Je accuse......

[onebreast]

has Ruud changed nationalities then ??

[David Speedie]

Since when as Ruddd Gullet been Italian?

[David Speedie]

Beat me to it............

 

Also loved the "Uruguay aint got a better record than us" when they clearly have!!

 

BUT also gotta laugh at Coachie's idea that playing on park pitches and not taking a shower is "Amatuerish"....... of course it is.... they are amatuers..!

[coach et 64]

Right then ..everyone had his Korea but facts are Italy 4 England 1 Gullitt a great player but not as good as manager and he's Dutch.Vialli prior to Mourinho has been the most successful manager in Chelsea history but the fact that he never got a job in Italy after should ring your alarm bells...Zola is another example of the culture personality that we have got in this country.Being a good player doesn't make you a good manager ie Keegan(who personally i have got a lot of time for)and others..The fact that is grass roots shouldn't be an excuse for not building changing facilities and proper football grounds from our goverment that says we are the 5th industrialized country in the world and not a third world one!!Going back to Zola,ask yourself why no serie A clubs have offered him a job?No experienced enough as manager,go and learn your trade like Martin O'Neil did at Wicombe or Ince at MK DONS,then we can talk about.Our gk Zenga had to win in Jugoslavia(RED STAR),Romania,Usa etc before even being considered for the Catania job,which is doing well so far!!

[coach et 64]

Brooking faces Mawhinney backlash

 

Brooking, who turned 60 recently, believes the FA should be doing more

Sir Trevor Brooking has come under fire from Football League chairman Lord Brian Mawhinney following his criticism of youth development in England.

 

Brooking, the Football Association's director of football, hit out at falling standards across the country, even blaming his own organisation.

 

But Mawhinney said any attack on the Football League was "unjustified".

 

He added: "The scattergun approach of his criticism is seriously starting to undermine our confidence in him."

 

Mawhinney said Brooking needed to address any shortcomings of his own before taking anyone else to task.

 

"Sir Trevor has been banging on about this for two-and-a-half years," he said.

 

"Somebody has to ask themselves why nobody has responded to him, including his employers, but I can tell you the Football League is running out of patience with him."

 

Mawhinney, who is also on the FA board, insisted the Football League recognises the importance of investing in young talent and would be spending at least