Manager: The Absurd Ascent of the Most Important Man in Football

This is a book about the dramatic change in status and style of the football manager. It describes in detail the journey from man with sponge - and perhaps a medicine ball - through flamboyant medallion-wearing eccentric, to handsome celebrity millionaire fronting up a UN anti-landmine campaign. Football journalist Barney Ronay writes hilariously about this transition, examining the idiosyncrasies of some of our favourite gaffers along the way and unearthing a wealth of previously unknown anecdotes as well.