The Football Manager Aka Jimmy Hill (1962)

Coventry, Warwickshire. M/S of various newspaper clippings about Jimmy Hill. M/S as Jimmy walks towards Coventry City Football Club, L/S as he enters. Interior - M/S as he comes in and sits at his desk, he flicks a switch on the intercom and talks into it. His secretary enters and gives him some papers, she leaves and he looks through some letters, C/U of the letters. M/S as a man knocks on the door and speaks to him. M/S as Jimmy gets up. L/S of the team sat round a table, Jimmy comes in (from this point there is natural sound as Jimmy talks tactics to the team). Various shots as he uses a model board and counters to explain positions, it includes C/Us of a couple of the players. L/S as Bryan Nicholas joins in and makes suggestions, and Bill Myerscough asks a question. (End of natural sound). M/S as Jimmy emerges from the tunnel and shakes hands with two boys. Various shots of Jimmy training the team on the pitch. Various shots as they jog and jump round the pitch. M/S interior of a young man
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