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hucks
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Aw man, I really liked Gus. Say it ain't so...
There is no chance Blatter will resign, and no pressure from anyone outside of England for him to do so. The difference between England and the rest of Europe on this seems quite telling, but basically we just know that using racist language is bad. We maybe don't know why, but we know not to do it.
The big victory of political correctness is that it changed the language. But the attitudes are still there - no black managers in the prem, no Asian players in the prem etc etc
crackerjack
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nomos
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that's sickening
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Who's the other team? Is it Besiktas or someone? Whoever it is, unbelievable they're not now playing behind closed doors....
As Hucks said, the lack of British Asian players in the Premiership in 2011 is quite unbelievable. How many black managers have there ever been in the Prem?
OK, just found the stat, it's four: http://thinkfootball.co.uk/?p=497
As Hucks said, the lack of British Asian players in the Premiership in 2011 is quite unbelievable. How many black managers have there ever been in the Prem?
OK, just found the stat, it's four: http://thinkfootball.co.uk/?p=497
IdleRich
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Amazing about the lack of Asian players in the football league. As far as I know football is as popular in the Asian community as everywhere else in the country so why aren't there good players coming through? Or maybe there are but they're not getting the opportunity; seems unlikely though, money rules football and teams cannot afford to turn away talent.
hucks
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Only three managers currently in the bottom ten have ever managed another Prem team, successfully (Jol) or otherwise (Bruce). Seven of the top ten have (exceptions being Ferguson, Wenger and AVB).
The problem comes lower down the leagues, really. Paul Jewell is still in paid employment, much to my amusement.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
In relation to Asian kids in football academies in the UK. I recall hearing about West Ham (located in an area with a huge British Asian population, obv), and I think the observation was that loads of Asian kids play football up until a certain age, but then were falling away at the critical age of 15-ish...as to whether the WH academy had any role in this, I wouldnt' like to say, but i think the implication was possibly there.
There was always that thing about Venables' staggeringly mediocre record at club level; though give him his due, he did OK with England.
There was always that thing about Venables' staggeringly mediocre record at club level; though give him his due, he did OK with England.
IdleRich
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He won the liga with Barcelona (for the first time in ten years apparently and also got them to the Euro final - thanks wikipedia).
Was thinking more lower down the league. Top is all foreign managers - and it's hard to argue against picking foreign managers cos they keep winning things. Who was the last English manager to win the premiership? Maybe I'm being slightly disingenuous cos you can't really say that Ferguson, Dalglish or Graham came from a different footballing tradition.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
hmm, yes, this is true. what i read must've just been about his record with english clubs, which (checking wiki) isnt' that impressive apart from at QPR
crackerjack
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Tell that to Peter Reid. Once exactly the kind of manager you're describing, now getting sacked by 92nd club Plymouth, despite putting his hand in his own pocket a few times last season to keep players paid.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Napoli look seriously good - that move at 0:23 is stunning
Slothrop
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You have to wonder how much their financial planning (if they have such a thing) relied on them getting into the late stages of the CL, though...
