Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Pressure? What Pressure?

Which football managers are under the most pressure? Those who spend millions on transfer fees and have to satisfy the demands of forty thousand plus home supporters once a fortnight or those operating outside of the Premiership?

Look at Bristol City as an example and what Gary Johnson has had to put up with in the last seven days. First off he watches from the dug out as two of his players get into a fight in the televised game at Northampton, one head butts the other and is sent off and banned for three matches. Then Friday morning you have to sell your best player to Wigan for £2 million because of the financial constraints on the club and then Friday afternoon three of your first team squad are sentenced to prison for their involvement in an incident outside of a Bristol nightclub.

And all Jose has to worry about is Billy Gallas scoring an own goal!