Grimsby Town set for takeover as John Fenty agrees to sell shares". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 29 December 2020. Holloway looks to Rangers future. The Guardian. Author - Aidan Magee. Published 10 May 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2018. Campbell, Denis (2 November 2003). "Triumph and despair: Ian Holloway". The Observer. London . Retrieved 22 June 2009. On 3 November 2012, Holloway agreed to join Crystal Palace as manager, [33] although caretaker manager Curtis Fleming remained in charge of the team for the match on that day. [34] He took charge of his first game on 6 November, which Crystal Palace won 5–0 against Ipswich Town. [35] On 27 May 2013, Holloway guided Crystal Palace to promotion to the 2013–14 Premier League after beating Watford 1-0 through a penalty converted by Kevin Philips in extra time. [ citation needed]

Following Tuesday's 2-1 defeat by Bradford, Grimsby are 20th in the table after 19 games and just six points above the relegation places. Holloway took over a club that was struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two (now League One). The next season, however, Bristol Rovers gained fifth place and made the playoffs. Despite taking a first-leg advantage of 3–1 against Northampton Town, Rovers subsequently lost 3–0 in the second leg and went out 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. The 1998–99 season ended with a somewhat disappointing 13th place. Holloway retired as a player following that season, having played more than 400 matches for Bristol Rovers, to concentrate fully on management. In 1999–2000, his last full season at the club, Rovers finished 7th, narrowly missing the playoffs. Holloway previously said he had no intention of leaving the club despite takeover talks, but called for the club's board and prospective investors to stop "playing politics". Ian Holloway: They said Charlie was on his way to Anfield... but he was sat next to me in my office". The Independent . Retrieved 12 September 2014. Holloway met fellow Bristolian Kim when they were both aged 15, and after marrying, he nursed her through lymphatic cancer. [69] [70] The couple have four children: William, twins Eve and Chloe, and Harriet. The twins were born profoundly deaf, as both Ian and Kim had a recessive form of a certain gene meaning that there was a higher chance that they would have deaf children. The doctors told them that there was only a remote possibility of any other children being deaf, but Harriet was also born deaf. Talking about his children, Holloway said: "it's been a fight all the way along to get proper provision for the girls, especially a good education. There's been rows, tribunals, appeals and endless phone calls. We have been labelled as bolshie parents. My view is that every child in the world has the right to be educated properly and whether your eyes or ears don't work is irrelevant. But the system at the moment makes it difficult." [71]

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This led to a meeting at Papa's fish restaurant in Cleethorpes. Anyone who knows Ian will know that his lovely wife Kim is always part of his decision making and she was also with us. Grimsby Town fans respond as Ian Holloway asks for podcast questions". GrimsbyLive. 27 January 2021. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 January 2021. Holloway's first full season in The Championship ended with a respectable 11th place, and during the following season 2005–06, the club continued to hover around mid-table. The inside story on Ian Holloway's departure from Grimsby Town". GrimsbyLive. 24 December 2020. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 26 January 2021.

Ben Davies reflects on 'tough week' after Grimsby Town defeat". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 26 December 2020. The interview continued for another four hours, Ian wanted to know even more about the club, its workings and much more. The board and Ollie had a joint vision, first to improve the league position, secondly to deliver top class training facilities and finally by relocation to a new community stadium. Holloway is well known for his comments in post-match interviews, which are often quoted in the national media. His creative use of metaphors has made him one of the most popular interviewees and one of the cult personalities in English football. In June 2005 a book of his quotes, "Let's Have Coffee: The Tao of Ian Holloway", was published; and in June 2006 he came 15th in a Time Out poll of funniest Londoners. [77]Grimsby Town become first club to be fined for Covid-19 breaches". GrimsbyLive. 12 January 2021. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 January 2021.