Sam Allardyce

[BoyBlue_1985]

Well we wont get relegated which is a relief in international football

 

[I'm With Stupid]

It really is quite sad if Fat Sam is the best candidate for the job. He doesn't exactly represent modern football.

Well I think this proves you wrong.

 

[Phil1]

Well I think this proves you wrong.

That's from his other job as a double glazing salesman.

 

[bluemoon32]

Fat Sam ?
lulz

 

[SpiritofBurnden]

It really is quite sad if Fat Sam is the best candidate for the job. He doesn't exactly represent modern football.

What is 'modern football'? If you want someone who is tactically astute, embraces modern methods and has man-management skills that are second to none, then Allardyce is as forward thinking as anyone.

 

[Bewar3them00n]

Mike Basset, England Manager? FFS!!!! what a fantastic forward thinking FA we have...

 

[rowarta]

Graham Taylor mark 2 appointment and look what happened there.

 

[Manc in London]

It could be that the FA simply think England are not a top team because they believe the squad is very good but simply needs some bulldog spirit. That would be an impressive level of delusion.

 

[Manc in London]

Graham Taylor mark 2 appointment and look what happened there.

To be fair to Taylor, the quality of player he had available to him was dire. Worse than it has ever been in my lifetime. Granted, he is not a very good manager but a manager can only do so much with the players at his disposal.

 

[pace89]

To be fair to Taylor, the quality of player he had available to him was dire. Worse than it has ever been in my lifetime. Granted, he is not a very good manager but a manager can only do so much with the players at his disposal.

Taylor certainly picked some dire players but the quality was there. Gazza, Shearer, Wright, Waddle, Platt, Rob Jones, Keown, Adams, Merson, Sheringham, Mcmanaman, Ince, amongst others were all available during his spell in charge. He was unlucky that Gazza had a long spell out and Shearer missed much of the 1994 world cup qualifying campaign but he could have put together a much better side than he did.