Stupidity, or ego - or both?

You have to be of a certain age - or perhaps live in Sunderland - to remember the name of Len Shackleton, who was a star player for that town's football club back in the 50's. Apart from his exploits on the field, he is remembered mainly for one chapter in his autobiography. The title was "The Average Director's Knowledge of Football" - and it consisted of a single blank page! Perhaps - with the change of one word - a copy should be sent to Thaksin Shinawatra, the owner of Manchester City, who apparently has sacked - or is about to sack - Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager, despite his performing a minor miracle with the team this season, including home and away victories over that other Manchester side. Whatever is going on, it seems to have little to do with football.