1p for Ollie

I know it's a few years old now but has anyone ordered "Ollie" for a penny. (Plus postage)  

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/of.....577993728&sr=8-2

Think I'll hang on for the revised edition due out in a few years time, he might just have some new chapters to add...

I read this on holiday 10 years ago. If I remember correctly, I was sat by the pool reading it whilst simultaneously listening to us getting beaten 2-1 at home by Hayes & Yeading, with the help of a Jamie Hand thunderbolt along the way (funny what you remember, innit).

I remember at the time thinking it would be great to have this guy in charge of us one day. The book is obviously well out of date now, being over a decade old, but it’s definitely worth a read. Funny, entertaining and enlightening, as you’d expect.

Interesting that he hasn’t listed Lennie Lawrence among the number of managerial greats to have taken the helm at Blundell Park. There was one anecdote he shared when he had just taken over at QPR, when he came up against Town.

It was Paddy’s Day 2001, and if I remember correctly (and clearly I’ve got a memory for insignificant details), the day Marcus Bignot made his QPR debut having been signed by Holloway from Brizzle Rovers.

Anyway, anyone there that day will remember it for two things. First, it being possibly the most one-sided game of all time and secondly for the most incredible goalkeeping performance from Danny Coyne. Peter Crouch alone should’ve had about nine.

Remarkably, Town won 1-0. After the game, a seething Holloway gets a knock on his office door. It’s Lennie. “I can see you’re struggling a bit at the moment”, or words to that effect, says Lennie. “If you ever need any advice, here’s my number”.

Ollie was apparently so angry, having schooled us in every footballing department with the important exception of actually scoring a goal, that he literally chased him out of Loftus Road.

Anyway, Ollie’s new found Town affinity aside, it’s a good read and well worth £3 of anyone’s money.

The Jamie Hand thunderbolt was one of the best goals I have seen at BP and really brought us down to earth in our second home game of that first Conference season.

Quoted from Poojah

I read this on holiday 10 years ago. If I remember correctly, I was sat by the pool reading it whilst simultaneously listening to us getting beaten 2-1 at home by Hayes & Yeading, with the help of a Jamie Hand thunderbolt along the way (funny what you remember, innit).

I remember at the time thinking it would be great to have this guy in charge of us one day. The book is obviously well out of date now, being over a decade old, but it’s definitely worth a read. Funny, entertaining and enlightening, as you’d expect.

Interesting that he hasn’t listed Lennie Lawrence among the number of managerial greats to have taken the helm at Blundell Park. There was one anecdote he shared when he had just taken over at QPR, when he came up against Town.

It was Paddy’s Day 2001, and if I remember correctly (and clearly I’ve got a memory for insignificant details), the day Marcus Bignot made his QPR debut having been signed by Holloway from Brizzle Rovers.

Anyway, anyone there that day will remember it for two things. First, it being possibly the most one-sided game of all time and secondly for the most incredible goalkeeping performance from Danny Coyne. Peter Crouch alone should’ve had about nine.

Remarkably, Town won 1-0. After the game, a seething Holloway gets a knock on his office door. It’s Lennie. “I can see you’re struggling a bit at the moment”, or words to that effect, says Lennie. “If you ever need any advice, here’s my number”.

Ollie was apparently so angry, having schooled us in every footballing department with the important exception of actually scoring a goal, that he literally chased him out of Loftus Road.

Anyway, Ollie’s new found Town affinity aside, it’s a good read and well worth £3 of anyone’s money.

My mate who lives in London went to that QPR game, as did a few on here I’m sure, and he said it was the most preposterous act of football thievery he had ever witnessed! By all accounts, maybe even more one-sided than the famous Goodison Park game in the 80’s.

Quoted from Poojah

Anyway, anyone there that day will remember it for two things. First, it being possibly the most one-sided game of all time  
  

More one-sided than Everton away in 1984??

Quoted from Les Brechin

I know it's a few years old now but has anyone ordered "Ollie" for a penny. (Plus postage)  

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/of.....577993728&sr=8-2

I thought from the thread title this was going to be a low budget "war chest" whip round for the new manager Les.  

Remember it well danny Coyne was literally flying around the goalmouth like superman and yes crouch should of scored at least 9 😆 great result and plenty of town fans there that day think it was groves who struck the winner for us

Quoted from Les Brechin

More one-sided than Everton away in 1984??

I couldn’t make it that night as I wasn’t born for another 6 months and my dear old mum seemingly didn’t want to go, so I can’t really make the comparison. It was, however, like nothing I’ve seen before or since.

Incidentally, I did technically take my lad to his first Town match at about 8 weeks gestation - Wrexham at Wembley in the Trophy final. Cold, cold game to take a hormonally charged, pregnant lady to, I’ll tell you that.

How would you rate it compared the Easter smash n grab at wba when Luke Cornwall I think scores with our only chance?

I went to that QPR game and for some reason was in the away seats.

Was awkward when we scored!

Quoted from forza ivano

How would you rate it compared the Easter smash n grab at wba when Luke Cornwall I think scores with our only chance?

Ooh, I remember that one as well, as well as the one at the beginning of the following season when Alan Pouton scored a spot kick to make it 1-0 after Coyne had made a double save from a Lee Hughes *spit* penalty at the other end.

They were both hilariously unjust, but I’d still go with the QPR one as the most undeserved win I think I’ve ever seen with my own eyes.

Quoted from Poojah

I couldn’t make it that night as I wasn’t born for another 6 months and my dear old mum seemingly didn’t want to go, so I can’t really make the comparison. It was, however, like nothing I’ve seen before or since.

Incidentally, I did technically take my lad to his first Town match at about 8 weeks gestation - Wrexham at Wembley in the Trophy final. Cold, cold game to take a hormonally charged, pregnant lady to, I’ll tell you that.

I was always under the impression you were older than that mate but that Everton game had to be seen to be believed. I think it was something like 20 odd corners to none and a similar amount of efforts on target to our 2. The other one was a weak grass-cutting bobbler from Steve Foley half way through the first half.

Our defence that night, Chris Nicholl and Batchy particularly were awesome that night. Still the most one-sided game I have ever witnessed where the team on top lost.

Quoted from LondonMariner43

I went to that QPR game and for some reason was in the away seats.

Was awkward when we scored!

It shouldn’t have been that awkward - ALL the town fans were in the away seats!!

Quoted from Poojah

I couldn’t make it that night as I wasn’t born for another 6 months and my dear old mum seemingly didn’t want to go, so I can’t really make the comparison. It was, however, like nothing I’ve seen before or since.

Incidentally, I did technically take my lad to his first Town match at about 8 weeks gestation - Wrexham at Wembley in the Trophy final. Cold, cold game to take a hormonally charged, pregnant lady to, I’ll tell you that.

If Wembley wasn’t a bowl, and had open corners like BP, I think the cold that day might have actually killed me.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I was always under the impression you were older than that mate but that Everton game had to be seen to be believed. I think it was something like 20 odd corners to none and a similar amount of efforts on target to our 2. The other one was a weak grass-cutting bobbler from Steve Foley half way through the first half.

Still the most one-sided game I have ever witnessed where the team on top lost.

The wife does a sterling job of making sure I feel older than that, don't you worry. All I've ever seen of that night is the brilliant still photo of Wilco nodding past a rather svelte looking Neville Southall and the grainy footage of the goal itself along with the dying moments of the game up until the final whistle. The scenes behind the goal look absolutely incredible! Would've loved to have been there.

Quoted from Heisenberg

If Wembley wasn’t a bowl, and had open corners like BP, I think the cold that day might have actually killed me.

It was soooo cold. I was willing Wrexham to score just so we could go home!

Quoted from Poojah

The wife does a sterling job of making sure I feel older than that, don't you worry. All I've ever seen of that night is the brilliant still photo of Wilco nodding past a rather svelte looking Neville Southall and the grainy footage of the goal itself along with the dying moments of the game up until the final whistle. The scenes behind the goal look absolutely incredible! Would've loved to have been there.

That short 3-4 min clip was just just a trailer of the whole 90 mins, ridiculous pressure, ridiculous weather, fantastic noise, old time policeman with old style hardwood truncheons whacking anyone across the legs who stepped out of line.....all adding to the greatness of that moment in our history. What a night. Took me about 2 days to dry off  

Quoted from forza ivano

It was soooo cold. I was willing Wrexham to score just so we could go home!

Don’t say that!

I remember being woefully unprepared for the temperatures - I think I just had a town shirt and a rain Mac akin to a bin liner!

The 2nd edition was published in 2011, updated with a chapter on Blackpool. Highly recommended. One of the better football biographies, and demonstrates that he is the intelligent, decent man he has shown himself to be during the last few days. We’re very lucky to have him.

Quoted from joe56

The 2nd edition was published in 2011, updated with a chapter on Blackpool. Highly recommended. One of the better football biographies, and demonstrates that he is the intelligent, decent man he has shown himself to be during the last few days. We’re very lucky to have him.

Let’s hope he’s not adding another Chapter next year, with a foreword by Stephen King......

Quoted from Heisenberg

Don’t say that!

I remember being woefully unprepared for the temperatures - I think I just had a town shirt and a rain Mac akin to a bin liner!

That is probably the coldest I’ve been at a game, I think partly as you say because I wasn’t properly prepared for such temperatures in the “soft” south in March.  I remember going for a wander around the concourse at half time hoping to warm up but it was even colder in there!

I also recall one February night (around 15 years ago?) at Rochdale and that was pretty cold too, it was well below zero and I was amazed the game was on  

Quoted from Heisenberg

Don’t say that!

I remember being woefully unprepared for the temperatures - I think I just had a town shirt and a rain Mac akin to a bin liner!

I have bad dreams like that. Just a top. Nowt else.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I have bad dreams like that. Just a top. Nowt else.

Bloody hell
Talk about freezing your balls off

Quoted from lee65

That is probably the coldest I’ve been at a game

I never attend freezing winter games now without "HOTHANDS Foot Warmers" in my socks, my feet are like toast...bliss.

Quoted from Poojah

I read this on holiday 10 years ago. If I remember correctly, I was sat by the pool reading it whilst simultaneously listening to us getting beaten 2-1 at home by Hayes & Yeading, with the help of a Jamie Hand thunderbolt along the way (funny what you remember, innit).

I remember at the time thinking it would be great to have this guy in charge of us one day. The book is obviously well out of date now, being over a decade old, but it’s definitely worth a read. Funny, entertaining and enlightening, as you’d expect.

Interesting that he hasn’t listed Lennie Lawrence among the number of managerial greats to have taken the helm at Blundell Park. There was one anecdote he shared when he had just taken over at QPR, when he came up against Town.

It was Paddy’s Day 2001, and if I remember correctly (and clearly I’ve got a memory for insignificant details), the day Marcus Bignot made his QPR debut having been signed by Holloway from Brizzle Rovers.

Anyway, anyone there that day will remember it for two things. First, it being possibly the most one-sided game of all time and secondly for the most incredible goalkeeping performance from Danny Coyne. Peter Crouch alone should’ve had about nine.

Remarkably, Town won 1-0. After the game, a seething Holloway gets a knock on his office door. It’s Lennie. “I can see you’re struggling a bit at the moment”, or words to that effect, says Lennie. “If you ever need any advice, here’s my number”.

Ollie was apparently so angry, having schooled us in every footballing department with the important exception of actually scoring a goal, that he literally chased him out of Loftus Road.

Anyway, Ollie’s new found Town affinity aside, it’s a good read and well worth £3 of anyone’s money.

I was there and I thought at the time that useless lanky twit won't go anywhere

As for really cold games, too many to reel all of them off, but ones that stick in the mind, away at Barnet one time and an FA Trophy replay one Tuesday night in November 2012 at frigging Buxton.

Coldest I've ever been at a game was an FA Cup replay at Halifax in the late '80's. You litterally watched the pitch turn whiter and whiter as the game went on. Still can't believe that the match finished. To make matters worse we were bloody awful and lost 2-0. Got to admit though, that day at Wembley was bloody Baltic.

Coldest ground apart from BP has to be Hartlepool. Some terrible memories of open stands, wind, rain, snow and several maulings on the pitch.

I'd forgotten about that game at Buxton, yes that was very cold but I'll raise you with the Lincs Cup game home v Boston when Futch scored "the goal".  He was playing in a short sleeved shirt that night if I remember properly, I'm sure he whacked that shot into the top corner for no other reason that he thought that it was too cold for the game to go into extra time. He wasn't wrong.

Plenty of games at BP where I've frozen my balderdash off, but Wembley against Wrexham in the FA Trophy is as cold as i remember ever being.

Saw England v Cameroon at Wembley juat after Italia 90
That was Baltic as well,
However never wanted Town to concede and lose a final at Wembley like i did v Wrexham

I wrote an article on that smash-and-grab QPR game:

[url]https://richmariner.wordpress.com/page/13/[/url]

Danny Wright was so angry at James McKeown making him stay out in the cold for another half an hour he stamped on him 3 years later!

That smash n grab in 2001 v QPR was quality, Coyne was like a cat!

Ollie's book ahs just arrived today so can't wait to give it a go... I'll be even more keen to read the updated version in 10 years where he talks about getting Town to the top end of L1, bumore crowds in our new ground and life as GTFC chairman 😉😊