TheBlokeNextDoor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The reason I rate Venables so highly is because he took over from the total mess left by Taylor (England were a joke) and transformed England into a quality team capable of competing with anyone and playing stylish, at times great, football.He also did this with a smile on his face (a rare thing in football).Football needs people like Venables, it is supposed to be entertainment afterall!

gerryff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

da only big club he managed was Barca. How come Arsenal didn't make an approach for him after euro 96

TheBlokeNextDoor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

See what I mean?

gerryff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he did the doouble with Barca. He managed to get 4th with Newcastle( a miracle). Got Ipswich into Europe. Won titles with Porto and was a guiding influence for Jose Mourinho. Veneables is a con. Sure all teams at home do well. France in 98, Italy 90, Mexico 86, S Korea 2002, Germany 2006, USA 94

TheBlokeNextDoor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Go through Italia '90 and see how close some of the games were and how poorly we played in some. I agree England also played some very good football but not as good as the high points of '96. You seem to have a jaundiced view of Venables as a football manager for some reason. By the way, how many cups did Robson win?

TheBlokeNextDoor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Venables' side played some of the best football ever seen from an England team and I think it's a real shame that because of some dislike of Venables some people feel the need to deny this.

gerryff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

no Italia 90 was closer. Robson was a great manager

gerryff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I saw all the games in 1996. They were poor against the Swiss. Only for Mcllister missing a penalty, they wud have lost to Scotland and Spian had 2 goals disallowed against them. Da only gud performance was against Holland where Davids was sent home before the match and were in disarray. If he was so gud, how come McClaren was in charge not him. He has only won 2 cups in his career as a manager.

TheBlokeNextDoor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Apology accepted.

tomme1981 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Apologies. I guess I'm a rather naive 'bloke' who believes in high moral standards, including how people conduct themselves in their business dealings.