1958-01-21 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1958.

MANAGER OR COACH?

EVERY CLUB MUST HAVE SOMEONE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OVER PLAYERS

Says TOM FINNEY

George Barnes

To Defend Title In South Africa

Sydney, Jun. 20, British Empire Welterweight Champlon George Dames today withdrew trom the World

manager said,

Mr Albert Line, Chairman of Exeter City FC, cortainly put the

cat among the pigeons when he was quoted as saying that Welterweight eliminatione, his managers wore "obsolete" in modern football.

In fact, Mr Line was making the point that a manager's place is on the field with his players not in the office--and that therefore the position really called for a team coach rather than a manager.

Is he right or wrong? Do: aotball clubs really need a manager?

Manager Jim Barker suid Barnes would до 10 South Africa instead to defend his utle

ugainst "Smiler" Jackle yon Rensberg.

The Rensberg night is

1 say yes. British football, Merrick, Tommy Docherty, Ivor Players must do this. In the scheduled would take a hefty nose-dive if Allchurch, and all the top names case of this five-a-side compet-up all hope of fighting for the

Invitations tion all the top League clubs scrop-in secer, get many

for March 15," Burker said. "We have given

would world ille,

had agreed to appear

give me permission. The Leugue Management stepped in-and

un sure all the players who had been invited to take part quite understood the position.

ped tho idea of having a to play in football matches out-provisionally, if Preston

and macrely had 4 STIGE MESAT

side the League. I do myself. conch in charge of the players. Wherever possible I try to oblige, like most of the other chaps. But personally, I always agree with the proviso: if my club Preston are agreeable.

To prove that palat, have a look at the top teams in the First Division. These

are Wolves (managed by Stan Cullis), West Bromwich Albion (managed by Vic Buckingham), Preston North End (managed by CT Britton), Manchester Unked (managed by Malt Busby), Manchester City (managed by Lea McDowall) ond Nottinghan Forest (managed by Billy Walker).

Every one is handled by a man who was a top grade player in his playing days. Every one curries the tale of MANAGER.

Let's see it. Whether you call the

in man

charze 3 Hanager, team couch, director Keneral of playing stuff, churge hand, Leam Mager, or just pinus BUSS, the plam fact 1#

club must have Boncone in complete control,

1hat

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Many club directors do great deoda for football; their cx- perience is often invaluable to a manager, I quite appreciate that as directors they must watch the flincini stute of the club with an eagle eye..

But show me a successful club and I will point out that in 09 cases out of a hundred they have a manager whom players respect.

Full Control

NAMESAKES

Of the peace?

2.Blue blocded

3 Cut off

4 European slate

5 Doctor

Chief

7 Motor

8 Decapitations

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AND WITH IT ALL THUSE DREAMS,

A WORLD

CUP SOCCER

MATCH WHERE THE BALL IS KICKED

AND THE PLAYERS AREN'T.

A BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT WITH A FERRO-CONCRETE CHIN, AND A PUNCH LIKE THE KICK OF A MULE!

ELIMINATION BOUT

On the joy clouting

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nay, TREBLE

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Machen-Folley Sports Diary

Agree To Meet On March 17

San Francisco, Jan. 20. Eddie Machen and Zora Folicy, leading contenders for Floyd Patterson's World Heavy-i

TODAY

Atootlig

Annual Bey, Kai Tak range.

Goli Ladies' Guit: Captain's Cup, peni- A Fanling.

TOMORROW

Boccer

Exhibition Soccer: Police Ground, weight title, agreed today to Boundary Street, 3.10 p.m. meet here on March 17 in a 12-round bout

The American National Box-

proposed ing Association

the fight to determine a challenger for Patterson.

Match-maker Bennie Ford said Machen and Folley had been guaranteed $3,000 (about £1,700) each or 25 per cent of the gate receipts. Router.

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ALL EXCEPT MR. ROCKI --THE FIRST VICTIM!

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THINKING

AND HOPE FOR SOMETHING

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Japan To Meet Thailand In Davis Cup Tourney

Melbourne, Jan. 20.

Japan has been drawn to meet Thailand in the First Round of the Eastern Zone of the 1958 Davis Cup Lawn Tennis Tournament, according to the draw made here today.

The Japan-Thailand match has to be completed by March 31. The winner of this tie moete the Philippines in the semi-finals to be completed by April 30.

The other semi-final in the Eastern Zone is between Ceylon

Annual Bisley at Kal Tak range. Cricket S'pore Police XI v Combined Ser- and Malaya. vices. Rertelo, 1.30 p.m.

The final has to be completed by May 31.

Bugby Police Club at KFC ground, 6.30 p.m.

Golf Endles' Golf: Did Dragon's Cup. first round.

There's More Than Magic

in

FRY'S

CRYSTALISED GINGER

COVERED IN

FRY'S CHOCOLATE

By Mik

to COPENHAGEN.....

SWISSAIR

The Draw

The draw was also made to- day for the European Zone, This resulted as follows:

His Best Performance In Australia

Brisbane, Jan. 20, Bruce Dooland, the former Nottinghamshire bowler, today took six wickels for 97 runs for South Australia against Queens- land here his best performance Austria, win-in Australia since his last Shef- Beld Shield season nine years

go.

First Round (To be completed by April 20):

Luxembourg v Finland, win- hers to meet Mexico.

Switzerland v ners to meet Poland,

India v Monaco, winners to meet Italy,

Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia, winners to meet Denmark.

Brazil v Hungary, winners to meet Britain.

Germany v The Netherlands, winners to meet Belgium.

Chile y Turkey, winners to meet France,

his Against

accurate leg spintors, Queensland collapsed and were forced to follow-on after scoring 231 in reply to South Australia's 472.

By the close today. Queensland had made 114 for one wicket in J. Mc- their second innings.

highest Laughlin,

52,

and

Acore

Egypt Spain, winners to Queensland's first innings with Lyona листо both meet Sweden,

undefeated with scores of 61 and 83 respectively.

The Second Round must be cor pleted by May 20, the Third Round by June 19, the semi- finals by July 22 and the fine by August 8.

"Belgium won the European

The four-day match ends to- morrow-China Mall Special.

Zone last year but were caton Where The Money

In the Inter-Zone Final by the

United States who unsuccess- fully challenged Austrilla 10x

the Cup.

Comes From

Mansfield Town spend £10,000 The Philippines, Erstern Zone more than they took at the winners · last scason,

were turnstiles last reason, and stili

beaten in on Inter-Zone match made a net pront of £10,189 by the United Staets before the How was it done? The Sup- Americans met Belgium. India, porters' Club gave the parent who played in the Eastern Zone body the amazing sum last year, now return to the £21,200 raised by sweepstakes, European Zone where they have rames, dances and whist drives. played before.-Reuter.

A Third Division North club too,

It is far 100 easy to give u

the "push" when. manager club is not doing well, but this does not always solve a prob-

successful lem. For the

run- ning of a League club you need a manager who has full control over his players; o man the players can trust, and go to as a friend, yet with the character to bridge the gap between the dressa roon and bourdroom so that directors respect him

much us the players do.

A manager must know foot- ball from A to Z; he must have a competent coaching stat tu

help him and young players and groom them for aflrst-team place. One man cannot do this job alone.

Stan Cullls and Matt Busby, two of the most successful managers in the modern game, would be the Ars to admit that though they are managers they re really the head of a maa- gerial team which includes top stof, conches, scouts, training etc.

Why is there this tendency in football to shy away from the name of football club manager as though It was a name to be revlled? After all, tennis bas leam managers; and so does athletics. Why shouldn't the boss man of a soccer club be known a manager?

1 don't agree with Mr Line at all that managers urc "obsolete." Let's have more managers in full control of the playing stoff, with the authority to pick a team without having directors telling them "This is the team for Saturday."

Football needs Managers, not Jackeys; men who are in charge of Д club and not just office boys. Don't fall for this line that managers are obsolete,,

Charity Soccer

What a great hullabaloo there was when the League Manage- ment Committee stopped League players taking part in the Wembley five-o-side soccer tournament in aid of chority. I was due to take part. Why all this excitement because the League stepped in after the FA had given their sanction?

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Facts must be faced. Football League clubs pay the players' wages and oaturally they conored should any of their men-get lajured in matches out- side the League..

As I see it, this is not a ques- tion of the League getting tough with anyone, either with the players or the FA. They дго marely safeguarding their Own interests.

Most footballers, like Billy Wright, Stan Matthews, Johnny Haynes, Nai Lofthouse, Ol

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