be better without contributors who support the blue (very) few as well. Get 'em off here, they should not be listened to when talking football in Bristol, any matter of City etc OTiB Errrr...nope, fans of other clubs are welcome, including Slags on holiday from the Looneys forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 10 hours ago, havanatopia said: Holloway managed my ... Sunday League Pub team and had them relegated? Whats the answer Pongo? This is a difficult question. Does the answer involve some kind of tear in the space time continuum leading to you, the team and Holloway being in a parallel universe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Hampshire Red said: Noone thinks the same way; how do you assume that from a few posts? Holloway is in the same awful league as TwentyTwot, Parsons, etc of Gas who try to cover their hatred of City but do a poor job (no surprise there) to earn a few bob. Grimsby season ticket holders join fans of a dozen other clubs in brandishing him fake, hopeless and leaving their club in a worse position than when he joined. No-one on here should try and defend gas players who have blue in their veins and are anti-city. This forum would be better without contributors who support the blue (very) few as well. Get 'em off here, they should not be listened to when talking football in Bristol, any matter of City etc OTiB The forum would probably be better without the twaddle that you post too, HR. Twentystone, for all his Gas history is a very good presenter and deserves the respect he gets on here. He's also a Liverpool fan not Rovers, though understandably has an affinity with them, but I struggle to think of a single occasion where his supposed hatred of City has shown up. Care to enlighten us, or is it just hatred based on his past that clouds your judgement? Holloway is a village idiot, but to believe that people would rather side with a racist, misogynistic, self-confessed would-be paedophile over him shows more the lack of strength in your character than anyone else's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Steve Watts said: The forum would probably be better without the twaddle that you post too, HR. Twentystone, for all his Gas history is a very good presenter and deserves the respect he gets on here. He's also a Liverpool fan not Rovers, though understandably has an affinity with them, but I struggle to think of a single occasion where his supposed hatred of City has shown up. Care to enlighten us, or is it just hatred based on his past that clouds your judgement? Holloway is a village idiot, but to believe that people would rather side with a racist, misogynistic, self-confessed would-be paedophile over him shows more the lack of strength in your character than anyone else's. I honestly think there are fans out there (very few mind) who think that if a City player walked down the street and there was a Gas player on the other side they would be abusing one another and having it right out in the middle of the road, traffic stopped the lot, rather than just an "alright", handshake or whatever and quick chat about how things are going. If Twentystone wasn't as bloody good at his job as he is you can imagine the absolute dogs abuse he would get on here. He has certainly, over the years, given Radio Bristol a previously unseen level of professionalism on the sports presenting side of things (can't comment on the rest as I don't listen). He asks the likes of Ashton and Lansdown the questions you want to hear asked as a fan. I love a nice bit of Gas Banter as much as the next fan and often partake in that topic but I could never have anything but respect for a bloke like Twentyman, professional footballer who knows the score and puts club loyalties to one side, his only crime being to earn an honest crust from Tented Village FC.........some things in life you just have to let slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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