Listen to Ollie sound off!

The Leicester manager gives his inimitable views on football and life in general in his weekly column.

This week he talks about a good showing from Leicester's new boys and the return of Kevin Keegan to football.

He also gives his views on Tom Hanks outing himself as a Villa supporter and celebrity Leicester fans Kasabian and Englebert Humperdinck.

It's absolutely marvelllous to see Kevin back. Personally I feel a little bit for Sam Allardyce because I still believe he's a very, very good manager who wasn't given long enough.

But when you've got a ghost of someone like that in your closet who the fans love, you're just banging your head against a brick wall.

It'll be great for Kev if it goes well. He's got a big job on his hands but his personality's absolutely massive and he's really lifted that place already so good luck to him.

Keegan's football will make your hair stand on end

He's great, the way he played, what he achieved in his career. Fantastic.

I've only met him a couple of times so I can't say I know him personally, but he bought Barry Hayles off me from Bristol Rovers when he was at Fulham, and for me that summed him up.

No-one else had really heard of Barry Hayles, Kevin was expected to get promoted at Fulham and he came to watch him when we had a bad game.

I said "Why are you buying him?" and he said "I just loved his hunger". That sums up Kevin Keegan. He played with enthusiasm, hunger and desire all his life. Absolutely outstanding.

Enthusiasm, hunger and desire - that sounds like you - Ed.

Ha ha, you pillock! You can't talk about me in the same breath as Kevin Keegan, you great numpty! What's the matter with you?

He was twice European footballer of the year - you must have been on the booze, mate! Holy mackerel!

Plus he's got a full head of hair and I haven't got any - what more do you want? I wish mine was grey like his - at least you can tint it up with that Grecian 2000 stuff.

Yes there were five of them altogether against Coventry - I had to introduce them to each other before the game!

It's always good to see your new ones settling in early doors and my two new strikers, Steve Howard and Barry Hayles, both nicked a goal. Barry came off the bench, which shows we've got a bit of strength in depth.

All Hayles king Barry

And the young left-winger I got from Hungary, Zsolt Laczko, was absolutely outstanding and got a standing ovation when he came off.

I'd be happy if we could get another six, seven or eight wins - in a row. I don't want much, do I? It's all about confidence and they did really well last week, so now we've got to try and kick on.

Hollywood actor declares his love for the Villans because he likes the name.

He can't help it - he was on that island for a couple of years, wasn't he? Must do your head in being on your own for that long. He was talking to that bloke, Wilson, who was a football. He's lost the plot, that bloke.

I haven't met any of them, but Kasabian are big fans. They were at the game the other day and were very impressed by how we played apparently. As long as I can keep them happy, I won't have a problem!

Cheers, Ollie!

I've got a list of other Leicester fans, according to the Famous Football Supporters website - give us your views on them - Ed:

Mark Morrison: Return Of The Mac, great tune that is. When's he returning - is he going to be let out of prison soon? Oh, he is out. Well good luck to him.

Nicholas Parsons: Is he a fan?! Is he still around? Actually I've just been told he is, he's 84 apparently, so sorry about that Nicholas!

Englebert Humperdinck: Englebert Humperdinck is a Leicester fan?! I tell you what, heart-throb of the 60s he was. Women used to melt when he walked on stage.

That'll do me if he's a Leicester fan. It would be superb to get him down for a game, I'd have to tell my mum!

BeckaPAFC: "Hi Ollie. I was angry at you for how you left Argyle, but now I realise what you said is true. You said we simply could not hold on to our best players, and look what's happened, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is gone and we're struggling to hold on to David Norris.

"Do you think a small team with minimal financial backing like Plymouth could ever get to the play-offs, with big teams like Wolves coming in and buying our best players?"

Yes I think you can if your team's good enough. All I will say is that players who've done well at that level will eventually move on and get the realistic money they deserve. And if the smaller club can't pay it, they could be in trouble eventually.

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If you look at Colchester last year, they had a great season and looked like they might get in the play-offs. But then in the summer they lost seven of their players to other clubs. That's the way it goes I'm afraid.

If clubs like that are going to do it, their best chance is to do it in that one season before they lose their better players.

Lesta_i_die: "Firstly as a season-ticket holder at the Walker's, the match against Coventry was one the best performances I have seen by Leicester since the O'Neill days. I was wondering if you are going to take an interest in the Leicester Riders basketball team, as you did with the Plymouth Raiders. They need all the support they can get at the minute."

I would love to. How good are they - and how good's their mascot?

He's a sly one that Foxy

The Raiders mascot, Foxy, was just unbelievable. He used to do a slam-dunk off a trampoline at least 20m from the basket. He was a fruitcake.

I've really got into basketball and I'd love to go along and see the Riders but their mascot's got a lot to live up to. Foxy used to climb over the seats and nick people's handbags. Crazy.

Graydjames: "Love your column, Ian, and as a Leicester season-ticket holder I now feel I have even more reason to follow it. Just wanted to say that everyone I know calls stinging nettles "stingers" and a quick survey here at work has proved it. I think it's the Crazy Gang who were the odd balls not you."

(nb: Last week Ollie revealed he was nicknamed 'Stinger' while at Wimbledon because that's what he called nettles.)

Thank you very much for that, I always knew that - that's the only thing that ever kept me going. I knew the Crazy Gang were that mad, it must have been them. But I'm still called 'Stinger' today because of it - unreal.

Apparently loads of people have written in from all parts of the country to say they call nettles stingers, apart from Londoners - must be all that smog playing havoc with their imaginations!

Ian Holloway was talking to Chris Charles.