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

This week he talks about the Foxes' continued struggle and his row with a supporter.

He also gives his views on MPs' expenses, penalty shoot-outs and why he's throwing out a plectrum.

We've slipped into the relegation zone - we lost to a Southampton team that hadn't won for 10 games and everyone else around us won, so it's not going very well.

When we got beaten 2-0 at Southampton in the Cup a couple of months ago, we never created a chance. Now we are but we're missing them. It's very frustrating.

We missed one in injury time and usually that player would score those over and over again.

You can't recreate a pressure situation in training, though, and I believe if the players can relax a little bit more they're going to score. If you're creating chances as a team, things will turn.

Leicester fan accuses Holloway of swearing at him during 0-0 draw with Bristol City.

We were playing very well - the best we'd played for four years. And that's not me saying that, that was fans telling me after the game.

I made a substitution after 70 minutes, putting two centre-forwards on, and this fella came down the steps, shouting and bawling at me, calling me a stupid...idiot and telling me I was clueless.

Ollie hasn't had much to shout about

Now I'm sorry, but I thought he was the one who was clueless, because he couldn't see how well we were playing.

But for all that, we hadn't scored so I was putting two fresh strikers on to try and change it and I didn't think he was right to abuse me.

Those two players hadn't even got their toes across the line to go on, so how can you criticise that? If he thinks he can call me all the names under the sun, then he doesn't know me.

So I shouted one or two things back to him, which I shouldn't have done. The rest of the crowd agreed with me and told him to shut his mouth.

I then had to explain what happened to the chairman because the bloke wrote a letter to Mr Mandaric instead of dealing with me.

I think it's absolutely ludicrous that people like that think they can shout whatever they like at someone who's just there trying to do the best job he can.

I apologise to the other fans around him if I did let the odd expletive out, but that just shows I've got passion.

It's very difficult not to take your work home with you and relax when you get indoors - ask any of the players.

While you're living through something like this it's very difficult, but I don't get angry with my family at all and you've just got to try and remain strong.

As for the crowd, have a look what's happening on the pitch. If the lads are bottling it, then get on to them, if they're creating great chances and not finishing, encourage them.

When you're at the top of the league, players are confident and free and don't think about things, when you're down the bottom they can tense up and snatch at shots.

I think the crowd play a massive part and I have to say they have been superb here.

Everton and Tottenham crash out of Uefa Cup after losing penalty shoot-outs.

I don't know why England and the English teams often don't do it when it comes to penalties but you don't know until you're in that situation. I don't think there's anything wrong with us, it's just the way things go.

Everton endured a spot of bother

I'll never forget the Germans beating us on penalties - twice, especially the one in our own back yard. That was quite phenomenal.

I don't know if the Germans work on a bit of psyche, a bit of belief, maybe even hypnotherapy. Who knows?

Rafa Benitez left Xabi Alonso out of squad to play Inter Milan because he wanted to attend the birth of his first child. Alonso offered to join the squad after the birth, but Benitez refused.

I'm with Alonso. You've got to have some leeway. What's more important - surely your wife's health and the birth of your first child? Those moments are priceless.

If Rafa had said 'OK I understand, we'll leave you out of this one, good luck with it all', I think he'd have Xabi Alonso running through brick walls for him. But that's his way. Neither of us are right. We all see it differently.

MPs can claim up to �23,000 a year from taxpayers' money for their second homes.

That's absolutely disgusting. The same goes for inheritance tax - that's a joke as well.

We get taxed on our taxes, on our taxes - even when we're dead. I mean what sort of country is this?

You'll always find her in the kitchen at parties

These allowances for MPs have got to stop. What about when we need a new kitchen - I don't see any of us getting a helping hand.

They should publish this list showing who's had what over the last three years and then they should give back to us.

We should all have a refund and they can buy their own bloody kitchens.

Sumettodowifoxes: "Do you feel you have built your own squad at Leicester yet, or do you feel you are having to pick players you would rather were no longer at the club?"

Oh I can't answer that question, that's not fair. I'm doing the best I can with what I've got and we can't hide from the fact it's not going well at the moment.

But it's all about believing and I believe the 24,000 people we get every week deserve better and we will do it for them.

Following on from last week's revelation that Leicester City is an anagram of Electric Yetis - Ed.

Por109: "Hi Ian, in fact the Electric Yetis are a thriving charity football team who've now raised about �20,000 for sick and disabled children around Leicestershire. We've got a game coming up on April 19th and are short of a few players if you fancy getting your boots on!"

606: DEBATE Ask Ollie a question

Ha ha! Well first of all, congratulations. What a brilliant thing to do, to raising money for other people.

They sound a great lot but I don't think I'll be fit enough or good enough to get in your team. Plus the fact, I'll have a few pressing engagements with my day job that weekend...hopefully!

Joshimitsu2: "I think its about time you got rid of the lucky guitar pick I gave to you!"

Take your pick

Yes, I binned it last week! I don't want to upset him, but it's the worst thing in terms of lucky charms I've ever been given!

Actually, no I haven't binned it. I know exactly where it is and I'll do that when I get home. I'm going to bin the 'lucky' guitar pick so let's see what happens against West Brom.

Ian Holloway was talking to Chris Charles.