[This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared in the Charlton fanzine, Voice of the Valley. Almost all references to Charlton have been excised]. In his excellent book The Football Manager: a History Neil Carter shows how managers often started out as the club secretary with the board selecting the team. Gradually they achieved greater responsibilities. He argues that Herbert Chapman at Arsenal was the most important figure in the development of modern football management. The other two key pioneers were Frank Buckley at Wolves and Jimmy Seed at Charlton. Carter points out how football and the role of the manager changed after 1992. Success on the pitch became even more important commercially making football even more of a results business. Managers assumed a much higher profile in the media. In modern football the manager is generally seen as being responsible for everything that occurs on the pitch. ...