Dad makes big league

Fresh evidence of the incomparable glamour of academic life. Management Charter Initiative chief Tom Cannon confides triumphantly that he has finally attained street credibility in the eyes of his teenage son. Resolutely unimpressed by dad's achievements in being appointed to several chairs and the directorship of Manchester Business School, he has finally conceded that he might have something about him after the ultimate accolade of a two-page interview on his views on football management in Four Four Two magazine.