How to Be a Football Manager: Enter the hilarious and crazy world of the gaffer
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*** SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 ***
‘fascinating, frank, funny’ Jim White, Daily Telegraph
‘insightful’ Henry Winter, The Times
‘very entertaining … great stories’ Hawksbee & Jacobs, talkSPORT radio
‘an incredible book’ The Football Show, Sky Sports News
‘Yeah, I’m all that plus a bag of chips’
‘Come round my house and we’ll have a fight on the front lawn’
‘I’m as chuffed as a badger at the start of the mating season’
‘I thought his bum cheeks looked very pert’
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.
Ian Holloway – aka ‘Ollie’ – has all the above and more besides. His press conferences are the stuff of legend. 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. 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. There’s never been a dull moment.
In the joyful How to Be a Football Manager, Holloway weaves a fantastically rich tapestry of hilarious anecdotes to reveal what being the boss is really like. 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.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Headline (18 May 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1472298616 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1472298614 |
| Dimensions | 12.8 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm |
by Reader-718
He’s a top, top bloke.
There’s never a dull moment with the man and you should put this on your reading list for the summer.
Very limited football knowledge needed if at all.
by Guy Incognito
This book is boring and surprisingly unfunny.
by sheila wilson
Never known my husband to read a book so quickly. He a absolutely loves it. Worth every penny. Ian Holloway says it as it is according to my hubby.
by Craig
Absolutely love the book. So funny and great read for any football fan.
by Gina Thornton
Bought it as a present at Xmas. My husband loved it.
by LGS5359
Interesting insight into football management from someone who’s ‘been there and done all that.’ Well worth a read from those interested in the game and what goes on behind the scenes.
by Chris Rogers
This book was a present for my brother and he loved it
by Boo
Brilliant read if you a fan