Are Steve McClaren's days numbered
 

UEFA aren't happy with him
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...257761,00.html

I reckon if we don't win on wednesday its bye bye.

He should have used Beckham.

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I think it would be highly unlikely for England not to beat Andorra. If they only win 2 or 3 nil then I think he will get more stick.

As for sacking him who would replace him? Who would want the job?

Also UEFA has said they are happy with McClaren's media commitments.

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I'd like to see El Tel get the job. He didn't do too badly last time, and only left to persue work commitments.

Mclaren's crap and I wish we never hired him, but I don't know if we can ditch him this soon...

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They should get Sven back... after all, the FA are still paying his salary until he gets another job (which, incidentally, isn't much of an incentive for him to find another job, is it :rolleyes:)

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I Think The F.A Should Sack Him, He Cannot Manage At International Level!:td:
I Think We Should Already Be Considering Replacements Such As:Sven Goran Erikkson, Marcelo Lippi,Felipao (Portugals Manager:confused: ) And Claudio Ranieri?

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I can't bear to watch England lately. it's just too cringeworthy, embarrassing, and poor!

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I could not have put it better :tu:

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England are poor but I do think that sometimes the public have too high expectations for this team.

Beckham should not have been dropped and he needs to have the balls to drop Lampard and move Gerrard to the middle.

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One of the main problems with the national side is the FA - I mean who actually thought McLaren was going to bring anything new to the table after Sven? He was part of everything that was wrong under Sven's leadership FGS! He has zero charisma and even less imagination and when he claims that England played well against Israel you have to wonder about his eyesight too.

As regards the team, Terry Butcher put it well this morning - England are a team of individuals rather than an individual team.

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Could a 'hope so' option be added to the poll, as although I hope he gets the push I can't see it happening unless we fail to qualify, mainly due to his contract, its a false economy imo, his contract is worth up to 4 million, failure to qualify would cost the FA 100 million

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Point of order, but his contract has a clause stating that, if the FA were to sack hin, they'd have to pay a years salary (around 2.5 million). Hell of a lot of money but, on current form, probably worth it...

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Actually, thinking on, if we're still going with the poll asking whether Beckham should have played, it's academic because he was injured :shrug:

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Beckham is past his sell by date - you only have to look at the last World Cup to see that. He didn't perform nor did he motivate his team to perform.

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Hmm, the vote seems to be different to the thread title - bit silly that.

I don't like him and hope it goes soon before it's too late.

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One goal and two assists isn't bad.

I thought Beckham was one of the few England players who did perform.

Look at Lampard. 0 goals, 0 assists, 24 shots (the most shots by any player at the WC.)

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lampard is out for andorra with a broken wrist... Linkage

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Whoopie Do John

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So if England hammer andorra Lampard will be the scapegoat, if they don't they will have to look for another excuse.

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Don't get me wrong Gazzae - none of the team exactly excelled themselves for sure so I'm not singling out DB. The question was about Beckham, however and as captain he went AWOL when the chips were down in the World Cup and apart from a few flashes of his former brilliance I didn't see much to write home about.

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I disagree.

First game the only goal was an OG caused by a Beckham Free kick.

Second game Beckham was man of the match. I'd say the chips were down when your still drawing 0-0 with Trinidad and Tobago after 80 minutes. Up stepped Beckham with an assist

Third game he was pretty quiet

Fourth game He scored the only goal of the game.

Fifth game he was injuried after an hour.

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If he can't get into his club side he shouldn't be picked for the national team and how is it going to change when he starts playing in a less talented league

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But he can get into his club side.

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How many league games has he played this season?

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16

http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/rma25634.htm

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Were they league games then, even if they were that is still a third less than others, hardly a regular imo

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Yes league games - at the top it says - Liga Española 1ª División 2006-07.

I didn't say he was a regular this season. But playing in over half their league games proves he can get in the team.

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Very good, Shearer was a regular last season, perhaps there is a case for his return as well

Its also worth considering Real are a team in decline as well

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Yawn

You said can't. I proved he can. Get over it.

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I'd be amazed if they scored that many, lately they seem to have no clue that the nets at each end of the pitch are for.


I havent voted as i dont see what Beckham has got to do with McClarens days being numbered. Didnt Beckham retire from international football?

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What did you prove, that he can play just over half of the games for a struggling team, that hardly makes him a regular, I suggest you get over your Beckham fixation, even the halfwit England manager won't pick him, nuff said really

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How can anyone say Real Madrid are a team in decline when they're 3rd in their league

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No, he didn't - he resigned from being captain, that's all.

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OK then please explain how playing in over half of your teams league games and making his manager go back on his words that he wouldn't play again means that he couldn't get into the Real Madrid team.

Remeber Madrid are only 5 points off the lead in La Liga.

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Half of the games isn't enough for anyone to be considered for the national team, we shouldn't be picking players that are missing a lot of games for any reason other than injury. Credit to him though for buckling down and making the coach go back on his word, in fact if you believe the papers he may well have saved Capello's job

If Madrid are doing so well, why all the speculation about getting rid of the manager?

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used to be enough for Phil Neville when he was at Man U a number of years back, in fact i dont beleive he even played half

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Save McClaren, he's doing a great job...

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Yes and unlike Beckham, he has never been good enough for international football imo

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Lampard is a great player, but not for England. He and Gerrard cannot play together. I sometimes wonder too if Lampard is being carried by Makalele or Essien - thus so many goals from midfield.

Don't get me wrong, I've love to see him pull on a Sky Blue shirt, but there are some club players who just don't turn it on for England (Wright, Barnes etc).

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Stuck the England match on at half time in the Norn Iron game. Oh dear oh dear.

PS Check out Healy's goal. It was a belter

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Listening to this on 5 Live... oh dear, what has happened to English football? :(

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0-1 england about time to

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They need a leader - the manager can't manager and the captain doesn't lead.

There's no doubt they are great players but some just aren't producing for England right now. A good manager needs to be strong and make tough even unpopular decisions - is there any evidence that McLaren can do this???

Answers on a postcard to:

The FA,
C/O Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Re Beckham - He's yesterday's news and even he knows it hence his lucrative contract to take it easy in the US. Hardly the sign of a man certain he can cut the mustard at the highest level.

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Gonna have to watch the highlights later, as by the sound of it, the Andora team are a bunch of dirty cheats. England should know how to play against this sort of team really, though.

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Andorra 0 - 2 England now, it looks like Gerrard will be made a Lord and has kept McClaren in his job.

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I'm watching this load of rubbish on sky - it's depressing. :(

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Very dirty. Diving all over the place and rolling around at least 12 times.

Gerrard has been good and probably saved McClaren's job...........for now.

Other 'highlights' inc Richards and Lennon I though for flashes in the first half - the rest of them can go back to their clubs as overpaid yobs where they seem to care more for the big Premiership games.

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According to the Guardian looks like Andora weren't the only cheats!

PS Anyone mind if I post this ;)

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Anyone notice how Jeff Shreeves didn't ask Steven Gerrard about cheating unlike last week when he interviewed Ronaldo? Suprise suprise :rolleyes:

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Sounds horrific but what were the fans doing ........ booing, honestly I am so fed up with these pre madonna's, they are a joke, what were these deluded superstars expecting, to be carried of the field in triumph? I really don't know what it would take to snap these people back into reality, perhaps if they had to make sacrifices and save to go abroad and see the dross they inflict on the rest of us they'd realise how privileged they are to represent their country


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ls/6507057.stm

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The best thing England fans could do would be to stay at home - that might focus a few minds at the FA and within the squad.

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Actually, even Martin Tyler and David Platt admitted that he dived during the commentary on Sky, so that must be a first...

Oh, and kudos where it's due - Northern Ireland are flying at the mo :)

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I'd go along with that although that well known moron Steve Claridge said he thought a lot of fans travelled with the sole intention of giving Steve McClaren a hard time, another one with little grasp on reality, he might be able to afford to spend thousands and travel hundreds of miles for such ridicules reasons most fans cannot though

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Lots of these folk live in cloud cuckoo land - out of touch with the fans in just the same way as most MP's are out of touch with ordinary people.

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From the BBC's cricket updates

;)

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So what's the consensus on tonight's match? If we don't win it looks like we're out of the tournament but will the FA accept the mistake that was appointing McLaren in the first place and get shot of him? Somehow I doubt it :( Sven's still on the payroll too isn't he ?

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Just heard Mclaren quoted as saying that against Brazil England had showed what they're capable of ? What? Drawing 1-1 with Brazil in a friendly? Big deal! Neither team played well but from what I saw Brazil should've won as they had a perfectly good goal disallowed. I really don't know what Mclaren learned from that performance.