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“The one thing that concerned me was that when I left to go on holiday I’d still have a job to come back to,” said Hollins yesterday. |
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“Losing a job when I’d gone away to relax has happened to me before, when I was at QPR. I came back and discovered my job wasn’t there. |
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“There was a lot of talk about certain people buying this club and that I was going to be sacked. I was very philosophical about it. It didn’t get me down. |
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“All I could do was come in, sit at my desk, phone around and keep people enthusiastic. When a club is in limbo it causes money problems. People’s livelihoods are at stake. When someone says you don’t have a job any more it’s a major blow,” added Hollins. |
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“I couldn’t rest until I knew what was happening and I’m pleased we’ve got something in place now. Although there isn’t a massive injection of money, it has stabilised the club and we’re going forward. |
| “The recent situation here is not ideal from a manager’s point of view but there are a lot of clubs in limbo, and they’re bigger clubs than us. The big clubs are getting bigger and the small clubs are finding it harder and harder.” |
| He also revealed to the Western Mail that he has redecorated his office to celebrate his new found job safety: “I want everything to be bright and fresh,” said Hollins, keen to swiftly erase memories of last season’s relegation from the Second Division. After a disappointment there are two things you can do – you can be miserable and die or you can pick yourself up and move forward. I want things to be positive. That’s why I’ve changed my office. |
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“I want to win promotion again. It would be nice to win the championship a second time, but I’ll take second or third place. I don’t like failing – and I’m not linked to failure. The players tasted success when we won the Third Division title last year. Now they know what it’s like to go down. It’s not a nice feeling and I hope it will spur them on. |
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“Some players I wanted to keep. Jason was one, but he moved on. That was his right. I couldn’t change his mind,” explained Hollins. “We could lose Stuart. Of course I’ll be disappointed if he goes. I’m disappointed whenever a young player we’ve bred leaves us. “But I can only give players what I can give them because football is a business. It’s not an ideal situation but it’s the one we’re in.” |
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(The above were extracts from the Western Mail, 20 July 2001) |
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