Sentence examples for hand the manager from inspiring English sources

It was gratifying to see James Milner – prone on the floor when a ball Mourinho kicked back into play struck him – refuse the hand the manager subsequently extended to him.

"But on the other hand the manager has just been given manager of the year in the SPL and clubs will be noticing how well he has done with such a small squad, so there is bound to be interest.

Chelsea defender John Terry says owner Roman Abramovich will have to hand the manager's job to Roberto di Matteo full time if he guides them to victory in the Champions League final.

It appeared that on one hand, the managers believed they were dealing with learned colleagues who should have regulated themselves and automatically given the best medical care.

Aston Villa began the season brightly and the club's owners were so enthused that they handed the manager a new contract.

Lennon will now urge the board to overhaul the team this summer, whether or not he is handed the manager's job permanently.

Lennon is keen to strengthen his squad after being handed the manager's job on a permanent basis, following a successful spell as caretaker boss in the wake of Tony Mowbray's departure.

Head in his hands, the manager mustered only enough to acknowledge the travelling support bellowing his name before retiring, shock etched across his brow, to the depressed hush of the visitors' dressing-room.

He has been going almost nonstop since he was handed the manager's job Nov. 29: flying around the country to meet with players, hiring a coaching staff, educating himself on the Red Sox farm system and courting a ravenous, impassioned local news media corps.

He was handed the manager's role two years later, succeeding Billy Bonds.

A full decade followed as the team physio at Scunthorpe before Adkins was handed the manager's job when Brian Laws left for Sheffield Wednesday.