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comment by Vic Mackey...We did it!! June 23rd Independence day (U19237)
posted 7 minutes ago
Better than Southgate
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Not exactly setting high standards in that case. may as well go back to McLaren.

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Who else is going to take the job? There's not a big name out there who will touch it, even Bilic has said not a chance

fecked if I know, but I'd love to see england hire a coach based on your criteria of:

1. Knows England
2. Speaks english.

here's to 4 more years

And the fact hes got International and experience at a giant club

Personally I wouldn't be against seeing what Southgate can do with England.

His time with Middlesbrough was pretty poor but he's done well with the U21 - his record is P33; W26; D4; L3. And that's with much of the U21 talent picked off by the full side.

Joachim Loew hadn't done much as a manager before starting with the national team (as assistant), in fact he seemed to relegate teams and get fired within a season! But he had fresh ideas and an attacking intent.

I don't know if that's true of Southgate but if he has some new ideas then why not - far rather him than another 'Uncle Roy' 60 year old type manager.

The problem of the logic of Southgate having done well for the U21s and therefore deserves a shot is Stuart Pearce.

He did a pretty good job with the u21s, but didn't get the England job. His career has died since. There are many parallels between the two of them.

Wouldn't fill me with confidence.

That said, I genuinely don't know who is available, or would even take the job.

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comment by Igor Biscan's Missing Goal Celebration (U15416)
posted 3 minutes ago
The problem of the logic of Southgate having done well for the U21s and therefore deserves a shot is Stuart Pearce.

He did a pretty good job with the u21s, but didn't get the England job. His career has died since. There are many parallels between the two of them.

Wouldn't fill me with confidence.

That said, I genuinely don't know who is available, or would even take the job.
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I'm pretty sure there would be plenty of examples of U21 managers stepping up and doing well, plenty flopped too. I just can't be arssed to look them up!

I'm not a Southgate fan, just not against his appointment on the basis of experience if he has good ideas. I just want someone younger who plays with a bit of invention. Pearce isn't relevant.

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