EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER

Give managers the freedom to manage

ON A HIGH: Stevenage celebrate promotion from League Two in 2011
PICTURE: PA Images

TWENTY-ONE managers have left jobs this season so far - that’s a very high number in less than half a season.
During the summers of 1999 and 2008, I began reigns of 3.5 years in charge at each of Farnborough Town and Stevenage Borough.
My role was as manager but my control was significant, almost absolute. There was no director of football and there was no interfering football chairm...