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

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Some good interesting stories about the less glamorous side of football management and managing players in lower leagues. 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.

Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades. 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. 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. He has managed eight clubs across the four divisions of English league football, helping both Blackpool and Crystal Palace achieve promotion to the Premier League in 2010 and 2013 respectively.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. 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. Biography: Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades.

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. 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.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. 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. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Read this for a chance of pace as needed something lighter and i wasn`t disappointed as i enjoyed this.

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. 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. About the Author: Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades.The book has a wicked sense of humour, and as well as shaping up to be the funniest and most entertaining book sports fans will read this year, it will provide fascinating and unique insights into the trials and tribulations of being a gaffer. He has taken the helm at Bristol Rovers, QPR (twice), Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Grimsby Town.

This is not a handbook to tell you when to play a Christmas tree formation or throw on a false nine - it's about dealing with the ridiculous, fighting your corner and always having a comeback. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Football management is like being a potato - you're never too far from the sack and everyone is constantly chipping away at you.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. I’m always a big fan of the author narrating their own story, but on this occasion it just doesn’t work.