Score 29/40
Some brilliant passages of play but some of the chapters felt like a post match interview which I usually fast forward on MOTD. I loved The Nowhere Men whilst I really liked this book.
Cognitive Ease= 4 Technical = 2 Story = 3 Enjoyment = 4 Memorable = 5 Ronseal Effect = 3 Talkability = 5 Longivity = 3
Cognitive Ease= 4 Technical = 2 Story = 3 Enjoyment = 4 Memorable = 5 Ronseal Effect = 3 Talkability = 5 Longivity = 3
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The most enjoyable part of the book is.....The genuine sense of what it feels like to be a football manager day in day out, both good and bad. The sacrifices made to their home life, the sense of responsibility and the lonliness and yet like the PC game of the same name management appears to be utterly addictive. Loved the Sean Dyce and Eddie Howe chapters
The most important part of the book is.....Martin Ling's honesty about his nervous breakdown where he thought he was going to die when there was nothing wrong with him. In an alpha male environment it is very brave and important to get men talking about it The Ordinary Observation...... Most managers mentioned Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) at some point when talking about how they manage their players. Matthew Syed stressed the importance of Positive thinking for elite athletes in Bounce but the numerous times NLP was mentioned was surprising . It almost felt like teams were desperate to out believe each other |
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Book by Chapter
C1 - Martin Ling - Nervous breakdown - In the ambulance "I'm going to die" and Paramedic saying there is nothing wrong.
Harley Street - LMA and the Priory
C2 - Aidie Boothroyd - Sacked by Northamton bottom of League 2. Was going to be next big English manager after Watford success
A lot of hot air about it being about developing players - current role = England U20
C3 - Gareth Ainsworth WWFC - Doing everything and on a shoe string - 4000 players no club Summer 2014 -
Value of hard work - nice, honest chap
C4 - Garry Waddock - How it feels to be sacked - 18 month average to get another job and 58% of first time
managers never get another. Harry Rednapp believes if you have lasted for 100 league games you should be OK
C5 - Ian Holloway - Deciding to manage his way at Millwall
C6 - Shaun Derry - Life at QPR Julio Cesar on English rush hour traffic "Just buy a helicopter" Too many new players acting like mercenaries
C7 - Mark Hughes - Succeeds when he has stable base but struggles in chaos like Man City and QPR. Stats on everything
C8 - Alan Pardew - Lift engineer not afraid to stand up to anyone.
C9 - Brendan Rodgers - Great reputation inside game - belief that he could make positive impact on Balotelli almost deluded
C10 - Pedro Martinez - Dad football manager - People thought he was mad to join lowly Wigan as player
C11 - Garry Monk - Starting out on the football manager journey
C12 - Micky Adams - Life as a lower league manager
C13 - Alan Irvine and swimming agaainst the tide at WBA
C14 - Chris Houghton and Brian McDermott - Lack of black players and officials -
C15 - Karl Robinson developig Delli Alli at MK Dons
C16- Sean Dyce building team spirit and rooting out the sappers bringing in energisers
C17 - Eddie Howe Bornemouth to Burnley and back again after death of mum. 6.30am starts
C18 - Kenny Jacket and Mick Mcarthey - Wolves and Ipswich playoff bid
C19 - Mark Walburton and the Brentford Moneyball experiment
C20 - Paul Tisdale an unlikely champion of the lower leagues. The Exeter team with Steve Perryman
C21 - Roundup of all the managers and Brian Mcs crazy decision to leave chief scout at Arsenal to go back to Reading
C1 - Martin Ling - Nervous breakdown - In the ambulance "I'm going to die" and Paramedic saying there is nothing wrong.
Harley Street - LMA and the Priory
C2 - Aidie Boothroyd - Sacked by Northamton bottom of League 2. Was going to be next big English manager after Watford success
A lot of hot air about it being about developing players - current role = England U20
C3 - Gareth Ainsworth WWFC - Doing everything and on a shoe string - 4000 players no club Summer 2014 -
Value of hard work - nice, honest chap
C4 - Garry Waddock - How it feels to be sacked - 18 month average to get another job and 58% of first time
managers never get another. Harry Rednapp believes if you have lasted for 100 league games you should be OK
C5 - Ian Holloway - Deciding to manage his way at Millwall
C6 - Shaun Derry - Life at QPR Julio Cesar on English rush hour traffic "Just buy a helicopter" Too many new players acting like mercenaries
C7 - Mark Hughes - Succeeds when he has stable base but struggles in chaos like Man City and QPR. Stats on everything
C8 - Alan Pardew - Lift engineer not afraid to stand up to anyone.
C9 - Brendan Rodgers - Great reputation inside game - belief that he could make positive impact on Balotelli almost deluded
C10 - Pedro Martinez - Dad football manager - People thought he was mad to join lowly Wigan as player
C11 - Garry Monk - Starting out on the football manager journey
C12 - Micky Adams - Life as a lower league manager
C13 - Alan Irvine and swimming agaainst the tide at WBA
C14 - Chris Houghton and Brian McDermott - Lack of black players and officials -
C15 - Karl Robinson developig Delli Alli at MK Dons
C16- Sean Dyce building team spirit and rooting out the sappers bringing in energisers
C17 - Eddie Howe Bornemouth to Burnley and back again after death of mum. 6.30am starts
C18 - Kenny Jacket and Mick Mcarthey - Wolves and Ipswich playoff bid
C19 - Mark Walburton and the Brentford Moneyball experiment
C20 - Paul Tisdale an unlikely champion of the lower leagues. The Exeter team with Steve Perryman
C21 - Roundup of all the managers and Brian Mcs crazy decision to leave chief scout at Arsenal to go back to Reading
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