Managerial monarchs feel weight of their thorny crowns

UNEASY lies the head that wears the crown is an old saying that applies very directly this week to sports managers.

Managerial monarchs feel weight of their thorny crowns
Tue, 29 Jun, 2010 - 01:00
Cormac MacConnell

The crowns so often are composed of the sharp stinging thorns of loss.

The dour Capello countenance of recent days is cloned in the world of Gaelic football as well.

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