His most recent job was Grimsby where he
made a pledge of a six-figure investment in the club that never materialised;
promised he would stick with the club "for the fans" and then walked out a week or so later;
and left them one place above the drop zone into non-League.
Not sure a few funnies in post-match is worth it.
I don't pretend to know all the details behind it, but his leaving Grimsby was not all to do with what happened on the pitch.
He was unhappy with the way the club was being run. Grimsby insisted on a 'covid clause' in the players new contracts, which Holloway felt contributed to him failing to keep several of his main players (not too different from Welllens !).
It was when a convicted fraudster, Alex May was being courted as an investor, that Holloway felt the need to 'go public ! He was sick of the owners and potential investors “playing politics” and, despite saying “I’m not going anywhere”, there was also the rather ominous line “if speaking this openly brings about my demise then so be it”.
It was soon after that he left the club. I'm not saying that's the only reason he left, as results had been going downhill, but I feel he became disheartened by it all.
He's a very passionate man, and I feel we could do with a bit of that now !
