'I don't think you'll find many of us' - Holloway

New Swindon Town boss Ian Holloway says he has a "lot more to offer" in football after taking up the 10th managerial role of his career.

The 61-year-old, who was appointed on Friday, watched his new side for the first time on Saturday as they drew 1-1 with Gillingham, before officially taking charge on Monday.

Holloway has managed teams in the top four tiers of English football since his first role in 1996, as well as played in all four divisions during his playing days.

"I've got a lot more to offer, I've got an awful load of experience," Holloway told BBC Radio Wiltshire.

"I've played at all four levels of English football and I've managed at all four levels. I don't think you'll find there's too many of us."

Ian Holloway is back in football management after almost four years away from the dugout

Holloway won promotion during his managerial career with QPR, Crystal Palace and Blackpool - the latter two to the Premier League - and has also taken charge of Leicester, Bristol Rovers and Plymouth.

He has been out of the dugout since leaving Grimsby in December 2020 and said it was the "pure love of the game" that brought him back.

Earlier this month he told BBC Sport about his desire to join the group of 26 English managers who have coached 1,000 games - Holloway is 11 short on 989.

He had been working as an after-dinner speaker at events and said a recent one had sparked his desire to hire an agent and get back

"I did one a couple of weeks ago where I spoke to some young players in the team and they kept me an hour after I should have [left]," Holloway said.

"They were so enthused with what I said, had so many questions and I missed that.

"Being so competitive and the game itself you miss the opportunity to talk to people and be around football people."

'No secret' to fighting relegation

Holloway joins a Swindon side facing a possible relegation fight to save their football league status. They are 22nd in the table with just 12 points from 14 games, having won only twice.

He said there was "no secret" to fighting off relegation, having experienced it with QPR, Leicester and Blackpool.

"The ambitions here are very big, what you have to do is you take over a situation and you have to try and get people enjoying what they are doing," Holloway said.

"I think that's really important these days, it's not just winning it's about how you win. Mr Pep Guardiola is changing that - in our own way, in my way, I want to teach boys how to play at the top flight level even in the second division they can try and achieve that.

"What we've got to do is be competitive and brave and always keep wanting the ball."