'I've been told to cut my hair': Gifton Noel-Williams on the barriers facing black football managers

The former Watford player, a Uefa Pro Licence coach, has felt like giving up many times but is refusing to abandon his dream Gifton Noel-Williams is wearing his hair up. He does not normally. But as an aspiring black manager he is hyper-conscious of bias, be it unconscious or otherwise. "I've been told before to cut my hair, to take my gold tooth out and maybe someone will take me seriously," he says. Of the Premier League's eight permanent black managers since its inception 31 years ago, only R...