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The Media and The FA

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posted on 10/2/12

Capello got a £1.5m payout so we can assume he was sacked and the timing, just after Arry's aquital must mean that they have every intention of fast-tracking him to the England job.

What he has to offer as a manger at international level is obviously open for debate but surely one of the drivers behind his imminent appointment is the fact he can handle the media and they seem to be firmly on his side anyway.

posted on 10/2/12

comment by groovyduringthewar (U1054)
posted 21 minutes ago

You have not been reading Littlejohn in the Daily Fail by any chance.

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Littlejohn may well be a bit of a self centered prat, but he is far more often than not, spot on with what he says.

Macca

I have been saying the same thing about the FA and Media for years.

I am still convinced the BBC destroyed our bid for the WC.

posted on 10/2/12

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posted on 10/2/12

OP it's a good article. The press don't really care one way or the other about England they are writing according to sales and always have been.

In this whole sorry mess it's the FA that have come off worst. They really are a bunch of old fools. They made a rod for their own backs by being so severe in their punishment of Suarez and the pressure to strip Terry of the captaincy must have been immence.

Capello shares the blame, Terry was a wretched choice and he then made the cardinal error of reinstating him. If he hadn't done so he would still be England manager.

posted on 10/2/12

comment by Mr Chelsea (U3579) posted 44 seconds ago

Utter poppycock Macca

'Arry would never cheat on Sandra
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This is the media

They're not going to let the truth get in the way of a good strory are they bud

posted on 10/2/12

The redtops have dossiers on all the top people in football ,players, managers.owners,just waiting for the moment to pounce.
Build them up as high as possible,then at an opportune moment knock them down.
Now that phone hacking has been outed it will be back to their library of misdemeanor's true or not, anything to sell a few more papers

posted on 10/2/12

Very good article, although not to be nitpicking nit but the Dutch game is the only friendly before the end of the domestic season

We got the Norwegians at the end of May and Belgians in early June...

posted on 10/2/12

comment by G.Butters New Left Peg (U9026) posted 45 seconds ago

Very good article, although not to be nitpicking nit but the Dutch game is the only friendly before the end of the domestic season

We got the Norwegians at the end of May and Belgians in early June.
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I didn't mention anything about the friendly dates

Surely the Dutch game is considered part of the Euros buildup?

comment by LEE1PEN (U6707)

posted on 10/2/12

Great teams wouldnt mind them having a pop at the England team if they got their stories correct. The Tindall one just needed a little follow up to find out who the mystery blonde was. Not rocket science.
The terry is still my captain was a blatent lie as well and the media put it down to translation....they would though wouldnt they to misquote mandy rice D.

Its far too easy to bully people as the press do with retractions taking the form of 2 lines on page 23, if you sue it costs more than you get in damages and they then hold a grudge forever...theres a certain committee sitting now thats living proof of the power of the press.

posted on 10/2/12

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posted on 10/2/12

The England job..... A Poisoned Chalice to whoever takes it on and with loads of baggage.
If i was Redknapp, i wouldn,t touch it with a bargepole and if i was Pearce i would stay out of the Press, refuse to rise Publicly to the allegations and instruct his Legal Team immediately.

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posted on 10/2/12

I never ever usually agree with anything the media do..but surely what theyre doing here is showing how hypocritical the goonds at the FA are... so they hire temporary manager of English National team even though he has made racial comments in the past!? erm Suarez anyone?? The FA have hit a new low!!! i say well done to the media on this occassion only

comment by RB&W (U2335)

posted on 10/2/12

I dont think its unreasonable of Spurs to expect the FA to back off Harry until the end of the season. Im sure they were fully expecting him to go to England after the Euros anyway. Harry business isn't finished at WHL until then.

So a caretaker is inevitable. Brooking should have been given it.

comment by Tway (U1162)

posted on 10/2/12

As those guys waiting in that cue at ANC for a quickie would say: "Timing is everything."

posted on 10/2/12

Saw the press conference.

Brooking just looked fed up. Like he was thinkin to himself "what a bunch of amateurs ive got here sitting next to me" Dont blame him. None of them have played the game AT ALL yet they're running and ruining our game.

comment by JFDI (U1657)

posted on 10/2/12

comment by I sold Rodwell behind concerneds back (U12884)


posted 29 minutes ago

They are in the business of selling newspapers and advertising space.Who and what they destroy in the process means nothing to the newspaper moguls.

If everyone stopped buying newspapers tomorrow because they objected on moral issues the sooner these moguls go out of business.


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This is the answer, stop buying papers. You can't call them newspapers because news doesnt interest them anymore, gossip and scandal is what sells them now and that is why the dig up an old story like this.

posted on 10/2/12

So a caretaker is inevitable. Brooking should have been given it.

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Rafa is still in the job market.

posted on 10/2/12

I didn't mention anything about the friendly dates

Surely the Dutch game is considered part of the Euros buildup?

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Well with my Spurs hat on I doubt Redknapp would want anything to do with the England - Holland fixture IF he is staying with us until May 14... Even if its as a casual viewer from the Royal box there will (rightly or wrongly) be a perception of conflict of interest around who gets selected in Pearce's squad, if its stuffed to the gills with Spurs players oppo teams will cry foul, while if he omitts any Spurs players with a semblance of a chance of playing for England he could well blow morale at WHL..

This is basically why the part time option that seems to be getting a bit of attention over the past 24 hours will not work.

The alternative is for Redknapp to leave Spurs now, which all in fairness I think is unlikely - apart from our remaining chances in the league and FA Cup, Levy would well be within his rights to refuse permission for starters.

As for the Norway and Belgium games, either way (if he leaves Tottenham now or on May 13) he will be in charge.



posted on 10/2/12

comment by RedBlackandWhiteside (U2335) posted 8 minutes ago

I dont think its unreasonable of Spurs to expect the FA to back off Harry until the end of the season. Im sure they were fully expecting him to go to England after the Euros anyway. Harry business isn't finished at WHL until then.

So a caretaker is inevitable. Brooking should have been given it.


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Managers leave posts for bigger posts all the time Red

For me, if Harry doesn't want it now, look elsewhere

Major tournaments only come around every 2 years. After spening 18 months qualifying fot the thing I find it ridiculous to be in a situation where we head into the tournament we spent that long qualifying for with a caretaker at the helm

Just my opinion bud

The Captain lost his job
The Manager lost his job

The FA effed up the most and they, as usual, are above accountability

When you think about it

Capello's England team are an utter joke at the 2010 WC and he keeps his job

He questions the decision of the FA stripping the England captain of the armband and he walks

The FA have their priorities back to front and it seems to me they are so bloody arrogant they would sack an England manager for disagreeing with them rather that a pathetic showing in a WC

The FA. Total and utter jokes

England. A laughing stock yet again

comment by RB&W (U2335)

posted on 10/2/12

Rafa is still in the job market.
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I think FA hospitality have all the waiters they need.

posted on 10/2/12

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posted on 10/2/12

Great article Macca, its clear that a lot of us think about this as well.

The media in this country is a joke. Considering Murdoch's influence, I can't say I'm surprised.

posted on 10/2/12

At least the media are consistent...unlike the FA!!!

comment by LEE1PEN (U6707)

posted on 10/2/12

She wasnt an ex just a mutual friend who also attended the wedding. Even though before this happened the press were getting at them for going bungi jumping. ooh they shouldnt be doing that they might get injured. The whole tennor of the reporting was that they were out to get the England team to sell newspapers. Is it any wonder that seige mentalities start. Also if you look at some of the reporting from day 1 it was a lot of ex players with axes to grind, notably Mr Barnes.

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