Neale Fenn: Managing the unmanageable

How do managers manage when there’s nothing to manage?

Craving the Buzz:: Cork City boss Neale Fenn admits he’s missing the emotional extremes that are part and parcel of being a manager. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

As best they can, footballers can adhere to personalised fitness programmes throughout the lockdown but what can the gaffers do when there are no games, no training sessions — hell, not even referees to moan about?

“The trouble is, as footballers and managers, you’re always working towards something, with a start date and an end date,” says Cork City boss Neale Fenn.