At the risk of sounding like Scrooge or, worse, Scara, I wonder if football has this right and other industries have it wrong. Come into a business to set up a new function, and part of the job is to bring trusted associates on board to get everything done properly and fast. Join to lead an existing function, and you spend the best part of a year squeeIng out the last chap’s placemen and bringing in your own. It would be healthier if functional leadership teams could be recruited and retained en bloc, and if it was contractually straightforward to chuck out a failed manager’s hires.