Mogga and his chocolate factory
How do football managers relax?
Argentina's Cesar Luis Menotti smoked his way through their successful 1978 World Cup, as did Johan Cruyff when he was manager of Barcelona.
Others - the late Brian Clough for instance - liked (or in some cases still like) a drink or two.
Jean Tigana used to chew on a toothpick during games and I'm pretty sure John Gregory went through a phase of munching on lollipops during games.
Others bring in the psychologists and turn to sports science.
Some read and watch more football.
And then, as I revealed in the past, there's Tony Mowbray.
Last season he walked into a post-match press conference at Leicester scoffing Cadbury's Snaps like he hadn't eaten before. Something about needing sugar, he said. Yeah right.
The self-confessed chocoholic now tells us that he has a fridge full of half-eaten Easter eggs.
He told us this at today's press conference while he scoffed his way through a chocolate football, with the message 'Good Luck Tony' scrolled across - courtesy of Frank Skinner and Adrian Chiles, who recently sent him a chocolate Size 9 football boot (some people will do anything for free tickets)
It helps Mogga relax before the big weekend.
Makes you wonder how he remains so trim when, in truth, he could easily look more like John Hartson.
He must have a fast metabolism.
And, no, he didn't offer any of us a piece.
Cruel.
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An articulate, thoughtful, honest manager, now idolised by the fans of my club, (and me). If the Achilles Heel is chocolate, who are we to argue, the football has been a sundae feast! Sponsors for 2009....Cadburys ??
Fast becoming a legend. Give him the freedom of Cadbury World!!!!!
brilliant. Cadbury's for the home kit, Bournville for the away.
Payment to be made in chocolate
The problem with chocolate is that when the heat is on...it melts.