Great Decisions of the FA

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mona

The Glory Game

Jul 9, 2003

5,470

High up on the South Downs.

• May 10, 2016

• #1

1 The setting up of the Premier League without having in place the mechanisms to administer it.

2 After the excitement of the 1990 World Cup, choosing the amiable but tactically Graham Taylor as England manager.

 

lawros left foot

Glory hunting since 1969

Jun 11, 2011

13,703

Worthing

• May 10, 2016

• #2

3Wembley, the most over priced building in this country, bland and nothing like as iconic as it's predecessor. A complete FA cock up

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

7,956

Eastbourne

• May 10, 2016

• #3

Appointing Don Revie ahead of Brian Clough

 

T

TheJasperCo

Well-known member

Jan 20, 2012

4,590

Exeter

• May 10, 2016

• #4

mona said:

1 The setting up of the Premier League without having in place the mechanisms to administer it.

2 After the excitement of the 1990 World Cup, choosing the amiable but tactically Graham Taylor as England manager.

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2.1) As above, but for Shteve McClaren as well.

 

ManOfSussex

We wunt be druv

Apr 11, 2016

14,743

Rape of Hastings, Sussex

• May 10, 2016

• #5

Giving Fabio Capello a nice, big, new 2 year contract just prior to the 2010 world cup.

Wasting £x million bidding for the 2018 world cup.

Delivering the new Wembley late and vastly over budget.

So many and that's just 3 for this century!

 

lawros left foot

Glory hunting since 1969

Jun 11, 2011

13,703

Worthing

• May 10, 2016

• #6

Allocating the 1989 F.A. Cup semi final to Hillsborough, without checking it had the necessary current safety certificates

 

atfc village

Well-known member

Mar 28, 2013

5,012

Lower Bourne .Farnham

• May 10, 2016

• #7

Letting Man Utd pull out of The Fa Cup.

 

Bigtomfu

New member

Jul 25, 2003

4,416

Harrow

• May 10, 2016

• #8

Courting Jack Warner, cos he's a nice man.

 

sparkie

Well-known member

Jul 17, 2003

12,498

Hove

• May 10, 2016

• #9

MK Dons

 

ManOfSussex

We wunt be druv

Apr 11, 2016

14,743

Rape of Hastings, Sussex

• May 10, 2016

• #10

Letting Ant & Dec do the 2002 world cup song.

 

M

matbha

Well-known member

Apr 13, 2014

983

• May 10, 2016

• #11

Trusting Bill Archer

 

The Albion Roar

97.2FM

Aug 11, 2003

2,726

The Open Market

• May 10, 2016

• #12

Looking the other way when Archer was on his asset-stripping spree.

 

SeagullofMalaysia

Well-known member

Jan 29, 2016

1,948

Somewhere in north Malaysia

• May 10, 2016

• #13

Throwing money at the greedy PL big clubs (Chelsea etc.) and their greedy players while not giving a rat's arse on lower league, non league and grassroots football

 

Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat

Aug 18, 2009

65,397

Beside the seaside, beside the sea

• May 10, 2016

• #14

lawros left foot said:

Allocating the 1989 F.A. Cup semi final to Hillsborough, without checking it had the necessary current safety certificates

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Knowing there had been a previous crush there. See David Conn's article.

 

Pavilionaire

Well-known member

Jul 7, 2003

30,559

• May 10, 2016

• #15

Giving the green light to the debenture seats on the lower halfway line that makes Wembley look "prawn sandwich" all of the time.

 

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 11, 2003

59,467

The Fatherland

• May 11, 2016

• #16

lawros left foot said:

3Wembley, the most over priced building in this country, bland and nothing like as iconic as it's predecessor. A complete FA cock up

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And a complete waste of time and money. The national team doesn't need a single home. There are plenty of excellent grounds in England....take the team around these.

 

pasty

A different kind of pasty

Jul 5, 2003

30,259

West, West, West Sussex

• May 11, 2016

• #17

Moving FA Cup semi-finals to Wembley

The play-offs

 

B

boik

Well-known member

Sep 3, 2011

3,355

Between Happiness and Heartache

• May 11, 2016

• #18

atfc village said:

Letting Man Utd pull out of The Fa Cup.

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Not strictly true. Every club has to apply to take part in the FA Cup. Some little clubs have actually forgotten to apply in the past.

 

ManOfSussex

We wunt be druv

Apr 11, 2016

14,743

Rape of Hastings, Sussex

• May 11, 2016

• #19

Allowing the documentary crew to film 'Graham Taylor: An Impossible Job' to show the country what a slick, modern, organisation The FA was with top coaches like Phil Neal in the English national team all overseen by the FA's director of coaching - Charles Hughes an advocate of long ball.