Liam Fox's better half can’t get her head around the attraction. But now he's landed his big chance in management, the new Dundee United gaffer fancies himself to be the man who finally finds a way to stick around at Tannadice.
Tangerines chiefs Mark Ogren and Tony Asghar have developed an unfortunate habit of burning through bosses at an alarming rate. The former Cowdenbeath boss is now the fifth manager they’ve appointed since hiring Robbie Neilson in 2018 and their most recent incumbent Jack Ross lasted a grand total of seven games before getting the bullet.
With such a short shelf life, it’s no wonder Mrs Fox is struggling to see why her husband would want to put himself through the stress that comes with life in the dugout. Fox himself is only looking as far as November. But the hope is that if he continues taking care of the short-term targets, he might just stumble upon the long-term stability United have been crying out for.
“As a manager you probably look window to window and if you’re performing, you’ll get to look at another window beyond that,” grinned the new Terrors boss as he was officially unveiled at their training base in St Andrews. "That’s the world of football today, that’s the nature of it - you saw what happened at Watford with the manager [Rob Edwards] getting 11 games.
“Why become a manager then? That’s something my wife asked me too! It’s something I have been working towards for a long time and sometimes in life opportunities come along. I’d rather live my life by things I have done as opposed to things I haven’t done. So I’d rather commit to it and if it doesn’t go right it doesn’t go right - that’s how I look at life.”
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