From: Bob on 29 Jun 2010 12:30 RED DEVIL wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:20:49 -0700 (PDT), gsn <gsnarayanan(a)ymail.com> > wrote: > >> On Jun 29, 11:27 am, RED DEVIL <manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >>> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:12:47 -0700 (PDT), gsn >>> <gsnaraya...(a)ymail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I have not been keeping in touch with English football, but >>>> is there a reason why Alex Ferguson is not considered for England >>>> coach (with Beckham perhaps as assistant coach)? >>>> Are there issues like politics, lack of interest on Fergie's part? >>>> Looks like if anyone, Alex Ferguson can put together a winning >>>> team. >>> >>>> gsn >>> >>> They offered it to him before Erikson and he laughed them off >>> RED DEVIL >> >> >> Wouldn't do it for country and the Queen ?! >> >> gsn > > It's not his country It seems like it is for most purpose.
From: MH on 29 Jun 2010 12:24 The Scrutineer wrote: > > > "Insane Ranter" <logwyn(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:2ba68167-8571-456a-b80a-0cc410044196(a)c10g2000yqi.googlegroups.com... >> On Jun 29, 8:12 am, gsn <gsnaraya...(a)ymail.com> wrote: >>> I have not been keeping in touch with English football, but is >>> there a reason why Alex Ferguson is not considered for England coach >>> (with Beckham perhaps as assistant coach)? >>> Are there issues like politics, lack of interest on Fergie's part? >>> Looks like if anyone, Alex Ferguson can put together a winning team. >>> >>> gsn >> >> For one he's Scotish. Thats either enough for him to say no or the >> English to reject him. I'd speculate that he'd have to drop the sweet >> position at Man. U. to take it over as well. > > He's more of a chance coaching England than Scotland at the moment, but > his age is against him coaching, he will be about 72 by the next world > cup, and he wont want to taint his career coaching Dads Army!!! > >> If the home terriotries ever got it through their head to make a UK >> team... > > A UK team > .....................Given > Richards Ferdinand Evans Cole > Walcott Fletcher Ramsey Bale > ................Gerrard > ............Rooney Given is from the republic of Ireland. As is Keane , and Mcgeady (well the latter is Scottish too, but has declared for Ireland) > > Add Arteta if he wants to represent the UK > > Honourable mentions, > McGregor > Giggs > Keane > Lampard > McGeady > > > > > > > > > >
From: gsn on 29 Jun 2010 13:05 On Jun 29, 12:21 pm, RED DEVIL <manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:20:49 -0700 (PDT), gsn <gsnaraya...(a)ymail.com> > wrote: > > > > >On Jun 29, 11:27 am, RED DEVIL <manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:12:47 -0700 (PDT), gsn <gsnaraya...(a)ymail.com> > >> wrote: > > >> > I have not been keeping in touch with English football, but is > >> >there a reason why Alex Ferguson is not considered for England coach > >> >(with Beckham perhaps as assistant coach)? > >> >Are there issues like politics, lack of interest on Fergie's part? > >> >Looks like if anyone, Alex Ferguson can put together a winning team. > > >> >gsn > > >> They offered it to him before Erikson and he laughed them off > >> RED DEVIL > > > Wouldn't do it for country and the Queen ?! > > > gsn > > It's not his country > RED DEVIL But he is a knight! gsn
From: RED DEVIL on 29 Jun 2010 13:08 On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:05:54 -0700 (PDT), gsn <gsnarayanan(a)ymail.com> wrote: >On Jun 29, 12:21 pm, RED DEVIL <manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:20:49 -0700 (PDT), gsn <gsnaraya...(a)ymail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >On Jun 29, 11:27 am, RED DEVIL <manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:12:47 -0700 (PDT), gsn <gsnaraya...(a)ymail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > I have not been keeping in touch with English football, but is >> >> >there a reason why Alex Ferguson is not considered for England coach >> >> >(with Beckham perhaps as assistant coach)? >> >> >Are there issues like politics, lack of interest on Fergie's part? >> >> >Looks like if anyone, Alex Ferguson can put together a winning team. >> >> >> >gsn >> >> >> They offered it to him before Erikson and he laughed them off >> >> RED DEVIL >> >> > Wouldn't do it for country and the Queen ?! >> >> > gsn >> >> It's not his country >> RED DEVIL > >But he is a knight! > >gsn He's Scottish and doesn't like England are definitely doesn't like the FA. RED DEVIL
From: Manx Gunner on 29 Jun 2010 13:13
[RED DEVIL <manutd11XX(a)bellsouth.net>] [Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:21:51 -0400] : It's not his country He should drop the 'Sir' silliness, then. -- "Look at the way teams play against Arsenal. They don't believe they can win. They don't believe." -- Jose Mourinho |