Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

PAUL Ince released a statement this week. It had a lot of words, but said very little. These things never do.
The ‘Thanks for everything’ managerial statement is a relatively recent invention. Once, managers just packed up their belongings and departed by a back door, a sheepish wave for loitering cameras the sole gesture of farewell.
Now any dismissal gets a full PR makeover, usually courtesy of the League Managers Association.
Ince, you may remember, spent the weeks preceding his departure from Reading in an almighty huff. He criticised his player...