The special one was fighting back the tears as he savoured his moment in the sun. As he talked through his personal and professional battles to be recognised as more than just the joker in the pack, the man labelled ‘Olly Mourinho’ by his grateful players had a lump in his throat.
It was, you see, two years to the day since Ian Holloway had been sacked by Leicester City.
It was one year to the day since he had ripped up normal football protocol and contacted Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston directly after Holloway’s agent failed to find a way through.
Over a cup of coffee he convinced the club’s owner he was the man for the task. Before that cappuccino, he feared he would never get another job in football after his disappointment at the Walkers Stadium.
And now this. Glory, success, money. And all with unfancied Blackpool. Proof that there is still room for a dream or two. And what a reincarnation for Holloway, who has re-branded himself.(Daily Mail)
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