by katweslowski »
16 May 2025 08:46
Mr Angry These days, Managers rarely join a club where they know nothing about the players and the set up; indeed, many times the interview process will include presentations from the prospective manager as to how he sees ways of improving the current squad.
(Which is similar to what happens when you go for any new reasonably well paid job these days; a mate of mine was expected to produce a presentation on his first 3 months in the job, the added value he would bring to the organisation, which companies he would be targeting and who in his extensive contacts list he felt would give him a decent hearing. He didn't get the role and found out later that they started to do what he had suggested in his presentation.................................)
That sounds terrible - so he got the job, but almost on the condition that he'd have to present his worth and intentions to the senior management. Sounds like a lot of pressure. The UK Job market really is pretty ridiculous at times. I've applied for many jobs and rarely hear back - so many of them I am a really good match for, and I've spent years developing my CV, adding bits, making it sound a bit better, adding key phrases, etc. I also heard overnight about Microsoft laying of 6000 members of staff - including a senior developer who is highly respected and been there for 18 years.
I guessed that football managers would have some formal interview, but didn't realise it would be as structured as that. I did wonder if some managers would just be called up and told "hey, come and join us, you'd be great". Would be a good idea for a Netflix style documentary.
I think there was one a few years ago about footballers who were out of contract. Was really insightful as they were training on their own in parks, going to the gym, desperately trying to stay fit, doing trials, hoping for a call back from a league one or league two club. They were very good standard, but their old club just hadn't renewed their contract.
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