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The inevitability of it makes ire a waste!
This is bollocks.I know I am in a small minority here but while yes he ultimately fell short, I have an abundance of respect for what Southgate did on a diplomatic level. There's a lot of revisionism here - for several years during his tenure he genuinely brought the country together and restored a healthy kind of national pride - something all our politicians could never achieve, and nor has any England manager in a long time.
Whether that deserves a knighthood isn't really for any of us to say, but there is a lot to like about Waistcoat. It's not about rewarding failure, it's about service, and nobody can criticise Southgate for his lack of service. He represented the country at the highest level on the international stage with class and dignity and that deserves to be recognised.
He is a proper gentleman in a sport awash with flashy arrogant cunts and there's a lot to be said for that.
He probably isn't an elite level football manager or coach, but IMO we could do far worse than putting him in charge of the FA for example, or even in a role at the DCMS.
Please, do point out where I mentioned TV viewing figures.This is bollocks.
England matches have been getting large TV viewing figures long before Southgate became manager but just because a lot of people are watching an event on TV at the same time doesn't mean there's peace and harmony across the land and everyone's singing Kumbaya together.
I know I am in a small minority here but while yes he ultimately fell short, I have an abundance of respect for what Southgate did on a diplomatic level. There's a lot of revisionism here - for several years during his tenure he genuinely brought the country together and restored a healthy kind of national pride - something all our politicians could never achieve, and nor has any England manager in a long time.
Whether that deserves a knighthood isn't really for any of us to say, but there is a lot to like about Waistcoat. It's not about rewarding failure, it's about service, and nobody can criticise Southgate for his lack of service. He represented the country at the highest level on the international stage with class and dignity and that deserves to be recognised.
He is a proper gentleman in a sport awash with flashy arrogant cunts and there's a lot to be said for that.
He probably isn't an elite level football manager or coach, but IMO we could do far worse than putting him in charge of the FA for example, or even in a role at the DCMS.
Has that fucking West Ham fan hacked your account.I know I am in a small minority here but while yes he ultimately fell short, I have an abundance of respect for what Southgate did on a diplomatic level. There's a lot of revisionism here - for several years during his tenure he genuinely brought the country together and restored a healthy kind of national pride - something all our politicians could never achieve, and nor has any England manager in a long time.
Whether that deserves a knighthood isn't really for any of us to say, but there is a lot to like about Waistcoat. It's not about rewarding failure, it's about service, and nobody can criticise Southgate for his lack of service. He represented the country at the highest level on the international stage with class and dignity and that deserves to be recognised.
He is a proper gentleman in a sport awash with flashy arrogant cunts and there's a lot to be said for that.
He probably isn't an elite level football manager or coach, but IMO we could do far worse than putting him in charge of the FA for example, or even in a role at the DCMS.
They definitely have say, whoever decided on this is someone who is involved with them who doesn’t understand football.You think it's the royals that hand out gongs now?
FFS!