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CHOPPER MADE THE RIGHT CALL TO LEAVE THE LIONS

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WHEN Enoch Powell said all political careers end in failure, he could just as easily have been talking about football managers.
For every Alex Ferguson, there are a hundred Arsene Wengers, whose 22 years of service at Arsenal culminated in a humiliating resignation.
And who can forget the image of Bobby Robson, a legend in his own lifetime, sadly sloping out of St James’ Park with a putter under his arm having been sacked by the charmless Freddie Shepherd?
In management, a reputation can be shredded by two bad months. A decade of adoration reduced to jeers of derision for a few tactic...

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