Recently discovered whilst trawling the internet.....
Boss of bosses: Lee Sinnott's managerial influences
(from an interview in The Independent: 10th November 2006)
Graham Taylor
Graham saw me playing for England youth and took me to Watford. No disrespect to Walsall but I doubt I'd have played for 19 years if he hadn't. He was an incredible organiser. I was raw and he taught me so much.
Steve Coppell
People grab your attention in different ways - they can bang the table, or talk with a quiet, firm authority and intelligence. That was Steve when I played for him at Crystal Palace. I connected with that calm presence.
Neil Warnock
Not everyone's cup of tea but I loved my year with him at Huddersfield. Neil's talent is assembling a team and getting them pulling in the same direction. If there's a wall to run through, they do it without asking why.
Paul Jewell
Paul had been in the Bradford job two minutes when he gave me a "doing" for a mistake in training. Constructively, without effing and blinding. We were big mates, but he was right. A special manager.