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[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=48637.msg1482706#msg1482706 date=1329239686]
Didn't they commit themselves some time ago to going for an Englishman next?
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They always say that ideally they want an Englishman, but they never say definitely. If they did they might end up getting turned down by all the decent ones and ending up with Neil Warnock or someone.
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[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=48637.msg1482706#msg1482706 date=1329239686]
Didn't they commit themselves some time ago to going for an Englishman next?
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They always say that ideally they want an Englishman, but they never say definitely. If they did they might end up getting turned down by all the decent ones and ending up with Neil Warnock or someone.
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I know we all maybe laughing at this report and given our experience of him at LFC - we have every right to. But if the FA are going for an English manager and ONLY English - then if Arry says NO then to be honest they only have Hodgson to go for. Simple reasons being:
1) He has experience of being manager of a national side.
2) He has qualified with a national side and guided them to a world cup tournament.
There are not many (hardly any who are managing) in England who have done the above. It was said by Alan Green the other day that Martin O'Neil can be completely ruled out - as he does no think that O'Neil would ever want to manage England - being an Irish man. Personally I don't see why not but there you go.
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1) He has experience of being manager of a national side.
2) He has qualified with a national side and guided them to a world cup tournament.
There are not many (hardly any who are managing) in England who have done the above. It was said by Alan Green the other day that Martin O'Neil can be completely ruled out - as he does no think that O'Neil would ever want to manage England - being an Irish man. Personally I don't see why not but there you go.
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MON was one of the candidates when Steve McClaren was given the job. Maybe Alan Green means he wouldn't do it *now*. Otherwise he's talking through his @rse.
Hodgson does have relevant experience, but in what are only minor countries in footballing terms, and he was a failure both times he tried to manage a club in the upper reaches of the Prem (Blackburn and us). The way he went into meltdown as Liverpool manager makes me doubt that he could handle the pressure of the England job, which is not like managing Finland or Switzerland. If 'Arry were not to get it I'd sooner take a chance on Pardew, who has surprised me big time in the way he's managed to take over from Hughton when many of us thought the Toon would drop like a stone. I know what macca's told us about the guy's racism not being far from the surface, and it does bother me, but in pure footballing terms he'd be a more sensible choice IMO.
Hodgson does have relevant experience, but in what are only minor countries in footballing terms, and he was a failure both times he tried to manage a club in the upper reaches of the Prem (Blackburn and us). The way he went into meltdown as Liverpool manager makes me doubt that he could handle the pressure of the England job, which is not like managing Finland or Switzerland. If 'Arry were not to get it I'd sooner take a chance on Pardew, who has surprised me big time in the way he's managed to take over from Hughton when many of us thought the Toon would drop like a stone. I know what macca's told us about the guy's racism not being far from the surface, and it does bother me, but in pure footballing terms he'd be a more sensible choice IMO.
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I know we all maybe laughing at this report and given our experience of him at LFC - we have every right to. But if the FA are going for an English manager and ONLY English - then if Arry says NO then to be honest they only have Hodgson to go for. [/quote]
Bernstein made it very clear at the press conference - they are NOT going for an English manager and only an English manager. They obviously want Redknapp, but they're scared stiff of another Steve McLaren debacle.
I know we all maybe laughing at this report and given our experience of him at LFC - we have every right to. But if the FA are going for an English manager and ONLY English - then if Arry says NO then to be honest they only have Hodgson to go for. [/quote]
Bernstein made it very clear at the press conference - they are NOT going for an English manager and only an English manager. They obviously want Redknapp, but they're scared stiff of another Steve McLaren debacle.
Missed that. Good news in principle. In practice, goodness knows who they'd come up with in those circs.
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John McGovern
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Just seen this. What fantastic news!
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John McGovern
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The world will come to an end when England does one massive face rub together when they flop at the Euro's.
How gutted would Harry Redknapp be? From the highs of 'title challenge' to CL qualification and England vacancy favourites to current state?
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John McGovern
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Good. Horrible, constant tapping up, and getting away with it bastard.
Levy has been playing hardball and the FA is scared stiff of how much it will cost to get Redknapp. It was decided as a consequence to avoid being publicly identified as only wanting Redknapp, so another candidate had to be contacted to give the FA even the slightest bargaining chip with Spurs.
Roflmao, so fucking roflmao.
Holy fuck.
How incompetent can the fa actually be?!
this is ridiculous. Its clear a young (ish) manager needs to be brought in & this tourney used to blogs the next generation of players only, with all eyes on the next world cup.
They're fucking useless.
How incompetent can the fa actually be?!
this is ridiculous. Its clear a young (ish) manager needs to be brought in & this tourney used to blogs the next generation of players only, with all eyes on the next world cup.
They're fucking useless.
Given the way Tottenham's season is fizzling out, I'm slightly surprised Levy is being quite so hard-nosed about this.
They always say that ideally they want an Englishman, but they never say definitely. If they did they might end up getting turned down by all the decent ones and ending up with Neil Warnock or someone.[/quote]
Benson and Hedges up front kind of situation would most certainly ensue!
Most likely. Either way both managers fell apart when any kind of pressure was put on them.
"We were in dreamland when we got that corner early doors. Unfortunately for us they went up the other end and banged in three goals without reply. If you take those three goals out of the equation I think any fair minded observer would have said we were the equal of them and deserved the goalless draw. But football's a cruel game, one moment you're winning a corner and then 83 minutes later you've lost 3-0. We can only keep doing what we've been doing and hope that eventually what we're doing works out. What is losing these days anyway? I'm not sure I know myself, but the fact is we lost. But on another day we could've quite easily not lost and that's what we've got to be focused on"
I'd love this to happen
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