Should sports club bosses stay out of the dressing room?
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
February 15, 2016 4:42am CST
The new chief coach of a UK football club has made it very clear to the club's chairman that he wants the latter to stay away from the dressing room and leave all the direct contact with players to him.
What do you think? Is it the function of a club boss to show interest in all aspects of the club, including the players, or should he leave the manager he has appointed to do the job he is paid to do, without interference from above?
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7 responses
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 16
I get that owners etc often interfere with running a team but when you are an owner and signing everyone's paychecks, then you have the right to go into the dressing room and just any place they care to go.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Feb 16
That is a good question since if the owner of the sports team is around maybe the players will think twice before making comments about their bosses if they are negative to themselves.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
15 Feb 16
I do not know that much about sports. I think, however, that the chairman would be and should be more interested in the politics of the sport. I feel as if that could get in the way of the coach, and of the overall team's spirit. In short, yes any club chairman should stay away from the players and let the coach do his job.
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@Missmwngi (12927)
• Nairobi, Kenya
15 Feb 16
It is always good when each let the other do the job without interference
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Feb 16
Hi John, how are you? Granted the 'boss' pays the salaries of the players, BUT, it is the managers who train the players and call the plays. So the 'boss' should be out @indexer .
@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb 16
I think the boss should show interest but he doesn't necessarily need to be in the dressing room. And he certainly shouldn't interfere in any way with whatever the coach is doing.
