Me! Me! Me! to You! You! You!

Following Roy Keane's recent appointment as Manager of Sunderland FC, Sue Mott in the Telegraph raised the interesting issue of whether world class players can successfully make the transition into world class managers.
She quotes Arsene Wenger who says that a footballer thinks Me! Me! Me! whilst a manager has to think You! You! You! Do players have the transferable skills required to become managers? Are they skills that can be acquired or are they intuitive? What selection procedures do Chairmen and boards undertake when considering the appointment of a new manager?

"The heart and Soul of an athlete!

What do you think about Darren Campbell's action at the EuropeanAthletics' Championships in Gothenburg when he declined to do a lap of honour and clearly looked very unhappy on the rostrum? What was his motivation, since he had the ability to choose whether or not to run in the 4x100m relay? How was he honouring his core values by his actions, especially when his coach, Linford Christie, has also been banned for testing positive in a drugs test, as has Dwain Chambers?

We'd love to hear your views.

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