Abstract
INTRODUCTION Researchers have long recognized the potential value of using sports data to estimate leadership effects. The main empirical question most seek to address is whether or not changing leaders (i.e., club managers or coaches) results in a change in club performance. As with many of the early papers in this field, Gamson and Scotch [1] focus on year-on-year changes, asking the question: Does a change in managers between seasons result in an improved performance in the following season?