Championship

Bosses can step up – if they get chance

by
The LeaguePaper Team
19 November 2017

It has been the topic du jour since the appointment of David Moyes as West Ham United manager, and the news that Big Sam was being considered for the vacancy at Everton: have young British coaches got any chance of managing in the Premier League?
The Football League is naturally the place to look towards as a breeding ground for those who may one day hold ambitions of reaching the top flight. But a look through the last decade suggests that, without leading a club there yourself, a nigh impossible task lies ahead.
In the past ten years, the only manager of a club in the Football League to b...

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