whats your thoughts on gareth southgate and others on being premiership manager without qual.s?
819068
Gareth Southgat isn't up to it, he should had more qualification on managerial job.
674515
It would have been better to make a fresh start with a manager that is in no way related to SGE. SGE is pathetic. He shows no passion, he is tactically inept, and basically lets the tabloids pick his team for him. McClaren will be more of the same. The one thing he needs to do to prove he has more guts than SGE is to make John Terry the captain. Terry is a natural leader who is respected by all the players. Just think, do you really think that Rooney would have yelled at Terry the way he did at Beckham during that Northern Ireland debacle last year? \n\nSam Allardyce would have been my pick instead of McClaren. He has finished above Middlesbrough for the past 3 seasons (while spending a fraction of the money that McClaren has had), and he has the guts to drop underperforming players. The players will play for HIM when they are out on the pitch. At the moment the England players know they are untouchable, no matter how poor they play, and it wouldn't suprise me if they kept a watchful eye out for their wives in the crowd during games. But Sam doesn't have much international/European experience. So maybe the FA should have let McClaren have a 2 year contract with eather Sam Allardyce or Stuart Pierce as the assistant to gain the required experience to take lead the team to the next world cup.
509427
For middlesbro to get to the final was a tremendous achievement in its own right. McClaren is probably the best manager englands got to offer,pearce is over rated and I think only boltons style of play went against big sam. Martin O Neill  Phil Scolari and perhaps Gus Hiddink were the top men for the job,that were available. Other than them any of the managers from the top five in the premiership.
497052
I love the premiership and I think that Cantona and Bergkamp have had amazing careers. Henry is great at scoring goals, but he is even better at setting them up. Also Shearer has scorred tons of goals. Owen has had a good career so far, and he has a long way to go until he hangs his boots up. He is also speady quick.
372947
Its rediculous,nothing against Scolari,but England should never have to look abroad for a national coach.We have one of the finest leagues in world football and we are at the forefront in international circles regarding football.We should NEVER have to bring in foreigners to coach our fine national team.
421205
There is only one manager in england capable on taking on such a mantle...however i don't think Man Utd will let him go, Sir Alex has proved himself at the highest levels and has won every major trophy in the european game, league championship, FA cup, European cup and uefa cup, in order to have a successfull england team you need a manager who's achieved success at the highest level
871591
I'd be nice, but as the Papists have already quickly pointed out, we probably wouldn't fill it that often.  At last year's AGM there was talk of an 8000ish extension by lowering the pitch a few metres and losing the extra space around the pitch.  Personally I'd have to say that I'd prefer the money to go into the transfer kitty, or maybe even giving Chris Burke as much money as he we can throw at him so he signs a new deal.
315714
Not a chance,they are way short of the skill needed to go into the premiership and it would be a disastar for the club if they did as they would go straight back down.Another few years to build the team before going up against the big boys
1027251
I think he is keeping on doing premiership football - he is pretty good there.\n\nI'm not sure it was only the last 10 minutes where he had a nightmare.... he totally missed two obvious penalties for Australia and failed to book the player that handballed for the one that was given - I believe that that should automatically be a yellow card no questions asked. As for blowing the final whistle 1/2 second before the winning goal was scored :S  That takes some serious cake!
1049725
i don't follow Chelsea but lets face it they can buy who they want, most players have a price ( not all ) but at the same time i think a few of there players unless there just in it for the money wish they had not joined . i respect Alan shearer for going to Newcastle and the likes of le tissier who probably could of had a big money move. they deserve to be where they are but they ain't helping some talented players and who they have signed all ready i think it will only get worse...... good luck to them tho if they win the premiership next season. i follow a premiership club not mentioning which club but i don't envy Chelsea just like any other team in our league.
820025
no,you have to give him time.i think he is a good manager.remember you lost your best player this year and it will be very difficult to replace a proven goalscorer.
1037765
Well it's not Sven (I think I'll put Hargreaves on again even though he's a waste of space) Goran Eriksson, that's for sure.\n\nThink it's to early to answer your question, but I think my likely candidate will be someone who's doing well with a less talented team, because lets be honest - you don't have to be a great manager to win the World Cup with Brazil!
788684
If you guys are still second in the table come January I'll think he'll stay - you'd probably be able to do enough to convince him to hang on until the end of the season.\n\nIf he does stay and you aren't promoted I think he'll be off in the summer.  The lure of the Premiership will be too great...\n\nSo let's hope he keeps the faith in January and come May you're still in the top two.
1076821
shocking..........why does he make so many bad decisions........ u cannot sit back and defend a 1-0 win its asking for trouble. in world cup games anything is possible. to take off owen and joe cole then bring on hargreaves i think every english fan and the team included was bemused..... he is and always will be a manager that does his own thing.......we have a great team this year but with sven as manager i think he will be our downfall. i hope im wrong......but a manager needs to bring out his best players, and all guns blazing. score as many goals as possible too. hopfully with mclaren by svens side maybe he will give sven a kick up the butt.... and if the team start playing crap and giving the ball away, then the manager should go mad and kick butt 2, when has sven ever become angry or even animated....apart from when hes with his nasty female companions........i believe we have such a great team this is our best chance ever. sven can only mess it up.........
1149635
Yes yes yes do whatever it takes...I am with Librarygirl...but Guus is an honourable man and I think will follow through with his contract. I have wondered myself why he didn't take up a second term or was it he was not offered another term. 8 mths we had the pleasure of Guus's experience, imagine what he could do with a full 4 yrs. I think Soccer Australia should just wait a couple of weeks and see what arises and what interest is shown after their performance this WC. Whoever it is needs to be as good as Guus and nothing less or we will risk going backwards.
846885
I can't see the point of it.A manager is only as good as his players.He had some of the best players in the world leading up to 2003 world cup.Who he wants back, are the likes of Jonno (Martin Johnson),Billy Whiz(Jason Robinson),Jason Leonard,and Lally(Laurence Dalaglio)to name but a few.Once they all started leaving,it all started to go wrong. England also has a massive injury list.Hopefully Lally, will be fit again soon,though I somehow fear that Wilko's international career is over.
948077
Well Dan C, I couldn't do better than Mark Wright, league 2 is a hard league and he is actually douing well (as much as I hate to admit it seeing as we're 17th). But I just want to manage Chester.\n\nAs for mister Benitez, I could do better than him even with Sissoko out injured for a few months.\n\n&#92;o/Come on Chester!&#92;o/