PEARCE STAYS ENGLAND U21 BOSS

[khay 10]

Stuart Pearce has been confirmed as England's Under 21 coach on a full-time contract.

 

The former England international has agreed a two-year deal which will run until after the 2009 Uefa European Under 21 Championship.

 

Pearce was originally put in charge of England's youngsters on a part-time basis while still Manchester City manager, but was sacked by the Premier League club at the end of last season.

 

The 45-year-old led England to the semi-finals of last month's European Under 21 Championship in Holland.

 

England were knocked out by the hosts in a marathon penalty shoot-out, but Pearce impressed many during the tournament.

 

The Football Association saw enough to hand Pearce the role full-time, with his first game of the new season against Romania on 21st August.

[Barney 0]

Fairly amused at how, in his first few months as City boss, everyone was calling for him to manage the National team.

 

Pearce came out and said something along the lines of if he loses the next few matches, the press would say he couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

[Guest stevieintoon]

Fairly amused at how, in his first few months as City boss, everyone was calling for him to manage the National team.

 

Pearce came out and said something along the lines of if he loses the next few matches, the press would say he couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

People were calling for him to manage Newcastle never mind England!

 

It's amazing how much a managers stock can rise and fall in a year, that game Souness got the sack, City beat us 3-0, the whole ground "PSYCHO PSYCHO PSYCHO" , twelve months later he's getting hate mail.

 

Same with Robson, 3rd in the 2003, the best thing that's ever happened to us etc... 12 months later we draw 1-1 with Wolves come 5th, he's calling us ungrateful bastards on the tannoy, and 5,000 stay back to watch the lap of honour.

 

Who'd be a manager eh?

[Barney 0]

Yep. Absurd.

 

Did Sam recently say something along the lines of "only being five games away from getting the sack"?

 

Souness said it too iirc.

[khay 10]

Yep. Absurd.

 

Did Sam recently say something along the lines of "only being five games away from getting the sack"?

 

Souness said it too iirc.

 

 

Think that was Harry Rednapp that said that recently.

[curry stained pilchard 0]

Fairly amused at how, in his first few months as City boss, everyone was calling for him to manage the National team.

 

Pearce came out and said something along the lines of if he loses the next few matches, the press would say he couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

People were calling for him to manage Newcastle never mind England!

 

It's amazing how much a managers stock can rise and fall in a year, that game Souness got the sack, City beat us 3-0, the whole ground "PSYCHO PSYCHO PSYCHO" , twelve months later he's getting hate mail.

 

Same with Robson, 3rd in the 2003, the best thing that's ever happened to us etc... 12 months later we draw 1-1 with Wolves come 5th, he's calling us ungrateful bastards on the tannoy, and 5,000 stay back to watch the lap of honour.

 

Who'd be a manager eh?

 

"You mean public-address system. Tannoy is a brand name." AP

[Fop 1]

Fairly amused at how, in his first few months as City boss, everyone was calling for him to manage the National team.

 

Pearce came out and said something along the lines of if he loses the next few matches, the press would say he couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

People were calling for him to manage Newcastle never mind England!

 

It's amazing how much a managers stock can rise and fall in a year, that game Souness got the sack, City beat us 3-0, the whole ground "PSYCHO PSYCHO PSYCHO" , twelve months later he's getting hate mail.

 

Same with Robson, 3rd in the 2003, the best thing that's ever happened to us etc... 12 months later we draw 1-1 with Wolves come 5th, he's calling us ungrateful bastards on the tannoy, and 5,000 stay back to watch the lap of honour.

 

Who'd be a manager eh?

 

It's one of the last few things it's "ok" to arbitrarily hate..... and I think maybe they get more now because of that.