Exclusive By DAVID FRIEL Published: 27th April 2013 0 PAUL HARTLEY insists his former Celtic team-mate Neil Lennon should be Scotland’s Manager of the Year. Alloa boss Zico reckons the Irishman’s SPL title and Champions League exploits must make him favourite for the gong. But he believes there are several top bosses who will run Lenny close. Hartley said: “Anybody who wins the league must be in with a shout and Neil has done that with Celtic. “Add the Champions League achievements — beating Barcelona to reach the last 16 — and it has been a great season for him. “Terry Butcher, Derek Adams, Stuart McCall — they have all been excellent, as has Allan Johnston at Queen of the South. “Jackie McNamara and Alan Archibald have had great seasons too — there are a lot of top contenders. “A lot of these guys are quite young for managers and that is good for the game in this country. “It’s becoming a young man’s game now. A lot of clubs are appointing from within. “But you have to stay on top of it. There are so many people looking for jobs now — it’s so competitive.” One veteran gaffer who bowed out of management this season was Craig Brown at Aberdeen. It was the former Scotland boss who took Hartley to the 1996 European Championships inn England as a hamper boy. Zico has a lot of time for Brown and hopes he can have a similar influence on the kids he works with nowadays. He added: “Craig has had a great career as a manager and took me to the Euros with a few other youngsters — it was a great grounding for me. “Football has changed a lot over the last 20 or so years, but you never stop learning and improving. “I was a young boy in 1996 and it took me a few years to get right to the top. “I was 28 when I won my first Scotland cap and 30 when I joined Celtic. “But the grounding you receive in the early days of your career is vital. “There are a few young boys in my Alloa squad who are maybe getting a second chance just now — and I will do everything to make sure they take it. “Things don’t always work out at the start of your career, but if you keep working you will get there. “My career kicked on when I moved to Hearts and it was up to me to make the most of it. “I have players at Alloa who can move on to a higher level if they show a lot of determination and get a break.” Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/hom...il-due-the-top-gaffer-gong.html#ixzz2RkPCYjcc
haha, keeping googling mate! even winning the league doesn't mean automatic victory, i'm sure walter missed out once, maybe twice despite winning the league. my money is on the ross county manager, to come in and finish that high after promotion is hard to see past.
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gotta love this ****e... rule number 1 when ripping an opposing team: wait until full time. rule number 2 when ripping an opposing team: wait until your team has played. two fails in the last few days, are you mindy with another account?
