Sam Allardyce

Blue Hefner said:
Is that the same Hoddle that did fuck all with Wolves, Spurs and Southampton(if I remember right)? He's lived off 30 minutes V Argentina for almost 20 years! time to move away from the likes of him
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He did well at Southampton, that's how he got the job at Spurs. He also won promotion to the Premier League with Swindon and did a decent job at Chelsea.

We were unseeded in the draw for qualifying for the '98 World Cup because we didn't qualify in '94. We ended up in a group with a very good Italy team and yet he steered us to qualification, whilst Italy ended up in the play-offs.

It may be a long time ago but he's still a better option than the likes of Southgate in my opinion, if only in the short term. The first World Cup qualifier is in a couple of months time.
 
smeeagain said:
Listning to Hoddle, reminded me of proffessor Stanley Unwin
We need a manager with the plums to drop players like Rooney ,when its obvious hes not fit enough or good enough anymore .
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Hoddle dropped Gascoigne from the '98 World Cup squad for the same reasons didn't he?
 
Pablo1 said:
Why would he be your choice? For the great job he did in his short spell at Newcastle or the fact he talks absolute shite on MOTD?
Nothing he's said or done in the last couple of years gives me the impression he's a capable manager. A capable ****, yes.
Or is it because he shows 'Passion'? which in fairness would already put him a notch above Woy.
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Because I think that someone with little experience hasn't stopped plenty of managers, he knows the game, has spent his whole life in and around it and instantly would command the players respect.
He's young enough to maybe have some new ideas but also to understand how the players are thinking and to have some passion and aggression.

I think of managers like simeone, pochatino (sorry spelling), guardiola even Morinio when he started out and I love their youthful determination and drive. I love how they give no shits on the touch line and I guess that would also be behind the scenes too; not pandering to the players.

We don't have successful experienced managers in England so you simply can't have both.
Southgate is just another FA yes man and the result will be exactly the same as with Hodgson. A damp squid to afraid to push back on the FA when they start with their bollocks.

Right now we don't need a genius tactician, right now we simply need some common sense and straight talking.
Kain on corners, 19 consecutive wins and then putting Rooney in Midfield, stopping and changing the team after each match. I'd kick off if that is city when there's 38 matches let along when we're at a tournament and maybe only have 3 or 4.

Some common sense, some passion and someone with youthful drive.

Just my opinion.
 
There is talk of Southgate as caretaker and Wenger later on in the press today. Seems a little unlikely but as good a shout as any. Don't know why a manager with a good career in front of them would throw it away managing England so either a young tyro or someone like Wenger would do me.

Not Southgate, who has not set the world alight at U21 level.
 
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