Ian Holloway wants to reach 1,000 games but ‘won’t hunt down jobs’
Ian Holloway wants a job back in management to reach 1,000 games in charge but he will not “hunt jobs down”.
Holloway’s second spell as QPR manager came to an end this summer when he was replaced by Steve McClaren, who had been strongly linked with the job when Holloway was still in charge.
The 55-year-old guided Rangers to a 16th-placed finish in the Sky Bet Championship last term and admits he felt a „sense of anger“ at losing his job.
When asked what is next for the experienced boss, who has won promotion to the Premier League with Blackpool and Crystal Palace, he told Soccer AM: „I’ve done 952 games as manager, so I’ve got to get 48 games [to reach 1,000], so that’s probably six jobs!
„I would love to get to that target – whether someone will see me as the right man? The game is changing, you’ve got a lot of young guys going in like Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, they need a chance to do this.
„I was fortunate that someone knew what my attitude was like. I wasn’t the greatest player in the world but I tried to make myself better and never give up. Hopefully someone will see that and give me the opportunity. The awful thing is I’ve got to wait for someone to get sacked to do that.
„I don’t go and hunt jobs down. Some people do. I don’t. If a job comes up and I put my name in, sometimes it’s too late. There aren’t no backdoors in my life, ever. If someone wanted me to help them then I’d love a chat about it as I miss the banter, life is about enjoying yourself.“
Holloway believes he left QPR in a better place than when he arrived, pointing towards the development of some exciting young players in the squad, including Eberechi Eze, who has scored three times for McClaren’s team this season.
„If you look at where the club was when we started to where it is now – I felt we did a good job,“ he added.
„It’s been a privilege – I’ve been doing it 22 years. To take a group of players, whether it’s on a park or professionally, and influence them at the clubs I’ve been lucky enough to work with – sometimes it’s gone well, sometimes not – is a joy and an honour. All I’ve tried to do is leave clubs in a better situation than when I took over.
„If then the club chooses to replace you – what can you do? Sulk? Moan? I don’t do that – I get on with it.“
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