Tony Adams has recommended himself for a coaching job in his role as a frontman for a group of European investors attempting to buy an English club. The former Arsenal captain is working with Paul Smith, a former Chelsea director, on behalf of a consortium that has held negotiations with Aston Villa, Sunderland and Crystal Palace, without completing a deal. As the group’s football expert, Adams has provided his backers with an extensive list of potential managers and coaches who would be suited to working at their target clubs. However, he has been unable to resist asserting his own credentials and has put himself on the list. The former Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth manager struggled during a brief spell as caretaker coach of Granada last