How to Be a Football Manager: Enter the hilarious and crazy world of the gaffer

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About the Author: Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades. Whether it was the aim or not this book has changed the perception i have of Ian Holloway, a perception that was formed by the media from when he was managing in a more positive light.

Before listening I’d just thought that Ian was the managerial equivalent of Robbie Savage but there’s clearly a lot more to him and I really enjoyed how he spoke about looking after his players (horrendous preseasons aside) both on and off the pitch. Holloway has been a part of professional football for four decades, first as a player and then as a manager overseeing nearly 1,000 games. Peter Crouch told us How to Be a Footballer, so now it’s Ollie’s turn to tell us How to Be a Football Manager.Ian Holloway has managed across the top 5 divisions in England and is one of the best managers to gain a real insight into football management. He has taken the helm at Bristol Rovers, QPR (twice), Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Grimsby Town. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Some good interesting stories about the less glamorous side of football management and managing players in lower leagues. It's not for the faint-hearted and unless you've got skin as thick as rhino and, more importantly, a wicked sense of humour, you've no chance of surviving.

By that i don`t mean i disliked him before, i mean he comes across much ore thoughtful and intelligent that the chancer clown image that the media had created.He's been there, seen it and done it in his 40 years as player and manager, and has been entertaining football fans on and off the pitch for most of his life.

Read this for a chance of pace as needed something lighter and i wasn`t disappointed as i enjoyed this. Olly is always a good listen when on tv or the radio and I always thought he was my kind of bloke, having listened to his story and I have the upmost respect for him and his contribution to the game, what a job he did at Blackpool I really enjoyed their time in the prem. Listen the guy is not a voice actor so I'm not to criticise his ability to perform the book, but you can feel the passion in the voice which is important.

It's an emotional rollercoaster: when you're riding it, you can't wait to get off; but once the ride stops, you want to get straight back on again and feel that adrenaline rush. The publisher wrote: "Holloway’s singular personality leaps off every page and makes him one of football’s great cult figures and a real fans’ favourite.

Biography: Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.I’m always a big fan of the author narrating their own story, but on this occasion it just doesn’t work.