Rejection
In May 1997 I applied for the Everton managers job, and received a nice reply from Peter Johnson. Over the next few years I decided to apply to as many Premier League managers jobs as I could, and eventually built a collection of rejection letters. I rediscovered them in November 2015 and here they are:
- Everton – May 1997
- Sheff Wed – July 1998
- Tottenham – Sep 1998
- Leeds – Oct 1998
- Blackburn – Dec 1998
- Manchester United – Jan 1999
- The FA (England manager) – Feb 1999
- The FA (Chief Executive) – July 1999
- The Football League (Chief Executive) – Oct 1999
- Sheff Wed – Jun 2000
- Chelsea – Sep 2000
- The FA (England manager) – Oct 2000
- Bradford – Nov 2000
- Tottenham – Mar 2001
- Southampton – Apr 2001
- West Ham – Jun 2001
I still live in hope.
Update: here’s my pitch for the Everton job 2016