Steve Coppell England Manager

[Crouch End Seagull]

Please describe your emotions in the unlikely event of Steve Coppout being named England boss....

 

[Uncle Buck]

Great a chance of offload McGhee to Reading and get compensation.

 

[perth seagull]

If it will screw Reading up, I'll be happy.

 

[only1robbiereinalt]

we want stuart peirce!

 

[Common as Mook]

we want stuart peirce!

Pearce

 

[Dandyman]

Solid, competent...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

..nervous breakdown after 6 months.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Solid, competent.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................nervous breakdown after 6 months.

However there would be a decent chance of a game in Thailand....

 

[Simster]

No complaints from me. Reading would be back among the rubbish within a couple of years hopefully, along with Swindon, Gillingham and Orient.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Does anyone seriously think Stuart Pearce has the tactical nous to outwit the likes of Brazil, France and Argentina? He's probably 5 years away from being anywhere near that level.

The current crop of English managers is very uninspiring, with none of them in the same league as Mourinho or Wenger.

 

[Mustela Furo]

Steve Coppell or Peter Taylor are both over-priced outsiders imho

 

[Common as Mook]

Micky Adams.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Does anyone seriously think Stuart Pearce has the tactical nous to outwit the likes of Brazil, France and Argentina? He's probably 5 years away from being anywhere near that level.

The current crop of English managers is very uninspiring, with none of them in the same league as Mourinho or Wenger.

I do think that Pearce needs to gain experience, however neither Klinsman nor Van Basten have previous managerial experience and yet they are holding their own (in Klinsmans case to an extent) in charge of their respective national teams.

 

[Marshy]

Pearce has said hes not up for it though.

 

[Pavilionaire]

It's not just about experience. Van Basten and Klinsmann are bright people, Pearce has a GCE in woodwork...

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I do think that Pearce needs to gain experience, however neither Klinsman nor Van Basten have previous managerial experience and yet they are holding their own (in Klinsmans case to an extent) in charge of their respective national teams.

Yet to see Germany play a proper game with Klinsmann in charge, all been friendlys

 

[afters]

Does anyone seriously think Stuart Pearce has the tactical nous to outwit the likes of Brazil, France and Argentina? He's probably 5 years away from being anywhere near that level.

pearce is more like 5 generations than 5 years away from developing a brain though to be fair

 

[Uncle Buck]

Yet to see Germany play a proper game with Klinsmann in charge, all been friendlys

Hence with Klinsman, 'to an extent'.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I love it when you put me in my plcae.

 

[Billy the Fish]

The current crop of English managers is very uninspiring, with none of them in the same league as Mourinho or Wenger.

Mourinho fair enough but I'd hardly describe Wenger as having tactical nous. Arsenal play good football, but can only play one way and once you find them out Wenger can't change things, very much like Ericsson. This season Arsenal have lost to:
Middlesbrough
West Brom
Bolton
Wigan
All managed by englishmen

 

[Uncle Buck]

I love it when you put me in my plcae.

Anyway this is all irrelevant, the next appointment will probably put English football back into the dark ages.