And even some analysts who speak highly of Mr. Palmisano add that I.B.M.'s practice of moving promising managers like him rapidly through many assignments makes it hard for outsiders to assess their capabilities.

While he had built up a reputation as a promising young manager at Dundee, Duffy's spell at Hibernian was disastrous.

With surprising Finnish Cup win in 1994 and bronze medal in 1996 Malinen stepped at TPS into the limelight as one of the most promising managers in Finnish Premier League.

You can see the difference it has made as there are alot more promising young english managers but they still lag way behind compared to scottish managers.

Nonetheless, the events can offer a first or close look at a potentially promising new manager.

But he also found a "solid core" of promising managers, he said.

Big things were expected from his replacement, Steve Paterson, who was regarded as a promising up-and-coming manager, and he led the club to a decent seventh place finish that season.

Have England just lost a promising young manager?

He also serves as a talent scout and gate keeper, helping Mr. Murdoch identify promising young managers and working to move them forward.

Elliott has built up a reputation as one of the most promising young managers in non-league football after injury wrecked his playing career at just 27.