Richey Edwards Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Gareth Southgate is/was England's greatest manager. They will live to regret this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) On 12/07/2024 at 18:21, Scary Bear said: Me too. If you want to piss folk off play 3 Lions on repeat. I do like 3 Lions. It's overplayed on certain occasions, but it's a catchy song about how England doesn't win anything and their fans are all sad because of it. What's not to like? Edited July 16 by Aim Here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 'Step right up...we'll provide the Rock and the Mountain, let's be avvin' you Sisyphus !!!' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Lampard would be my choice based on his EPL record. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Cardigan will probably get a gig somewhere like West Brom and be hounded out the door after 6 months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 38 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: That's Southgate away. The Welsh First Minister has also just resigned. Coincidence? I think it is… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Southgate away? Potter new manager? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewanandmoreagain Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 40 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: That's Southgate away. Boo ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I quite like Southgate. A lesser manager would have lost to Columbia in 2018 and got sacked. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior_Arab Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Michael W said: Not really a surprise he's quit. Did a far better job than his predecessors, yet received an unwarranted amount of abuse from some very entitled and moronic people. Speaking of entitled and moronic people, I just had Talksport on for the first (and likely last) time. I have never heard a bigger gobshite drivel merchant than that Lianne Sanderson in my life. “THIS WAS AN AVERAGE SPAIN SIDE” Someone might want to tell that to the France, Germany, Croatia, Italy and England teams who they played off the park, all of whom (except Italy, admittedly) apparently contain generational talents at either end of their careers. “ ALF THEIR PLAYERS PLAY FOR REAL SOCIEDAD!” By that token half the England players play for Crystal Palace. “WOULD YOU SWAP KYLE WALKER FOR DANI CARVAJAL?!!!” Ummm. Probably? Walker’s good. He’s certainly quick. But if you were going to attempt to make this point would you pick on the most decorated full back of his generation as your example? Edited July 16 by Junior_Arab 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 8 minutes ago, Aim Here said: I do like 3 Lions. It's overplayed on certain occasions, but it's a catchy song about how England doesn't win anything and their fans are all sad because of it. What's not to like? It's a belter. That it gets better every two years is the icing on the cake. I hope it causes literal bleeding pain to Skinner and Baddiel every time they hear it. Southgate leaving is terrible news for them. For all his reputation as a cardigan, he somehow managed to keep a lid on them for long enough that people grew to think they'd changed somehow. Whoever they get in next will either clamp down on the egos and have them in open mutiny, or let them do what they want and get them pumped senseless by any side that isn't overawed by them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunfermline Don Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I see the Southgate situation as similar to McIness at Aberdeen. He stabilised them and brought the team almost within reach of a bigger prize, but couldn’t quite get over the finishing line. Discontent among a section of the fanbase demanding a change. Whether England will now get a new manager every year remains to be seen though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluearmyfaction Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 19 minutes ago, Aim Here said: I do like 3 Lions. It's overplayed on certain occasions, but it's a catchy song about how England doesn't win anything and their fans are all sad because of it. What's not to like? And yet many take it as being arrogant entitlement. Probably Juve fans from Copenhagen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Good night sweet cardiganed Prince x 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Another conservative losing their seat? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOnopko Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 28 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: Gareth Southgate is/was England's luckiest manager. They will live to regret this. FIFY. He had several spawney knock-out draws and still managed to nearly f*ck the latest one up only to be bailed out by a very unlikely 94th minute overhead kick against the 48th ranked team in the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girth Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 59 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: The domestic season has started. I meant the league campaign Sir. Thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONTROOPER Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 36 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: Gareth Southgate is/was England's greatest manager. They will live to regret this. A living Alf Ramsay might have questioned your assertion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC92 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Michael W said: Previous managers were eliminated in the group stages of WC2014 and by Iceland at Euro 2016. The luck of the draw is one thing, but he avoided the banana skins and did what he needed to. They were always just beaten by a better team in their exits under him and avoided embarassments. They were crap to watch, right enough, but his achievements are difficult to argue with. That was one manager, and they had a relatively crap squad at the time. Avoiding an Iceland moment is a point in his favour (though he was very close against Slovakia) but it's become a bit of a myth that England always made a joke exit from the tournament pre-Southgate. That game was an exception. Most of the time they take care of business against the diddy sides and then get dumped out by the first properly good team they play in the knockouts. Even in 2014, they went out in the groups because they lost to Italy and a very good Uruguay team. Southgate has essentially carried on the usual pattern, just with more favourable draws. Edited July 16 by DC92 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 46 minutes ago, Michael W said: Previous managers were eliminated in the group stages of WC2014 and by Iceland at Euro 2016. The luck of the draw is one thing, but he avoided the banana skins and did what he needed to. They were always just beaten by a better team in their exits under him and avoided embarassments. They were crap to watch, right enough, but his achievements are difficult to argue with. The Euro 2016 (and WC 2014) squads were dogshit compared to their 2024 offering, hence my point about him having a far superior squad than his predecessors. That has played a huge part in him getting them to 2 finals and a semi final in recent tournaments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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