Kitman 2204 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Are good English managers at the top level an endangered species? The only British manager in charge of a 'Big 4' side is Ferguson. He's 67 and Scottish. The other big 4 managers are foreign. English managers: Allardyce 54 years old - Shite and talks shite Megson 50 years old - Shite and ginger Hodgson 61 years old - Old Brown 50 years old - Shite and orange Bruce 48 years old - Looks like shite, talks shite, is shite Redknapp 61 years old - Old, wide and has a melty face Mick McCarthy 50 years old - Not technically English or a manager, also shite Where are the stellar young English managers stepping up at the top level? Where's the next Brian Clough coming from? Anybody under the age of 45 who's had a go seems to have failed.....ex-pros now seem content to live off their career earnings or talk shite on telly. No English manager competes in the Champions League year in year out (Tony Mowbray doesn't compete). At this rate we won't have another English manager in charge of England for a very long time. Or we'd have to appoint someone like Allardyce, who is the real life equivalent of Mike Bassett, only not as good. Or likeable. What is the FA doing about it? Does anyone care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Down at the Pie and Puppet having a pint of muppet, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 861 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I heard about this geezer called Keegan who wasn't bad... Clough's son is giving it a go...hmm, well, Owen Coyle's meant to be class but he's a Scot...Aidy Boothroyd looked promising with Watford but obviously that turned out to be a failure... What's Dennis Wise up to these days? I think McClaren might be worth another go in the PL. Giving him the England job was a farce but unless his work with Twente (and Boro tbf to him) is just a flash in the pan, he seems to have something about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Bwyan Wonson anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Bwyan Wonson anyone? Who's Bwyan Wonson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3709 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 There is a young lad in charge at Huddersfield who seems to be doing ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 There is a young lad in charge at Huddersfield who seems to be doing ok. Think thats more to do with being carried along by Fazackerley & Dermott tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Pearce? Curbishley? Hmm, I suppose both of those have messed up, still like Pearce though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 There is a young lad in charge at Huddersfield who seems to be doing ok. Think thats more to do with being carried along by Fazackerley & Dermott tbh That's harsh like. I don't think Terry Mac's ever been considered to be a tactical genius, do you? And doesn't a manager deserve credit for getting his backroom staff right in any case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Gary Smith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 (edited) So that's the sound of the barrel being scraped then. We even seem a bit short on good Scottish managers these days. Moyes has done well at Everton, but after that.... Edit: good youngish Scottish managers Edited December 11, 2009 by Kitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41319 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Pearce is quietly getting a nice CV together. Btw Kitman, does your OP qualify for the "Most uses of 'Shite' in a single post"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Pearce is quietly getting a nice CV together. Btw Kitman, does your OP qualify for the "Most uses of 'Shite' in a single post"? It's clearly a shite post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flair 0 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Roy is a quality manager and so underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1892 0 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Wheres Hughton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Wheres Hughton? Technically Irish. Obviously not shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Internationally very very few top rate managers are young - they are almost all over 50 and quite a few are over 60 The UK disease is to promote some ex-player to a top job a couple of years after he stops playing and then fire him when he doesn't achieve instant success - after a couple of jobs they are focused totally on the next result and any chance of building serious experience is gone we need more OLDER managers TBH - to replace the SBR's and the Mad Sir Alex's in the future - but all we have is the s*** list in the opening post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Coaching national sides in particular is a job for a 'wily old fox' who's seen it all rather than someone like Hoddle or McLaren. And now Pearce is supposedly being groomed for the England job. JCWTBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloopJohn 0 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 roy hodgson is a great manager doing wonders on a shoe string with Fulham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Internationally very very few top rate managers are young - they are almost all over 50 and quite a few are over 60 The UK disease is to promote some ex-player to a top job a couple of years after he stops playing and then fire him when he doesn't achieve instant success - after a couple of jobs they are focused totally on the next result and any chance of building serious experience is gone we need more OLDER managers TBH - to replace the SBR's and the Mad Sir Alex's in the future - but all we have is the s*** list in the opening post The majority of ex-players are basically too thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11125 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Internationally very very few top rate managers are young - they are almost all over 50 and quite a few are over 60 The UK disease is to promote some ex-player to a top job a couple of years after he stops playing and then fire him when he doesn't achieve instant success - after a couple of jobs they are focused totally on the next result and any chance of building serious experience is gone we need more OLDER managers TBH - to replace the SBR's and the Mad Sir Alex's in the future - but all we have is the s*** list in the opening post The majority of players are basically too thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The majority of the human race are tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21302 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 i didn't mind hoddle as a manager until he went all weird. there definitely aren't any english managers out there right now that could manage the national side. shame, but you only have to see what capello's done with the same players mcclaren had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 i didn't mind hoddle as a manager until he went all weird. Think he got the job far too early in his career though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21302 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 maybe. he did as well as most other english managers recently. i think we were robbed against the argies like in france 98. that campbell goal should have stood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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