England Manager

[Cookie]

Not my choice by a long way. Sorry but i.m.o he will not be a manager we will be thankful for in the end. There was only one candidate for me Martin O'neil. Still the FA often get things wrong dont they! A bad appointment i.m.o. if it ends up that way.

 

 

McCLAREN APPOINTMENT IMMINENT

Steve McClaren will be confirmed as the England manager following a board meeting of the Football Association on Thursday, according to senior sources.

 

The Middlesbrough manager's name will be recommended to the board by the selection panel and an announcement is expected on Thursday afternoon with McClaren likely to be officially paraded as Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor on Friday.

 

The appointment should be a matter of rubber-stamping as four members of the selection panel are also on the board, including the main powerbrokers from the professional game Dave Richards and David Dein.

 

The issue is unlikely even to go to a vote. The six board members from the amateur side of football should be broadly supportive of having an Englishman in charge and so, unless there are any objections, the appointment will just be waved through.

 

One member of the six-man selection panel said: "The board actually makes the decision but the panel have recommended Steve McClaren be appointed as the next England manager.

 

"We have to wait until tomorrow (Thursday) but it would be an almighty surprise if the recommendation was not acted upon."

 

McClaren is the selection panel's second choice however - Luiz Felipe Scolari pulled out after being offered the job last week - but there is a sense of unanimity over the appointment, when some board members would have been very unhappy at giving Scolari, a Brazilian, the job.

 

The appointment will also please those who wish to see continuity in the England camp - McClaren has worked as one of Eriksson's assistant coaches and the Swede said there would be no problem working with the 45-year-old at the World Cup.

 

"It will be no problem at all," said Eriksson.

 

"I have always said he's an extremely good coach and he has always done an extremely good job for us."

 

If there is any disagreement at the board meeting it is likely to focus on the selection process, for there has been criticism of FA chief executive Brian Barwick for insisting three months ago that an appointment would be made before the World Cup.

 

The saga with Scolari was an embarrassment as well, and there have even been calls in some quarters for Barwick to quit.

 

His position is not under threat however - the benefit to him of finding Eriksson's successor by committee is that most of those who would have the power to force him out were also part of the selection process.

 

McClaren is also set to be asked to head a team of other English coaches to work with England. Stuart Pearce and Alan Curbishley have both been discussed by the selection panel as potential assistants.

[Boney Crisp]

Bollix. I hope the FA read this because i am not happy with the apointment at all and England will NOT move forward under Mclaren as he is a CRAP manager. I am not a happy bunny. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />

[Boney Crisp]

It has sadly been confirmed that Steve Mclaren is Englands new manager. God bless us all at this bad time.

[ooh!!bodyform]

CRAP MANAGER!!! bit harsh after the way middlesborough have progressed in europe ,ok hes not my choice either but i wouldnt rate him as a crap manager.

[Boney Crisp]

He has done well for boro in Europe and i credit him for that and yes he is a good manager at club level, but i cannot see him managing a big club and more importantly i cannot see him being a good England manager. I hope he proves me wrong.

[blueblood]

My gripe with all the British candidates is no one as won anything of note. The only proven managers we have in England are Ferguson, Morenio and Wenger.

[I am Spartacus]

Surley you meant English BB. You also forgot about Benitez.

[blueblood]

Stand corrected. Still the same outcome. Give the Job to Dario Gradi.

[TonyM]

Why dont the FA for once just here the cry of the fans,we should choose the England boss,but they want Mr pullalong poodle.

[Cookie]

Very good Tone. Just about sums him up I think.

[I am Spartacus]

If you look at the English Managers in the Premiership only two have won anything (not counting lower league trophies). Harry Redknap and Steve McClaren.

 

Harrry's victory was in that well known trophy Inter Toto Cup 1999 West Ham United.

 

So the English FA have appointed the most succesfull current English Manager.

 

 

PS I'm glad I'm not English.

[MargateFan]

Still, keeps Trotty safe for us.

Feel sorry for Allardyce though, quite like him.