Next England Manager? Next England Captain?

Oh hi everyone, it seems the England team has ended up being everything I said it would be way back in 2004.

We pick players because of sponsorship deals with the F.A, employ managers who are happy to take 5 million a year and keep their mouth shut and do as they are told, and the result is what we have today.

Tournament football doesn't require a manager with a solid league record, it requires a manager who, for 3 weeks every two years can fire up a bunch of what are for the most part complete strangers to come together and go all out to win.

For instance, take Coleman, not a great league manager, some would suggest he isn't even a half decent league manager, but he got a squad consisting of 9 English players and and a handful of genuine Welsh born players to put it all and play for "their" country for two weeks.
We never learn the lesson, why? Because the F.A doesn't even know what the lesson is.
 
Dr.Eddie said:
If the picked players don't believe in the manager then the manager should just pick players who do.

This continued bowing down to so-called 'elite' players is just not the way to go, imo.

I'd be quite happy with a load of players from the lower leagues if it meant England actually started playing as a team and looked like they gave a toss.
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I think that's the problem though, there's too much money involved what with marketing and sponsorship so you get the same few players who are undroppable regardless of form or whether they're right for the balance of the team.

If players were picked from the lower league there'd be less people paying to watch, less sponsors or the same sponsors offering much less money. Iceland were a great example of what can happen when the team is put before individuals but the FA will never do that.
 
Looks as though we'll know by the end of the week (snippets from Times):

The Football Association is believed to have told all the candidates that a decision on the identity of Roy Hodgson’s successor could be announced on Friday after a meeting of the full FA board the previous day.

The Sunderland manager is in pole position after impressing chief executive Martin Glenn, vice-chairman David Gill and director of elite development Dan Ashworth in a meeting last week.

The FA has also met Steve Bruce, the Hull City manager, and has spoken to Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe and Jürgen Klinsmann, the United States coach, but that trio are viewed as outsiders. It is understood that Bruce has told members of his coaching staff at Hull that his meeting was an informal chat and that, despite his enthusiasm for the job, he is not expecting to be appointed.

Allardyce, in contrast, has emerged as a clear favourite, with the FA’s three-man headhunting team viewing him as the most experienced and least risky of the immediately available candidates.

Allardyce’s affordability is thought to be another factor in his favour, as the FA is unwilling to pay the £5 million- plus salaries, demanded by candidates such as Laurent Blanc, Roberto Mancini and Guus Hiddink, and want someone who is willing to accept something close to the £3.5-million package that was paid to Hodgson.

Glenn will update the FA board on the progress it has made at its monthly board meeting tomorrow, but that process is only a formality if the decision has been made as, along with Gill and Ashworth, he has been mandated to make an appointment.
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Some may say that managing England is the pinnacle of a Managers career, it's a poisoned chalice. The fans have a wildly overly optimistic impression of how good the team is, the media sit waiting to trash you if you don't pick certain players and journalists can't wait to rip you to shreds if you get outplayed or beaten by anyone remotely good, even if you play awfully or have the leagues top striker taking corners. Honestly it's a hiding to nothing for many a manager and I'm shocked anyone would actually want to do it.
 
So fat Sam aka walrus to be the next England manager, right well that's us not winning any trophies for the foreseeable future :/.
 
I personally think it's a good appointment. Looking forward to seeing what impact he has over the next few years.

I'm optimistic.
 
At least big Sam has the experience of helping bad teams not get even worse. :D



But seriously... I'm amazed at this.
 
lol, the FA.

Shambolic.

Zero experience at international level, zero experience of winning anything worthwhile, pretty much zero experience of managing big players. Yeah, I can totally see why the FA went with Big Sam.
 
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