Having agreed a compensation package for his services, he was announced in a press conference by Milan Mandarić as Leicester manager on 22 November, signing a 3 + 1⁄ 2-year contract. He also announced he was backing away from his director duties to concentrate on his position as manager and would be using social media more often to communicate with supporters, claiming also that he would not be going anywhere unless told so.

The doctors told them that there was only a remote possibility of any other children being deaf, but Harriet was also born deaf. On 11 November 2016, Holloway was appointed as manager of Queens Park Rangers for a second spell replacing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Although I can’t imagine Klopp, or any manager in the top leagues come to think of it, inviting round disgruntled fans – and they’re probably wise not to. Without Holloway, the game has lost one of its larger-than-life characters, but during his hiatus, his book offers a refreshing, eye-opening insight into the real world of football management.

I just can't believe that people have stood around and watched it happen, watched it unfurl without getting into him, questioning him, and finding out what's going on. What is the point of the technical area considering managers walk where they like anyway including stepping on to the pitch sometimes?

About the Author: Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades. I don't think this is a particularly strong league, I don't think Town needed to do an awful lot, and for a club of our size in this league, we shouldn't be down where we are. In the 2014–15 season, as Millwall dropped in the relegation places in The Championship, Holloway admitted that he had become an unpopular manager among Millwall fans.

It’s packed full of tips, food for thought, observations and advice to upcoming managers and established ones too. When he moved north after taking over at Blackpool, the family brought with them their 33 chickens, three horses, two dogs and two ducks. Holloway retired as a player following that season, having played more than 400 matches for Bristol Rovers, to concentrate fully on management. Only giving it three stars because the structure of the book feels like it has been thrown together and some anecdotes appear multiple times.