Honey Honey 3,662 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Quote "We have always favoured Welsh people because arguably the passion is there," said FAW chief executive Jonathan Ford. "Somebody said this earlier, Welsh most definitely, foreign possibly, but definitely not English." The last six Wales managers, including caretakers, have been Welsh, with Bobby Gould the last English - and non-Welshman - to manage Wales in 1995-1999. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42234166 I didn't want the job anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,683 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I came in here because of the thread title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,662 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 1 hour ago, SirBalon said: I came in here because of the thread title Is that a Tony Bennett song? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,683 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kitchen Sales said: Is that a Tony Bennett song? I do love a bit of old Tony Bennet although I’m more Old Blue Eyes myself. Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,050 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I think that'd disappoint a lot managers tbh, chance to manage the likes of Bale and Ramsey. The ironic thing is half their team are English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1,795 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Doesn't seem to bother them with players though. Fucking bitter plank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,650 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Can’t see how it’s bitter to say the next Manager isn’t going to be English, mainly because the quality of English manager in the Premier League out there at the minute isn’t that high due to the safe approach teams are taking with their appointments of the likes of Alan Pardew, Sam Allardyce and Roy Hodgson, which is in turn stopping the development of younger English managers. However, using unmeasurable and imaginary clichéd footballing terms like “passion” is a bit weird and nothing more than a veiled dig at the English National set-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,662 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Quote The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has begun disciplinary action against its chief executive Jonathan Ford for saying the next Wales manager could be "foreign", but "definitely not English".A disciplinary panel will meet to question Ford on the matter, though he is working as normal as Wales look to replace Chris Coleman, who departed following the failure of the national team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia, next summer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42337632 Surely it's just a fact of rivalry that you would prefer not to pick someone from the other side. Do we have to pretend there are equal opportunities here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted 1,734 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Weird thing to say tbh. I think even there's an accepted understanding that you wouldn't hire an English manager, I don't see the need to come out and say it. Plus, passion is bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1,795 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 On 12/6/2017 at 11:24 AM, Smiley Culture said: Can’t see how it’s bitter to say the next Manager isn’t going to be English, mainly because the quality of English manager in the Premier League out there at the minute isn’t that high due to the safe approach teams are taking with their appointments of the likes of Alan Pardew, Sam Allardyce and Roy Hodgson, which is in turn stopping the development of younger English managers. However, using unmeasurable and imaginary clichéd footballing terms like “passion” is a bit weird and nothing more than a veiled dig at the English National set-up. Lets not pretend it isn't yet another snipe at England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,180 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Quite a bizarre thing to say given how well all those English players did at The Euros for Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,650 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Craig Bellamy, Ryan Giggs and some fella nobody has heard of to be interviewed. At least they’ll always have 2016 to talk about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 English managers are awful, in fact British managers are. They should just go for foreign like England should. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,650 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 2 hours ago, The Artful Dodger said: English managers are awful, in fact British managers are. They should just go for foreign like England should. I said this before and after Allardyce. English managers are at a premium anyway and all possible candidates probably need to test themselves elsewhere before being considered for the role and for that reason, England should have looked abroad. As should Scotland and Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 7,500 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 What you mean they're not going to appoint some clown like Pardew? Shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,050 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 14/12/2017 at 01:41, Dan said: Lets not pretend it isn't yet another snipe at England. Let's not pretend everyone doesn't throw "snipes" around at each other in equal measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,131 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Looks like Giggs is going to get the job. Someone who has whored himself out for every prem job going and couldn't give a fuck during his playing days for Wales. Hooray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 4,569 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I despise that fellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,180 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 "We have always favoured Welsh people because arguably the passion is there," said FAW chief executive Jonathan Ford. "Somebody said this earlier, Welsh most definitely, foreign possibly, but definitely not English." Now, given that Ryan Giggs only played for Wales when it suited him, I'd argue that Jonathan Ford looks a little silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,662 Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 No more Giggs in the studio for England games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,635 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 R.I.P Gareth Bale's marriage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,131 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I think I just died a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Blue 955 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Is his brother's wife in his team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,131 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Which cunt changed the title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 This is a strange decision. But then again I didn't expect anything from Coleman so you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,650 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Read somewhere earlier that Giggs didn’t play in friendlies for something like 6 years. I know that was 15+ years ago, but what sort of message does that send out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1,795 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Shit appointment. Something about him grates on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,662 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Better than him grinding on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 On 15/01/2018 at 13:11, Kitchen Sales said: No more Giggs in the studio for England games Just got the 90 minutes of boring football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 On 17/01/2018 at 00:08, Dan said: Shit appointment. Something about him grates on me. The fact that he shagged his brothers missis might be it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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