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In praise of the gaffer

OLLY RICKETTS argues that even today, success requires more than just money

As Roger Domeneghetti argued in his excellent piece on the role of the manager in Late Tackle issue 2, the disparity between rich and poor in the game has never been greater.
The precise moment at which the Premier League-era made the final lurch into self-parody can be definitively pinpointed to a Sky Sports News story towards the end of the summer 2010 transfer window.
At the time, Manchester City were publicly courting John Terry, whose lack of public denials made the pursuit seem likely to succeed.
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