Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinsonis an English former footballer and manager, and has recently stepped down as a non-executive Director at Sheffield Wednesday after previously relinquishing the chairman role to Milan Mandaric...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 November 1943
games impossible lifestyle
Managers are obsessed with the game. It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.
football moving years
The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.
football jobs book
You can go to the pictures or read a book, but football constantly comes back into your mind. It's not a job, it's a life. It takes up your time, thoughts and energy and it can damage relationships with those around you.
responsibility avid role-models
Gary Speed was honourable, trustworthy and a joy to manage. He was honest, he was a role model and he was a great bloke. An avid learner, he recognised responsibility and he was always fully committed.
football doors
As one door closes, another one shuts.
two type managers
There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future
bad bloke certainly current easier england future gets job left list managers next process quite round running sudden sure until
The list of future England managers should not be left until one day after the current manager has disappeared. All of a sudden everyone's in panic, running round all over the place, sometimes not quite sure of what the credentials for the job are. It gets the next bloke off on a bad foot, and that is why the process should be more streamlined and easier than this - certainly it should be quicker.