Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway points finger at referee's high-five with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba Holloway recounted an incident that took place when he was the manager of Blackpool in the 2010-11 season, claiming that he saw a Premier League referee give then-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba a high-five before kick-off. "My surprise soon turned to anger when it became clear that, while this particular referee was on first-name terms with the opposition, he didn't have a clue who any of my players were," wrote Holloway. I reported my concerns to the relevant authorities, asking how a match official could be regarded as a neutral arbiter when he was treating one team's players like they were long-lost buddies. And do you know what happened? Absolutely nothing. Holloway declined to discuss the matter further when asked about it on Sunday. Blackpool played Chelsea twice under Holloway and the referees were Mark Clattenburg and Mike Dean.