Hodgson - I dont know why I'm here; smint?

[RichC]

Last one to win a league was Wilkinson with Leeds 25 odd years ago

[RichC]

Last one to win a league was Wilkinson with Leeds 25 odd years ago

[Doc_Piptorious]

It's shows the problems with English footy though. The Italians always have an Italian manager and he's usually top class. Spanish have a Spanish one, French a French one, Germans etc. In England not only are top class players in limited supply but there's **** all top class English managers.

Don't think there is even one top class English born manager atm. Was about to say that George Graham was the last one I could remember then I twigged he is Scottish.

[G]

It's shows the problems with English footy though. The Italians always have an Italian manager and he's usually top class. Spanish have a Spanish one, French a French one, Germans etc. In England not only are top class players in limited supply but there's **** all top class English managers.

[Chris]

I reckon he's the best candidate aswell, well English one, the only concern would be players going from Klopp, Pochettino, Pep etc to a load of set piece, defence training and "get it in the mixer" type stuff. But on the plus side the Man Utd players will be used to that with Moyes, Gaal and Mourinho all playing dismal, defensive football.

[G]

I think fat Sam would do a good job. There I said it. It's not like the bar is particularly high anyway.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Redknapp is only good when he can get his trusted players in. Someone like Allardyce is good enough for England. He isnt Elite Level, but international management doesnt need that. It needs a man who can organise a team and get them to play to their strengths. He can do that.

He is probably the best English candidate after Howe, who I assume the FA wont touch because of his new fangled ideas.

FWIW Allerdyce is a pretty progressive manager off the pitch, although I dont know how much anymore. He introduced quite a lot of new ideas to Bolton during his time. Prozone being the biggest. But the attention to diet and warming up/down was pretty new at the time he introduced it. Hes not the dinosaur lots think of him. Its just because he is a gruff northern bloke who plays unattractive football he gets his reputation tarnished.

He did the same during his short spell as player/manager of Limerick FC in Ireland. He was big into diets, low impact training, recuperation periods and the like. There were lots of "wtf?" moments from players and supporters during his time there due to him bringing in what was then seen as "foreign" training and diet routines.

He was very much a talker behind the scenes there as well. He was known to take players aside and work out individual diets, training schedules, and have talk it out sessions to best figure out individuals.

He might have been agricultural as hell when playing for Limerick (and from what I know he was that way in his younger days too) but he was years ahead of the game in Britain and Ireland with his managerial methods back then.

[Alex]

Redknapp is only good when he can get his trusted players in. Someone like Allardyce is good enough for England. He isnt Elite Level, but international management doesnt need that. It needs a man who can organise a team and get them to play to their strengths. He can do that.

He is probably the best English candidate after Howe, who I assume the FA wont touch because of his new fangled ideas.

FWIW Allerdyce is a pretty progressive manager off the pitch, although I dont know how much anymore. He introduced quite a lot of new ideas to Bolton during his time. Prozone being the biggest. But the attention to diet and warming up/down was pretty new at the time he introduced it. Hes not the dinosaur lots think of him. Its just because he is a gruff northern bloke who plays unattractive football he gets his reputation tarnished.

[Alex]

Redknapp is only good when he can get his trusted players in. Someone like Allardyce is good enough for England. He isnt Elite Level, but international management doesnt need that. It needs a man who can organise a team and get them to play to their strengths. He can do that.

He is probably the best English candidate after Howe, who I assume the FA wont touch because of his new fangled ideas.

FWIW Allerdyce is a pretty progressive manager off the pitch, although I dont know how much anymore. He introduced quite a lot of new ideas to Bolton during his time. Prozone being the biggest. But the attention to diet and warming up/down was pretty new at the time he introduced it. Hes not the dinosaur lots think of him. Its just because he is a gruff northern bloke who plays unattractive football he gets his reputation tarnished.

[Roboklopp]

Yes! With Fat Sam at the helm & Farage in the at the EU we'd really be sticking it to Jonny Foreigner!!!

I don't like him or rate him that highly but I think Twitcher Redknapp night do a half decent job. Alternatively they could give it Giggseh.

[Yozza]

As much as I dislike Fat Sam he can organise a team & the work he did at Bolton goes by pretty much without being given the proper credit

Big step up to International footy & dealing with all those prima donnas....

[Bender]

The Football Association believes Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce is the only Englishman with credible prospects of succeeding Roy Hodgson as England manager. (Independent)

[Catrin]

What? You mean ahead of Southgate, Allardyce and Pulis? I'd probably pick you ahead of them

Isn't Pulis Welsh?

[gratziani]

WTF , I have been pissing about in this with names and they want Hoddle and Parker as the dream team , may as well go the whole hog and get Chrisssy Waddle involved.

[S-RED]

Don't be surprised to see FAT SAM rock up with England, with david gill on the committee & Fergie actively promoting the useless ****; i can see it happening......