Is it:
a) Brighton & Hove Albion
b) Wolves
c) Port Vale
The answer is... b) !!!
From the Sun...
My grand life as boss
By CHRIS MOORE
BRIAN HORTON dreams of sitting in the dugout at Molineux calling the shots as Wolves seal promotion back to the Premiership.
But after becoming only the 12th manager in history to complete 1,000 games in league management, that wish is still no closer to reality.
Horton revealed: “Wolves have always been my club.
“And although I rarely look back, I often wonder if I made the right decision turning down the chance to wear the black and gold as player-coach under Tommy Docherty.”
Instead, he chose to stay at Luton before getting his first job in management as player-boss of Hull City in 1984.
Now, 20 years on, the Macclesfield chief joined that most exclusive managerial club on Tuesday night.
And he celebrated with a 4-0 win over Mansfield in the LDV Vans Trophy — a cup he won in 2001 with Port Vale.
Still only 55, and a veteran of almost 700 appearances in his playing career, Horton has plenty of time ahead of him to overhaul a lot of the longest- serving of all bosses.
Alec Stock tops the pile with 1,321 games in charge, followed by Brian Clough (1,319), Dario Gradi (1,298), Jim Smith (1,205), Alan Buckley (1,108), Lennie Lawrence (1,098), Matt Busby (1,080), Denis Smith (1,056), Graham Taylor (1,021), Joe Royle (1005) and Dave Bassett (1,004).
Horton said: “I’m obviously very proud to have joined such an illustrious list.”
He cites his 20 months in charge of Manchester City in the Premiership as the pinnacle of his career to date.
He recalled: “We were sixth in the table at Christmas in my second season and, whenever I go back to the club, people still talk about the day we beat Tottenham 5-2.
“They had Teddy Sheringham, Jurgen Klinsmann and Nick Barmby in their side — and people say it was one of the best games they can remember at Maine Road.”
Horton had splashed out just £3million on a front four of Nicky Summerbee, Paul Walsh, Uwe Rosler and Peter Beagrie — but they provided the cutting edge that is the hallmark of his positive style of management.
Unearthing the likes of Jim Magilton, Andy Melville and Richard Jobson also ranks high in the memory bank, along with gaining promotion in his first season at Hull.
He added: “We clinched it by winning 1-0 against Walsall, which made it extra special for me as they let me go when I was an apprentice at 17.”
Horton, who has also been in the hotseat at Oxford, Huddersfield and Brighton, declared: “Considering the average life-span of a manager per club is now reckoned to be 20 months, I haven’t done too bad along the way.
“Macclesfield’s a great little club and I’m enjoying it.
"But I’m still ambitious so, if something came along at a higher level, I’d love another crack at it.”
a) Brighton & Hove Albion
b) Wolves
c) Port Vale
The answer is... b) !!!
From the Sun...
My grand life as boss
By CHRIS MOORE
BRIAN HORTON dreams of sitting in the dugout at Molineux calling the shots as Wolves seal promotion back to the Premiership.
But after becoming only the 12th manager in history to complete 1,000 games in league management, that wish is still no closer to reality.
Horton revealed: “Wolves have always been my club.
“And although I rarely look back, I often wonder if I made the right decision turning down the chance to wear the black and gold as player-coach under Tommy Docherty.”
Instead, he chose to stay at Luton before getting his first job in management as player-boss of Hull City in 1984.
Now, 20 years on, the Macclesfield chief joined that most exclusive managerial club on Tuesday night.
And he celebrated with a 4-0 win over Mansfield in the LDV Vans Trophy — a cup he won in 2001 with Port Vale.
Still only 55, and a veteran of almost 700 appearances in his playing career, Horton has plenty of time ahead of him to overhaul a lot of the longest- serving of all bosses.
Alec Stock tops the pile with 1,321 games in charge, followed by Brian Clough (1,319), Dario Gradi (1,298), Jim Smith (1,205), Alan Buckley (1,108), Lennie Lawrence (1,098), Matt Busby (1,080), Denis Smith (1,056), Graham Taylor (1,021), Joe Royle (1005) and Dave Bassett (1,004).
Horton said: “I’m obviously very proud to have joined such an illustrious list.”
He cites his 20 months in charge of Manchester City in the Premiership as the pinnacle of his career to date.
He recalled: “We were sixth in the table at Christmas in my second season and, whenever I go back to the club, people still talk about the day we beat Tottenham 5-2.
“They had Teddy Sheringham, Jurgen Klinsmann and Nick Barmby in their side — and people say it was one of the best games they can remember at Maine Road.”
Horton had splashed out just £3million on a front four of Nicky Summerbee, Paul Walsh, Uwe Rosler and Peter Beagrie — but they provided the cutting edge that is the hallmark of his positive style of management.
Unearthing the likes of Jim Magilton, Andy Melville and Richard Jobson also ranks high in the memory bank, along with gaining promotion in his first season at Hull.
He added: “We clinched it by winning 1-0 against Walsall, which made it extra special for me as they let me go when I was an apprentice at 17.”
Horton, who has also been in the hotseat at Oxford, Huddersfield and Brighton, declared: “Considering the average life-span of a manager per club is now reckoned to be 20 months, I haven’t done too bad along the way.
“Macclesfield’s a great little club and I’m enjoying it.
"But I’m still ambitious so, if something came along at a higher level, I’d love another crack at it.”
