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Rhys_Mariners
January 2, 2020, 9:12pm
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Still trying to wrap my head around how we have pulled this off, it just doesn't seem fathomable that a manager of his quality would drop down to this level.
Having been at leicester, palace, blackpool , qpr , millwall. Having been paid off by a couple of those clubs too, I thought to my self he must be a millionaire? ( google says $5million net worth )
We know he has purchased shares, but my question is do you guys think there is a lot more to this appointment i.e buying the club or something along those lines.

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January 2, 2020, 9:17pm

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I dont think he is here to buy the club, but with having shares  he will have more say than a normal manager, And for a change he will know what he is talking about
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January 2, 2020, 9:18pm

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There are a couple of other threads which is covering this at present, but yes it does appear that he may be involved with the mysterious second consortium. 2 thoughts spring to mind 1) he is their football figurehead and there maybe a business figurehead to appear out of the woodwork and 2) that there might be a connection to someone he’s worked for/with in the past. I’d hasten to add that these are only my musings but it has been said that we may see something happening before Easter
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January 2, 2020, 9:25pm
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My own assumption and pure conjecture on my part...
To move from the South West, sell up lock, stock and barrel, to manage a lowly div 2 club in an unfashionable location does make you question:
1) why?
2) what's his end end game?
3) Is involved with something deeper than just the footballing side
4) His sanity?....
Personally I don't care, just to have Ian Holloway at our club is beyond wet dreams... completely made my 2020 and ignited something within this club that's been missing for 20 years plus...
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January 2, 2020, 9:36pm

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Perhaps he was just bored and wanted a challenge. Seems the type who doesn't let the grass grow.
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January 2, 2020, 9:37pm
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Quoted from Northbank Mariner
My own assumption and pure conjecture on my part...
To move from the South West, sell up lock, stock and barrel, to manage a lowly div 2 club in an unfashionable location does make you question:
1) why?
2) what's his end end game?
3) Is involved with something deeper than just the footballing side
4) His sanity?....
Personally I don't care, just to have Ian Holloway at our club is beyond wet dreams... completely made my 2020 and ignited something within this club that's been missing for 20 years plus...


His sanity? He’s loveably insane, that’s why he seems such a great fit.
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January 2, 2020, 11:16pm
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He keeps referring to Fenty so I get the feeling Fenty is staying on in some capacity.
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January 3, 2020, 12:54am
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He clearly loves managing football teams so having been out of work for 18 months may have felt he wont get many more chances.

Whether he makes a success of being here who knows but I always like listening to him and am pleased he's here.

He may not decide to sell up his house down south but could well rent a house up this way as I understand Mr Jolley did.
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He keeps referring to Fenty so I get the feeling Fenty is staying on in some capacity.


Fenty won't leave the club and that's a requirement for sale, he wants to be a figurehead locally both politically and in business and much of that will revolve around GTFC and local regeneration.
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January 3, 2020, 8:26am
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I think he knows a bit more about thhe whole selling the club and new ground that has been made public. But who cares? I've always dreamt of having Ollie here and now he is.

So the attendance on Saturday he managed to get almost 1,000 extra through the gate. I wonder if there is any stats around on hoow many extra people paid for iplayer? I'm one of those people. That was my 3rd time on iplayer but now I'm hoping to do it more often for mid week games!
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