McClaren Sacked

[ewerk 31600]

McClaren told of England sacking

 

 

Steve McClaren has been told in private by the Football Association that he has been sacked as England coach.

 

The FA will imminently announce that McClaren, who is set for pay-off of up to £2.5m, has lost his job 18 months into a four-year contract.

 

The FA has been holding an emergency board meeting since 0830 GMT at its Soho headquarters in London.

 

The decision comes after England's 3-2 defeat by Croatia and failure to qualify for Euro 2008.

 

Former Middlesbrough boss McClaren, 46, admitted before the Croatia match that he would "take responsibility" if England failed to reach the European Championship finals in Austria and Switzerland.

 

The FA took action to dismiss McClaren ahead of the 2010 World Cup qualifying draw in Durban, South Africa, on Sunday.

 

England's failure to reach a major tournament for the first time since the 1994 World Cup finals will cost the FA at least £8m in lost revenues.

 

The FA has plenty of time to search for a replacement with the next scheduled fixture a friendly in France at the end of March.

[Chaser 1321]

Venables gone as well

[Shearergol 0]

Venables gone as well

 

 

Thank fuck for that. Had nasty visions of him taking over.

 

I guess the FA will now target Allardyce, O'Neill and Gary Megson.

[Guest alex]

£2.5m? I did read somewhere he was the best paid international manager in the world like

[khay 10]

£2.5m? I did read somewhere he was the best paid international manager in the world like

 

 

Might have been a clause if he failed to get England to Euro 2008.

[ewerk 31600]

Venables gone as well

 

Nailed on for the Ireland job now I reckon.

[manc-mag 1]

Pretty sure his salary was way down on what Sven was getting after all of the bad publicity and resentment that came with that. Possibly a clause too as Khay says.

[Guest alex]

Had a quick check and apparently the severance clause meant that he got a year's salary if he was sacked - which is the £2.5m. Still not bad like but it could have been a lot worse as he was contracted until 2010. I think Sven was on about £5m a year. Which probably represented better value tbh

[Super7 0]

The FA should be sacked for giving Mclaren that contract in the first place (instead of one like Nigel Wothingthon's which expired at the end of the qualification), appointing him in the first place and wasting a fortune on Wembley maening ridiculous decisions like having to try and get income by American Football games and thereby ruining the pitch.

 

Hopefully they might now appoint Allardyce and Newcastle will get Mourinhio!

[MrBass 2821]

I think it's fucking shocking that he get's a £2.5million pay-off for getting sacked.

 

FFS, what muppet draws up these contracts. Surely you'd just put a clause in that states if England fail to reach the Euros then the contract is terminated with no pay off?

 

Wish I could get a years salary for being incompetent!

[MattM4 0]

England really is the NUFC of international football.

[Barney 0]

McClaren for Birmingham

Venables for ROI

Mourinho for England

 

done.

[Guest alex]

England really is the NUFC of international football.

Exactly what I said last night. My mate Paul has said it for years.

[MrBass 2821]

McClaren for Birmingham

Venables for ROI

Allardyce for England

Mourinho for Newcastle

 

done.

 

FYP

[Bombadil 0]

Souness for England!

[Barney 0]

Next Permanent England Manager

 

 

 

M O’Neill 4 - 1

S Coppell 25 - 1

G Houllier 50 - 1

J Mourinho 4 - 1

A Wenger 25 - 1

S Bruce 66 - 1

P Scolari 9 - 1

A Curbishley 25 - 1

M Jol 66 - 1

F Capello 10 - 1

F Rijkaard 28 - 1

G Hoddle 80 - 1

G Hiddink 11 - 1

Mark Hughes 33 - 1

Dennis Wise 100 - 1

A Shearer 12 - 1

T Venables 40 - 1

Gareth Southgate 100 - 1

S Allardyce 14 - 1

O Hitzfeld 40 - 1

K Keegan 100 - 1

H Redknapp 16 - 1

P Jewell 40 - 1

Sir Bobby Robson 250 - 1

M Lippi 20 - 1

R Benitez 50 - 1

David Beckham 250 - 1

Stuart Pearce 20 - 1

M Van Basten 50 - 1

Steve Staunton 1000 - 1

[Fop 1]

England just need a manager that can A. actually get a squad of players playing as a team, and B. don't produce their selections by listening outside the window of their local.

 

Although it has to be said the lack of English quality really becomes apparent with a few key injuries.

[Barney 0]

while on paddypower I had a look at the "Chris Coleman Specials"

 

Chris Coleman Specials

 

To be in charge of Real Sociedad at the end of the season 4 - 6

To be arrested because of driving drunk 25 - 1

J B Toshack to be Real Sociedad's manager before the end of this season 33 - 1

To sign C Bellamy in January 50 - 1

To sign J de Pedro in January 66 - 1

To miss the 1st half of Real Sociedad's next match due to sleeping late 200 - 1

 

 

wtf?

[khay 10]

while on paddypower I had a look at the "Chris Coleman Specials"

 

Chris Coleman Specials

 

To be in charge of Real Sociedad at the end of the season 4 - 6

To be arrested because of driving drunk 25 - 1

J B Toshack to be Real Sociedad's manager before the end of this season 33 - 1

To sign C Bellamy in January 50 - 1

To sign J de Pedro in January 66 - 1

To miss the 1st half of Real Sociedad's next match due to sleeping late 200 - 1

 

 

wtf?

 

 

He was late for a conference the other week due to "washing machines troubles"......

[Fop 1]

England really is the NUFC of international football.

 

Might even have effects on Newcastle:

 

Shares in Sports Direct tumbled 17% after the retailer warned that it was no longer confident that profits this year would beat last year's level now that England had failed to qualify.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7106952.stm

[walkerelvis 0]

Lets hope that they appoint Fat Sam and we could then try and go for Mourinho! Please let this be the case.

[The Fish 11080]

why, in gods name is Shearer more likely to get the England Job than established Managers like Allardyce and Redknapp?

 

Now I'm not saying either of those two should get the job, but surely they... with their experience and respect... should get it ahead of a bloke who's sole experience is helping Roeder get an average team to limp into european places?

[Guest alex]

This rumour was doing the rounds before last night's debacle too. Bizarre.

[Kid Dynamite 7327]

Hel be assistant coach i reckon. Why is O'neill favourite? Hes done nowt at villa, he had the easiest job in football at celtic and its been getting on 10 years since he did owt at leicester. When are people going to realise this?

[luckyluke 2]

The stupid thing is, despite England's poor performance last night and throughout the qualification, if that 3rd goal hadn't gone in he would still be in charge. Barwick and the rest of the useless twats at the FA need to go.