By “them”, I mean football managers. One of the most significant changes in football has been the increased importance of managers. Today’s announcement that Jose Mourinho is to take over at Manchester United is far bigger news than the arrival of any star player. Of course, we always knew who Bob Paisley, Terry Neill or Howard Kendall were but, with the exception of Brian Clough, football was always about the players not the managers. But next season, all we’ll hear is “It’s Mourinho v Guardiola” or “It’s Wenger v Klopp”. No mention of the teams or the players. And of course, one of the biggest selling video games in the world is “Football Manager”. So yes, football is more and more about the bosses and less and less about the workers. But doesn’t that reflect society as a whole?
It’s all about them.

- Withnail & I16th Apr 2017
- First I'd plu...15th Apr 2017
- Why it was wr...14th Apr 2017
- I joined Gary...7th Apr 2017
- Darc Days.6th Apr 2017
- Stewart and M...2nd Apr 2017
- He started it...19th Mar 2017
- Who do you th...11th Mar 2017
- The clue was ...5th Mar 2017
- Art direction.28th Feb 2017
- Doris Day.23rd Feb 2017
- This is not h...19th Feb 2017
- A big boost f...17th Feb 2017
- She thought I...16th Feb 2017
- Oh, they're a...15th Feb 2017 prev next