Living on the Volcano - Michael Calvin

This book was short listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2015. A man punches the wall in a strategic show of anger. Another complains he has become a stranger to those he loves.

A third relies on "my three a day: coffee, Nurofen and a bottle of wine." Yet another admits he is an oddity, who would prefer to be working in cricket. A fifth describes his professional life as "a circus". These are football managers, live and uncut.

Arsene Wenger likens the job to "living on a volcano: any day may be your last". He speaks with the authority of being the longest serving manager in the English game, having been at Arsenal for 17 years. The average lifespan of a Football League manager is 17 months.