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Ex-Arsenal players: so few in management so many in journalism
By Tony Attwood
I recently wrote about an idea for a series of articles through the season on ex-Arsenal players who are now in senior management anywhere in the world.
A lot of names were submitted – although many of these are not managing now, and I was looking for current people.
The list is surprisingly small
- Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax)
- Remi Garde (Lyon)
- Tony Adams (Gabala)
- Martin Hayes (Dover Athletic)
- Brian McDermott (Reading)
- Vladimir Petrovic (Serbia)
- Pat Scully (Limerick)
- Paul Dickov (Oldham)
- Brian Marwood (Manchester City)
- John Jensen (Blackburn)
- Ian Allinson (Boreham Wood)
There are other suggestions and I am trying to trace details – Marc Overmars is one such – is he still at Go Ahead, or has he retired, or moved to Dennis Bergkamp with Ajax.
I am excluding ex-Arsenal men who are at Arsenal – we keep in touch with them anyway.
You can read the opening piece here and the second piece here I am hopeful that I will be able to find out a bit about each man’s progress this season and keep anyone interested updated. The series will appear on the Arsenal History site, which I run on behalf of Arsenal Independent Supporters Association, although as I say in that article, I think getting news from Tony Adams is going to be tough.
And as pointed out in the earlier discussion, yes it seems strange that we have so few men in management, but so many in journalism. Why is that?
Which leads to another form of enquiry. Ex Arsenal players in journalism. I think we should gather a list and keep an eye on them this season. All suggestions below please – with the name of their publication or broadcaster.