Well, well, well, we said the other day that it might be a good bet to think about other managers, and what they'd do next, and that Big Phil hadn't signed yet, and would probably not until after his job with Portugal ends at the end of July.
Now, adding drama to the situation, Alan Curbishley has announced that he will be leaving Charlton at the end of this season...is there something that we don't know, we think the speculation the other day could have been some good old fashioned propaganda. Either way, Charlton will be looking for a new manager at the end of the season, and everyone will now be talking about the England Managers role again, and the vacant position will be discussed again and again, maybe those people vehemently against a foreign man being the next england manager will be a little more positive if Curbs is still in the frame. Check all the odds out, betting could get interesting!
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
It's everywhere...
Everywhere we seem to look today, or listen, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has allegedly been offered the job. After leading Brazil in the 2002 World Cup, he moved on to Portugal, where he has made a great impact, and will ,we're sure, be sorely missed if he is to come to England after the World Cup in Germany.
Many people will be a little miffed as to why the FA did not offer the post to an Englishman, but the chance to get one of World football's most experienced managers looked to be too much to pass by.
Should Phil take the job, then there will be a few other managers that could be looking for higher profile jobs, ad of course there is martin O'Neill who is still out of work.
We're going to be having a few bets now as to the next england manager (whenever that may be, plus it's not too late for this time, you'll get some good odds after the news today, Phil may still not come!), will be. We might start to see some of the English guys looking for more experience, will Curbishley stay at Charlton, Allardyce at Bolton, Pardew at West Ham and so on, plus, it's widely expected that now Alan Shearer's playing days are behind him, that he will step up into a coaching role. Let's not forget the last English manager to lift the World Cup, Sir Clive Woodward - different sport maybe, but now he's involved at Southampton, who knows? He as made no secret about his desire to lift the football world cup with England as well, you read it here first (maybe), but we bet there are really good odds out there at the moment!
Finally for the moment, we will be behind Phil if he accepts the job, and think he will be a great manager, let's hope the media do not interfere too much.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Sad News
We were sad to hear the news of the death of John Lyall today. The former West Ham manager brought a great deal to the East London club, and latterly Ipswich.
Lyall was at Wet Ham for a number of years, winning 2 FA Cups in his time there, as well as guiding the club to their highest league finish in their history.
Come on West Ham, win the cup this season for John!
Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
Lyall was at Wet Ham for a number of years, winning 2 FA Cups in his time there, as well as guiding the club to their highest league finish in their history.
Come on West Ham, win the cup this season for John!
Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
It's been a while!
Sorry, thanks for your messages, we know it's been too long since we updated the blog, we'll try not to let it happen again!
So the well publicised shortlist got drawn up, whilst every man and his dog had a view on who was on it, and it doesn't really seem to have been narrowed down to the 4 potential candidates that was banded about a while ago!
Still widely accepted to be in the running, are Luiz Felipe Scolari (Phil), Martin O'Neill, Alan Curbishley, Steve McClaren and Sam Allardyce, whilst others haven't definately been ruled out, these guys are the favourites to take over.
Phil Scolari is an interesting choice, with many people shouting for an English man, Phil has proven success at an international level. Looking at what Portugal have acheived with him at the helm, and obviouasly what Brazil managed, this guy could be great for England, but there are doubts whether he could manage the team with the incredible media attention that comes with the job, having not previously managed in the country. He remains firmly focussed on a successful campaign in Germany with Portugal, could be a good outside bet.
Martin O'Neill is staying very quiet. Not currently with any club, it could be speculated that he is taking a rest before the big job!
Curbs and McClaren are still commenting regularly on how distracting the speculation is distracting, maybe stop talking to the press and concentrate on the job at hand....? Big Sam is still looking for players up at Bolton to compete in English football. We'll get the latest prices up here when we can!
So the well publicised shortlist got drawn up, whilst every man and his dog had a view on who was on it, and it doesn't really seem to have been narrowed down to the 4 potential candidates that was banded about a while ago!
Still widely accepted to be in the running, are Luiz Felipe Scolari (Phil), Martin O'Neill, Alan Curbishley, Steve McClaren and Sam Allardyce, whilst others haven't definately been ruled out, these guys are the favourites to take over.
Phil Scolari is an interesting choice, with many people shouting for an English man, Phil has proven success at an international level. Looking at what Portugal have acheived with him at the helm, and obviouasly what Brazil managed, this guy could be great for England, but there are doubts whether he could manage the team with the incredible media attention that comes with the job, having not previously managed in the country. He remains firmly focussed on a successful campaign in Germany with Portugal, could be a good outside bet.
Martin O'Neill is staying very quiet. Not currently with any club, it could be speculated that he is taking a rest before the big job!
Curbs and McClaren are still commenting regularly on how distracting the speculation is distracting, maybe stop talking to the press and concentrate on the job at hand....? Big Sam is still looking for players up at Bolton to compete in English football. We'll get the latest prices up here when we can!
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