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Its quite a big step from semi pro to the professional for player and managers, coaches etc.. some adapt some don't like anything in pro sport you need to take it in to account. JC was a good semi pro player and a good semi pro manager the jump to professional may be to big, we all think we can do it but only a handfull make it, a couple of years ago I did my UEFA B course at Lilleshall and there was a lot of ex pro and semi pro players doing it, some have done well and others not so well the ones that succeed arn't necessarily the ones you would expect. The situation at Stanley reminded me of a couple of things that they brought up on the course and why it is so difficult to succeed in an industry that is always looking for the winning formula. One part of the course was a chat with current managers and coaches and what you could expect while dealing with players, supporters, directors, chairmen etc and the overall theme was you can't win and sometimes you have to give in and bite the bullet to succeed they also recommened reading 'On Football' by Sven Goran Eriksson with Willi Railo & Hakan Matson (Carlton, 2001). This book focuses primarily on indiv & team psychology, it may time for JC to hit the library.