Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Finally, it asks the controversial question - does 'The Gaffer' have a future? This remarkable book traces the development of the football manager's role, offers a critique of the way the game trains its coaches for management and raises valid concerns about the suitability of their employers - the directors whose impatience creates a climate of fear and insecurity. Despite football's supposed professionalism, we learn that 'The Gaffer' is often an ill-prepared ex-player who has hopped onto the managerial merry-go-round more as a perceived 'character' than a qualified coach. It lays bare a profession where pressure to obtain results is immense and the tolerance of failure is low. Packed with big names and exclusive stories, The Sack Race challenges the sanitised picture of football management portrayed in glossy autobiographies.
There has even been talk of managers going on strike to defend their ill-treated colleagues. An unprecedented spate of sackings in the 2001-02 season and the manner of many of the dismissals filled the back pages. The future of football management is a hot topic of debate.
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