Kevin Nolan: 'English managers often get overlooked for top jobs'

Notts County manager Kevin Nolan has claimed that English managers are often overlooked for top jobs in the Premier League.

There are only five England-born bosses in permanent top-flight jobs, with none in charge of the so-called 'big six'.

“There are lots of quality English managers, I feel they are overlooked,” Nolan told BBC Radio Nottingham.

“It seems if you are an English manager you have to ply your trade into the Championship and get yourself into the Premier League.

“Sean Dyche has done really well at Burnley and now he is starting to getting the credit he deserves.

“I feel I am part of a new generation that has to change minds and mindsets.

“The most important thing for me is getting this job right and not looking at next year or the year after.

“If I do a good job here and do it right, then all that will come in time. That means you build a reputation where you can put your CV and say ‘what’s different to his CV to mine’ – and not just because he has a sexier name.

“I still see myself as an apprentice as a manager but, for me, I truly believe that if I do my job and do it to my best, then those opportunities will come.

“I know there are a lot of sceptics out there saying it won’t happen because I am English, but you have believe in yourself."

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