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The Role of the Professional Football Manager

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The Role of the Professional Football Manager book

The Role of the Professional Football Manager

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The Role of the Professional Football Manager book

BySeamus Kelly
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2017
eBook Published 17 February 2017
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315518176
Pages 188 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315518176
SubjectsSports and Leisure
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Kelly, S. (2017). The Role of the Professional Football Manager. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315518176

Considering the celebrity-like status of the professional football manager, surprisingly little is known about their role. This book provides an unprecedented insight into the chronically insecure and vulnerable world of the contemporary professional football manager. Drawing on original research, it explores the complex challenges and skills of the football manager in an increasingly cut-throat, ruthless and results-based industry.

Written by a former professional footballer, the book examines how personal contact networks and the social mobility of different actors within the industry influence various elements of the manager's role. Beginning with an overview of literature on football management, its subsequent chapters each examine a key aspect of a manager’s work, such as:

  • managerial recruitment and appointment;
  • the role of previous playing experience and formal education;
  • the assessment and recruitment of players;
  • maintaining discipline and control;
  • maintaining successful working relationships with players, coaches, agents, club directors and owners.

Shedding light on the inner workings of the football industry, this book is fascinating reading for any serious football fan and an essential resource for any student or scholar researching football, sport management or sport business.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|26 pages

The history of the professional football manager

chapter 2|22 pages

Managerial recruitment and appointment

chapter 3|17 pages

Previous playing experience and formal education

chapter 4|20 pages

The assessment and recruitment of players

chapter 5|19 pages

Maintaining discipline and control

chapter 6|20 pages

Agents

chapter 7|13 pages

Directors and owners

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion

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