How to Be a Football Manager: Enter the hilarious and crazy world of the gaffer

How to Be a Football Manager: Enter the hilarious and crazy world of the gaffer
Ian Holloway
RRP:
NZ$ 65.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 52.00
Hardback
h240 x 156mm - 320pg
27 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781472298591
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
The funniest and most entertaining sports book you' ll read this year. ' 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.
Born in Kingswood in Gloucestershire in 1963, Ian Holloway has been involved in professional football for four decades. In a long playing career ' Ollie' racked up 675 appearances across three separate stints at Bristol Rovers and spells at Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan) and QPR. His managerial career spans 24 years, eight clubs and just shy of a thousand games in charge. He has taken the helm at Bristol Rovers, QPR (twice), Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Grimsby Town. He got QPR promoted from Division Two in 2003-04, then achieved promotion to the Premier League with both Blackpool (2009-10) and Crystal Palace (2012-13). He is married to Kim, has four children and lives near Bath.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781472298591
Published: 27 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 320

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information