“You go from that to managing part-time players on £30-a-week on a horrible five-a-side pitch you’ve booked for a couple of hours. “You go in one day and you’re asked to coach guys such as Gus Poyet, Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Wise and Roberto di Matteo. It’s a varied range that has given me a real perspective on things.ĭuffy coached Blues legends such as Gianfranco Zola, right (Image: Sunday Mirror) The resources were at the other end of the scale. “The other extreme was when I was at Chelsea in the late 1990s. “Thankfully, we managed to improve on and off the pitch. They were in the worst position they could be in and financially they were in dire straits as well. “For instance, I took over at Clyde a couple of seasons ago when they were at the bottom of the lowest tier in Scottish football with six points.
“What I would say about myself is that I’ve probably had as wide a spectrum of management as anyone else. I’ve never been the type to pat myself on the back and, like any other career, you’ll only really reflect when it’s all over. “It’s not about the time, it’s more what you’ve done with it. He said: “It’s a bit like George Burns getting a standing ovation when he went on stage as a 90-odd-year-old, purely because he was still alive. Typically, though, the veteran gaffer – who combines coaching with work in the media – refuses to take credit for merely hanging around the game for longer than most. With Ton now in the hunt for a promotion play-off place eight months after Duffy got them back into the Championship at the first time of trying, it would be foolish to write him off on anything he sets his mind to.
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His CV also includes spells in charge of Norwich City and Hibs, two stints as a boss at Dundee, plus coaching gigs down south at Chelsea and Portsmouth. The Morton boss has certainly put a shift in for it having entered the world of management – and the Guinness Book of Records – aged just 29.ĭuffy became Britain’s youngest manager when he took over at Falkirk after a bad knee injury had put the brakes on his playing career.
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Whether it be working with Chelsea legends such as Gianfranco Zola or putting part-timers through their paces, the 58-year-old’s love affair with football has always brought him back for more.įar from slowing down, however, one of the longest-serving coaches in the British game still harbours ambitions for more – including a crack at the Scotland job. FROM Stamford Bridge to Broadwood, Jim Duffy’s near 30-year coaching career is as eclectic as they come.
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