Holloway named new boss of QPR
Monday, 26 February 2001 15:12Ian Holloway has today been named the new manager of Queens Park Rangers football club. Holloway, sacked a month ago from his position as boss of Division Two side Bristol Rovers, is to take over the role from Gerry Francis, who recently resigned from the struggling London club. Holloway has signed a contract that will keep him with QPR until the end of next season with an option to extend the agreement beyond that.
Holloway is a former star player for QPR, making over 200 appearances for the Loftus Road outfit during 1991 and 1996. However, he will have a difficult task on his hands to prevent his former club from going down - QPR lost 5-0 to Wimbledon on Saturday and fourth from bottom on the First Division table. But he is thrilled to be back at his former club. "There's certain club's results I look for and QPR is one of them. I'm absolutely delighted to take this challenge on and motivate some of these players," he said.
"It was a huge part of my playing career and I felt so proud. Anybody that watched me play could see what I was - whole-hearted and determined. This is the biggest club I ever played for and what we achieved in those five years, I was delighted. I can't wait to take it on and I feel we can kick on from this. The players have got to work hard and they'll get honesty and enthusiasm from me and hopefully that will rub off," he added.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
