Sacked in the Morning

He led Wycombe Wanderers to a League Cup Semi Final against Chelsea and took Norwich City from League Two to 10th in the Premier League and we bet that he bawled and shouted at a fair few referees along the way. Paul Lambert joins Craig Levein and Amy Irons to take a look at the men in the middle. Do managers have any sympathy for the officials? Have they ever apologised for getting it wrong?Paul reveals what happened when he ran into the referees room to complain about an assistant ref, only to see

Over 1500 matches in the dugout and 34years in the game Arbroath manager Dick Campbell has been there and done it. Currently the manager of the highest placed part-time team in Scotland he has worked wonders on one of the smallest budgets imaginable. Craig and Amy explore with Dick what it's like to manage a team on a shoestring. Craig reveals what changed about Cowdenbeath in the years between him being there as a player and starting there as a manager, Dick shares the words of wisdom Sir Alex

A man who has been in football management since 1983, former Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp joins Amy Irons and Craig Levein to dive into the murky world of football transfers. Harry reveals which player refused to play because he was given the number 16 and which free transfer remains to this day the best bit of transfer business he did. Recorded in Tynecastle Park, home of Heart of Midlothian, Craig reveals the prank played on him in the dressing room

The man who turned talking to the press into an art form, former Blackpool gaffer Ian Holloway joins Craig Levein and Amy Irons to discuss dealing with the media. Ian talks about the time when he invited a journalist into the dressing room to apologise to his defence, Craig reveals when a Scotland player leaked his team to the papers and Amy asks who said it, Ian Holloway or Ted Lasso.

The former Stoke City gaffer joins Craig Levein and Amy Irons to discuss what it takes to get the most out of a team of players. Including incredible stories about the time Ricardo Fuller left for a Jamaican international that didn’t exist, with Stoke’s biggest game of the season around the corner. Craig Levein reveals the time he tried to teach a player a lesson by locking him in a cupboard and we hear if managers ever intentionally set out to wind up their opposite number.

SACKED IN THE MORNING, YOU’RE GETTING SACKED IN THE MORNING What’s it like to hear that sung? Craig Levein & Amy Irons lift the lid on the stresses & joys of football management.