Guest FredTheRed08 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Out of work and a proud Bristolian, he must surely be a contender for the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Didn't take long. That's the day my season ticket goes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 **** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray White Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Didn't take long. That's the day my season ticket goes back. Here here. If this happens I will gladly run onto the pitch and lamp him and accept the lifetime ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northamptonshire Red Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Love him or hate him, he must be current favourite for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Just about to post the same thing. This has come very sudden, at a time when results have started to improve all be it slightyl. Sounds like last year when McInnes went...I think someone has been sounded out and offered the job, maybe even sounded out after the Sheff Utd game If its Holloway, I will be gutted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I won't set foot in Ashton gate with that moron in charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 This is the thing.........forgetting the gas link, he would be a fairly good candidate however......... that gas link makes an appointment like this very divisive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman15 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I would be surprised if it was Holloway, not just the fact the fans dislike him, but more to the fact he can not stand the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 He hates us, we hate him. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 He wouldn't want to come here. Most of us don't want him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FredTheRed08 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I don't think Holloway hates City, I think he has always had a grudging respect for City and their support. To be honest, I'd be happy with anyone but Di Canio. Now that would be a disaster waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady bunch Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway would get my vote dispite the past. I would take the passion, local knowledge and fun, over dour boring draw specialists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Di Canio or Hollowhead and I'm gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red white and red Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway or Warnock for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JammyOne Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway would do a decent job for sure, he's everything we need from a manager. I'm willing to accept him... not sure about everyone else though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockleazeRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I remember him scoring against us and standing up and openly swearing infront of my Dad for the first time. Hated the man for a while. However, he has proven himself to be a decent manager. I'd have him. Cue abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I would have Holloway...we have to get over our small minded-ness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex#40 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway would do a decent job for sure, he's everything we need from a manager. I'm willing to accept him... not sure about everyone else though. I'm of the same mind. If he's the best man for the job then should it matter? I know it does but should it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 28, 2013 Admin Share Posted November 28, 2013 Love him or hate him, he must be current favourite for the job. Based on what ? All the Hollowhead fanatics will be going crazy with excitement, just think Penrice in as number 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Er hasnt he just binned his job as he wasnt up for the effort of a relegation fight? Are we assuming he would not take a cheeky peek st the league one table first??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Threshersleftboot Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Football in Bristol is at an all time low, i think it needs somebody with the character of Holloway to reignite the passion of the fans and make it enjoyable to watch our team play on a Saturday again instead of a horrible feeling of hopelessness which i have been getting for far to long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I hate the bloke and would never have imagined being happy about his appointment but frankly I'd take him over a lot of the other names being bandied about, like Steve Cotterill, Di Canio etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Forgetting the past and looking to the future, Holloway is an absolute must! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Millen has been doing a better job at palace than Hollowhead did. He took over from Dougie Freedman when they were flying high, with easily the best squad in the championship and nearly ****ed it up. Done crap in the prem everytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northamptonshire Red Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Didn't he say in his book that he *would*, if offered, manage City? I'm talking 'favourite' in terms of public perception, Hollowhead-out of work Bristolian ergo he's likely to be in the running for the City job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 **** Holloway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 If you simply base the decision as if it was any other business (not football) Ian Holloway has the best record / cv and is available. In recent times he has the best record of getting clubs to the premiership etc.I would accept that business decision and tuck my small minded-ness under my pillow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway is not the answer... the man is a publicity-loving goofball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 If you simply base the decision as if it was any other business (not football) Ian Holloway has the best record / cv and is available. In recent times he has the best record of getting clubs to the Premier League etc. I would accept that business decision and tuck my small minded-ness under my pillow... What about the customers (fans) leaving in their droves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Just had a text from a Leeds fan. He said all us city fans should get over ourselves and welcome holloway...he also said stay way clear of Warnock - :laugh: ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 If you simply base the decision as if it was any other business (not football) Ian Holloway has the best record / cv and is available. In recent times he has the best record of getting clubs to the Premier League etc. I would accept that business decision and tuck my small minded-ness under my pillow... Imagine the vitriol after a couple of bad results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I often wonder whether free speech is all it's cracked up to be. This forum would benefit from anyone suggesting that odious gas cretin as manager receiving an instant ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 28, 2013 Admin Share Posted November 28, 2013 Millen has been doing a better job at palace than Hollowhead did. He took over from Dougie Freedman when they were flying high, with easily the best squad in the championship and nearly fecked it up. Done crap in the prem everytime Let's be honest if Utd hadn't loaned their super winger back to them they would have not been promoted. At one point they were walking the league and only scraped through the play offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 28, 2013 Admin Share Posted November 28, 2013 Just had a text from a Leeds fan. He said all us city fans should get over ourselves and welcome holloway...he also said stay way clear of Warnock - lol ! Yeah - ask him if they would accept someone like Steve Bruce as their manager Then he may understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 They wouldnt mate,It would be the right "business" decision. I hated holloway when he was playing for the gas but I think most "bristol footy" fans have a lot of respect for him, including me!What about the customers (fans) leaving in their droves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcityman Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway may well get us out of a mess, he may get us up the table and he may have us winning more than we lose. Holloway could also do a pulis. Holloway will divide the fan base and IMO see us play with gates of well below what we get now. No thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookey Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Must be Holloway - the only choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrenadaRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 We are in a mess and need the best manager possible and that is Holloway; we all need to put the past to one side and think about the future. It doesn't sit easy, but nor does awful football and relegation! Location would be good for him, but I am not sure why else he would come though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince82 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 The only reason Olly would not take the position, would have nothing to do with it being City, or the threat of abuse from City fans, or his so called allegiance to the blue few. It is purely down to what he fears as a "gas head backlash". He has survived death threats and abuse before (mainly from our fans) however his family is very dear to him, and he will never put them at risk again, of recieving such abuse (which he feels might happen, from certain corners of the rovers collective) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Sky Bet Cotterill from 5/2 to 6/1 Holloway from 20/1 to 9/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I hate the bloke and would never have imagined being happy about his appointment but frankly I'd take him over a lot of the other names being bandied about, like Steve Cotterill, Di Canio etc. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why the F would Holloway want this job? Possibly alienate his adoring Gas worshippers unless he fails miserably, in which case he would damage his own prospects of future employment. Imo this really isn't a realistic option not just for the fact that it would upset a large portion of our fans but also because it doesn't make sense from Holloways perspective especially as there is bound to be Championship manager posistions up for grabs in the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JammyOne Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 As posted on BRFC forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway can't possibly be given the job - the appointment would be too divisive amongst fans... the Board cannot risk alienating sections of the fans when they have already aliented a large portion by their mismanagement of the club and their incompetence in allowing the club to slide to the depths it has - Holloway would be too risky... Personally, I think he is an overrated charlatan who loves the sound of his own voice, and he doesn't fit my criteria of a manager who would be good for BCFC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 28, 2013 Admin Share Posted November 28, 2013 As posted on BRFC forum. Will the Hollowhead lovers now understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Will the Hollowhead lovers now understand? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway can't possibly be given the job - the appointment would be too divisive amongst fans... the Board cannot risk alienating sections of the fans when they have already aliented a large portion by their mismanagement of the club and their incompetence in allowing the club to slide to the depths it has - Holloway would be too risky... Personally, I think he is an overrated charlatan who loves the sound of his own voice, and he doesn't fit my criteria of a manager who would be good for BCFC... It already has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniro Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 The petty tribalism that leads many City fans to hate Rovers more than they love their own team has always annoyed me. Yes it's fun to take the piss out of the Gas and I used to love singing "Cheer up Holloway" when he was their boss, but that was years ago and we haven't needed to play Rovers in a serious game for ages. Grow up children. Who cares about Rovers? I think he's a hilarious bloke - a real character and one of the few true Bristolian who's ever made it to any level of achievement in any walk of life. (brunel wasn't Bristolian or Cabot - Justine Lee Fuzzface anyone?) Admittedly he comes across as a bit of an idiot but that part of his schtick. He's got experience and passion and some kind of a track record. He's no Alex Ferguson, but let's face it, I don't think we can be too choosy. We've just got rid of a perfectly good coach who was systematically trying to build a new team with no funding. Anyone who takes the job on would be mad after the way the board have treated SOD. We'd be lucky to get a manager who'd had the kind of success Hollowhead had had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Out of work and a proud Bristolian, he must surely be a contender for the job? It would be an absurd and divisive decision. Expect the Board to make it tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway can't possibly be given the job - the appointment would be too divisive amongst fans... the Board cannot risk alienating sections of the fans when they have already aliented a large portion by their mismanagement of the club and their incompetence in allowing the club to slide to the depths it has - Holloway would be too risky... Personally, I think he is an overrated charlatan who loves the sound of his own voice, and he doesn't fit my criteria of a manager who would be good for BCFC... It already has. errrmm... I did say that, didn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheCulturalBomb Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holloway would be perfect for me, super character, great determination and knows how to get a team promoted. But I don't think he would come to Ashton Gate to save a team in league one. From the Premier League to League one is such a step down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBEAT Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 YES YES YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckle_red Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 That'd be me gone forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 28, 2013 Admin Share Posted November 28, 2013 I think he's a hilarious bloke - a real character and one of the few true Bristolian who's ever made it to any level of achievement in any walk of life. Oh dear - I almost took your post seriously until I read this line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Aside from the fact we are bristol city who he would never manage, are two leagues below his last job, and are in a relegation dog fight, what else would make this job attractive to an "exhausted need a break from football cant stomach a relegation battle gas loving well off ex-manager"? The view of the Suspension Bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniro Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Oh dear - I almost took your post seriously until I read this line I'm born and bred Bristolian and I can't think of anyone who's made it - including me! Jeffrey Archer - but he was Weston super Mare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I'm born and bred Bristolian and I can't think of anyone who's made it - including me! Jeffrey Archer - but he was Weston super Mare! One of the most impressive histories of any city in the UK and nobody successful? Must have been luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 If you follow cricket and it's history you might have a better idea of Bristol success. The first sports superstar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead433 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 We all hate the winker we know that but why not give him a go. He cant do any worse than the last 3 managers. and the ones who say they wont go any more bye bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 We all hate the winker we know that but why not give him a go. He cant do any worse than the last 3 managers. and the ones who say they wont go any more bye bye. Why not? Because it would tear the support in half, costing the club millions. It defeats the entire object of real football. Rivalries, banter, tribalism. He's an embarrassment to our city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniro Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 If you follow cricket and it's history you might have a better idea of Bristol success. The first sports superstar? Fair point - I concede that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Oh no, Mr Holloway said something nasty about my football team, boohoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Fair point - I concede that one! AND he'd have won any Movember challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniro Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 One of the most impressive histories of any city in the UK and nobody successful? Must have been luck. or that it's a pleasant, well connected location for non Bristolians to come and be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Oh no, Mr Holloway said something nasty about my football team, boohoo. He also made videos about how much he doesn't like us and has been quoted in the press as saying that managing us would be "selling his soul to the devil". People's support of Holloway as our new manager is a representation of everything that's wrong with modern football. **** the tribalism, **** the history, who's going to get us to the Premier League quickest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniro Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 He also made videos about how much he doesn't like us and has been quoted in the press as saying that managing us would be "selling his soul to the devil". People's support of Holloway as our new manager is a representation of everything that's wrong with modern football. **** the tribalism, **** the history, who's going to get us to the Premier League quickest don't follow your logic there, fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 He also made videos about how much he doesn't like us and has been quoted in the press as saying that managing us would be "selling his soul to the devil". People's support of Holloway as our new manager is a representation of everything that's wrong with modern football. **** the tribalism, **** the history, who's going to get us to the Premier League quickest Bang on. There is more to football than quick fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Bang on. There is more to football than quick fixes. I normally agree with what you say mate. and I don't post that much anymore as you normally say what I think so no need to repeat it, but, I disagree with you on this. To me, football and sport is about winning. That is it. If my Holloway can bring us success, then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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