' It's a funny game, the managing game.' says Joe Mercer , ' they either want your head or your hand ... '
Very few football club managers get knighted, many get sacked; yet there is never a shortage of applicants for the job - what kind of a job is it? JOE MERCER of Manchester City, TOMMY DOCHERTY formerly of Aston Villa, and ALEC STOCK of Luton Town give their different views on the nature of the job and talk to TONY GOULD about players and directors, transfers. finance, and discipline. Produced by GEORGE FISCHER