with us it’s not enough players of calibre coming through. We could have Pep and Scotlands teams would still have that glass ceiling of class. Sad but true.To me the problem is poor managers. Wilkinson was the last Englishman to win the title, back in the dark ages. The lack of managers is due to:
— arrogance and an unwillingness to learn
— Insularity, how many go to work in Spain, Italy, Germany and France?
— A lack of a serious teaching system. Where is the English managers university?
City’s official motto under Swales.We can fuck anything up. World Class at that.
with us it’s not enough players of calibre coming through. We could have Pep and Scotlands teams would still have that glass ceiling of class. Sad but true.
England has some brilliant players, but not enough either. At least you get to be fucked off every two years. We get fucked off if you lot aren’t fucked off enough. That’s our experiences of World Cups and Euros. And will be for some time probably. Knowing us. We can fuck anything up. World Class at that.
By that lower population logic why don't China and India win the World cup every time?We have 5million people. Most of them drunk, or about to be. You don’t know our struggles.
Exactly this. Refs have ensured they are a point off the top of the league.Looks like Webb & Co are fully behind this thread.
Unless Howard gets a knock in the door from the Rozzers for match fixing it seems we can rest easy until halfway through the CL group stages.
.... what? the players he's bought?He won't even be Erik of the 1000 Days.
My guess is the Rags are going to get absolutely tonked by at least a couple of the better English teams, and the minute they hit a half-decent European team - say Sevilla - they'll be smashed in that competition too.
He will do well to get through the season. Not that it's entirely his fault. Half his players are dogshite.