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Steve McLaren confirmed as next England manager
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Could do worse I guess...
If no foreigner could be found it'd have to have been between him and Big Sam IMO.
Could do worse I guess...
If no foreigner could be found it'd have to have been between him and Big Sam IMO.
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We made that fat tosser cry in 1996. Still my sweetest football memory.
Same here; he was most definitely well warned [off].
He never had a chance, The FA like people they can push around and won't embarrass them. They don't include themselves obviously, bunch of fucking jobsworths.
I'd definitely agree with that.
I'd just rather have Chris Kamara as England manager than that Brummie long-ball-merchant gobshite.
Arsenal would have replaced him with a European manager.
I wasn't saying I thought Allardyce should have got it, just Mclaren is a dull cunt and big sam would have been more entertaining.
He was approached, and for some unfathomable reason he didn't want to take on a job where all you ever get is abuse. Eriksson is one of England's most successful managers ever, but he's been hounded out of his job for daring to shag Ulrika Jonsson and say that Michael Owen perhaps sees Newcastle United as a big step backwards in his career from Real Madrid. I mean, sure, he has shite taste in women, but big deal.
I can't think why the top coaches don't want to take the England job on, but I suspect the reason starts with the letter N and ends in ews of the World.
Already the Murdoch gutter press are getting their kicks in, dragging up an old story about an affair McLaren had when he was separated from his wife, and you wonder why the world's top coaches don't want to touch that job with a barge-pole?
I actually feel sorry for the FA- nobody with any sense would want that job because of this country's disgusting media.
They're only disgusting when it suits though eh?
Could be worse but could do better.
Steve McLaren totally lacks ambition and If I remember correctly M'boro were playing against Liverpool in the league this year at home and he was quoted as telling the team "I'd love to draw against Liverpool" what on earth is that about? I cannot see him as a good man motivator and that's what England needs the most.
Plus the FA didn't listen to me when I was outside Soho Sq drunk shouting at the FA building "Don't Pick Mclaren!".
Bastardos! :mad:
No, they're pretty consistently disgusting.
And they are pro-United too.
Having seen his inspired substitutions this evening I fear for England, but I maintain he's still better than the other English candidates.
Which is why Hiddink should be manager.
He went for the game, didn't sit back and used tactics which worked for him in the previous two rounds. I'd say that what he did was bold, though personally I would have taken Jimmy the Waster off...
have a feeling that I said this at the start. He was the best option and the FA should have spoken to him early on... that said, I don't think he would have taken it thanks to our lovely media pukes.
Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger come to mind. There is a good chance one or even both of them would be available this time next year. And a fair number of quality candidates from abroad would have emerged as well, no doubt.
What nationality is Fergie?
I think the fact Sven is offski after the WC might be of benefit.
To be honest, this is England's best chance they'll ever have to win the World Cup, and I think judging by the squad Sven picked that he's thinking outside the box - he doesn't have to give a shit what the tabloid media think because he's off in the summer anyway so the pressure on him personally won't be what it could have been.
McClaren bottled it last night by going all out attack far too early and panicking.
I could see a case for Wenger, but Ferguson should have retired 23 years ago today IMHO :yes:
Or then again perhaps not
I don't see how Fergie leaving United will benefit the team, he is still the best man for the job as I have no idea who could possibly replace him.
Cue calls of Martin O'neil, hes won a few trophys in a two horse race, Fabio Cappello? I don't think he would suit Uniteds style. Sven? Fuck off!.
Even though Fergie has made some very strange decisions and some of what he says makes me think he should be in an asylum, there is nobody else better or even equal to him.
I think United have done quite well this season considering we've had no midfield, two or three good signings this summer and I think we'll have a really good crack at the league next season. In the end it all comes down to how much money the Glazers will make available.
Problem is though replacing Keane and Scholes is very hard, I would say its impossible to replace players of that calibre they don't exist.
I agree that Kleb and Djemba were shite signings and I do wonder what Fergie was thinking of. Veron was a different story he seemed a top class player until he signed for us, he just didn't suit the English game imo.
We may not be able to compete with Chelsea financially but they can't buy everyone. I'll also point out that for every player Wenger has signed that has done well they've bought 3/4 flops. You could say the same about Fergie, ie Van Nistellrooy, Ronaldo, Heinze, Van dar Sar being some of the good signings hes made recently. I just feel we have the makings of a very good team with a couple of additions and I don't see how anyone can write Fergie off.
I think it was time for Keane to go, he was losing it anyway. I also think horsehead should be gotten rid of, but thats only cos I don't want the cheating scumbag in the Premiership. I think the biggest high profile mistake was getting rid of Beckham, I think u've dis-agreed with me on that before godscop but I think it was a big mistake.
They're quality players though, most teams would be intrested, I don't think Ballack is anywhere near Keane at his best.
Also I only want players who really want to play for United and won't just join the team who pays the highest wages.
Problems arose between Keane and Fergie, its a shame it ended that way because Keane is a United legend but I don't think its any coincidence that the team started playing better when Keane left.
Its another shame that Ruud is leaving in this way, but I don't think hes as good as he was. According to things I've heard RVN was looking for a move last summer and Fergie has wanted rid of him for the last 6 months, I hope he does well where ever he goes.
IMO selling Beckham was the right thing to do, I've never once thought of it as a bad decision, I don't think the team has ever missed him and the hype that surrounds him (and all the baggage) far outweighs his talents.