Gary Lineker's not a nice man. He was horrible and disrespectful to me

BARELY an inch below his right eye, Ian Holloway was sporting the scar from surgery to remove a cancerous spot.

- MIKE WALTERS

But it would appear Match of the Day anchor Gary Lineker has got under Ollie's skin and the wound hasn't healed.

Lineker is nearing the end of his 26-year stint as head of the Saturday night institution, but Holloway is convinced the former England captain has never forgiven him for presiding over his beloved Leicester City's relegation to the third tier back in 2008.

And, in his new scattergun memoir firing across a raft of topics from football to ghosts, UFOs and dog poo the Swindon Town manager lets rip in all directions.

“Here's a cat among the pigeons,” said Holloway.

“Gary's not a nice man in my experience and maybe it was because of my time at Leicester.

“All I know is he was horrible to me and, in my opinion, dismissive and disrespectful.

“While I was at Blackpool, I was invited on Match of the Day, but it was obvious Lineker didn't want me there. He didn't speak to me once and didn't even say hello.