WATCH: Ian Holloway had a great gag at the ready when the sprinklers came on at Craven Cottage

Ian Holloway, never change!

The former Blackpool, Crystal Palace and Millwall manager is one of football's great characters and his turn of phrase is made all the more charming by his distinctive Bristol accent. When a grin creeps on to Holloway's face, you know that a gem is on its way and that was the case when the sprinklers interrupted Sky Sports' coverage of the Championship opener between Fulham and Newcastle on Friday night. As the water drew closer to the analysts, Holloway found the perfect time to take the mick out of Steve McClaren, who was standing beside him. "I was just going to ask Steve for a brolly there," Holloway joked, poking fun at the fact that the former England manager's reputation took a battering after he held an umbrella on the sidelines of England's defeat to Croatia in 2007. The moniker 'the wally with the brolly' was forced on McClaren and, the next day, he lost his job. Anything for a gag with ol' Ollie and, while we're here, let's relive one of the greatest moments in football history courtesy of McClaren last month.

Steve McClaren tempting fate on Sky Sports news pic.twitter.com/C3tOCMnYGr

— Derek (@Hoopsterdell) June 27, 2016