The Oxford Mail's newspaper operations manager makes his television debut tomorrow in a series dedicated to the worst jobs in the world - but of course it's nothing to do with his job here.

Eddie Denton, 36, from Oxford, appears in the fly-on-the -wall documentary series, Man's Work, (Bravo TV, 10pm), because of his other job - as manager of Ryman Premier League team, Slough Town FC.

The former professional footballer and father-of-three is seen handing over the reins of the 'Rebels' to journalist Ashley Haynes, ahead of a crunch match against Folkestone - and says it will show off his role, warts and all.

"Ashley had already been a crab fisherman in Alaska, worked in open mining and with the Colombian narcotics department, so I suppose it was only right he spent time as a football manager!" joked Mr Denton.

"He and his crew came to us at the club for a week in April, and we were just above relegation at the time.

"We've also had quite a hard time with sponsorship and crowd numbers since we moved out of Slough to Windsor, so we were a little worried about being filmed. But we thought being in the programme would be good publicity for the club."

The programme shows Mr Denton 'handing over' his job at a press conference, before taking the reporter through training sessions and discussing tactics for Saturday's big game against Folkestone.

"Although he took training and was in charge, I found I couldn't fully hand over the reins to him," he said.

"There's too much responsibility involved.

"On the day of the match we went one nil up, but then one of our players got sent off and we had to play with 10 men.

"We eventually won two-nil and afterwards Ashley said he'd loved the whole experience.

"It was strange, when he had done so many dangerous jobs, to see how thrilled he was by having his name, as manager, in a football programme."

Mr Denton played for Slough for nine years, before quitting football and going to university. He has been manager at Slough for three years.

As newspaper operations manager at Newsquest Oxfordshire he is also head of a large squad - the company's fleet of delivery drivers.

"Managing a team and working full time involves a lot of juggling. I'm dealing with 20 players' egos and it's a bit like being a nanny and a social worker," he said.

"It's difficult when you hear fans questioning your decisions. A lot of the time you have to bite your lip.

"Working for the paper I'm also looking after a lot of people's needs," he added. "But I enjoy both my jobs."

Asked whether he would consider being a full-time football manager, he said: "They would have to pay me a lot of money! Very few managers get through their career without being sacked."

Mr Denton will be watching the programme in full for the first time when it airs tomorrow night. But his biggest fans - his three children - won't be viewing. "I've a feeling there's going to be a lot of bad language," he said.