“THE TROUBLE with players,” an old lag of a manager at the top of the game once said, “is that they get you the sack.”
Strange as it may sound, some managers don’t actually like players very much. Sometimes, those players just don’t do what they’re told, after all. Often, those managers don’t last in the game.
Paul Fairclough has lasted, both as a successful club manager and head coach of the England C team. It was good to see him and them flying the flag for the FA against the Panjab FA and Jersey last week. It is what the FA should be all ab...