gary neville

[Berniman]

They don't, they just know he talks a good game.

Fuck me, didn't realise that I was a brilliant coach too.

[herthab]

Good move, holds UEFA A and B badges and was capped x amount of times, also played in a few major tournaments!

Alan Ball, Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore all had World Cup Winners medals but weren't successful as managers/coaches. Why will Neville succeed? Conversely, Wenger, Fergusonand mourinho were no great shakes as players.

I don't understand how anyone can judge his ability before he's even started.

[Costanza]

Why list former players who are/were managers? Neville has been appointed a coach, he's not in charge of England.

Loads of succesful players have become established and respected members of coaching staff.

[DRS]

Not judging his ability but with what he has won in the game on the whole and his amount of caps i think it is a very wise move.

[TheMajorSTFC]

I don't understand how anyone can judge his ability before he's even started.

Wasn't judging just stating the fact I think it was a good move as a coach

[herthab]

Why list former players who are/were managers? Neville has been appointed a coach, he's not in charge of England.

Loads of succesful players have become established and respected members of coaching staffs.

Yes and loads haven't.  I was responding to the assumption that he's being groomed as hodgson's successor and the way this is being seen as a masterstroke.

[Costanza]

Yes and loads haven't.  I was responding to the assumption that he's being groomed as hodgson's successor and the way this is being seen as a masterstroke.

There's been no talk beyond this thread that Neville is being groomed but wouldn't you say that it's a sensible move to have a vastly experienced coach have a rookie in his staff to mentor as a possible future replacement without needing the circus of trying to bring a coach in?

If Hodgson fails, his staff will fail and it won't matter how decent a coach Neville is.

[herthab]

There's been no talk beyond this thread that Neville is being groomed but wouldn't you say that it's a sensible move to have a vastly experienced coach have a rookie in his staff to mentor as a possible future replacement without needing the circus of trying to bring a coach in?

If Hodgson fails, his staff will fail and it won't matter how decent a coach Neville is.

And that's why it won't work. Ultimately, Hodgson WILL fail (No matter how successful he is/isn't).

I don't know whether Neville will be any good as a coach, but I do know that he won't succeed Hodgson. If he had a real desire to coach/manage, why didn't he take a job when he retired from playing? I'm sure there would've loads of clubs willing to take a risk on him. He didn't though, did he? He went for the lucrative, yet pressure free, option of talking about football on the telly.

I may be wrong, but it just looks like an PA stunt by the FA.

[Costanza]

I can't predict the future but this appointment, in my opinion, doesn't have that 'Beckham in a suit in South Africa' feel to it. I think Neville will be a proactive coach as opposed the PR stunt you mention.

[herthab]

I can't predict the future but this appointment, in my opinion, doesn't have that 'Beckham in a suit in South Africa' feel to it. I think Neville will be a proactive coach as opposed the PR stunt you mention.

We'll have to wait and see. I think I may be letting my personal dislike of Neville get in the way of my usual objectivity...

[thedarkprince]

Herthab..., maybe after many years of playing he just fancied a break to think about his next move, rather than taking the "easy" option?

[herthab]

Herthab..., maybe after many years of playing he just fancied a break to think about his next move, rather than taking the "easy" option?

I think he did take the easy option. can't think of many jobs with as much stress and pressure as he would've had as a manager.

[Whits]

We'll have to wait and see. I think I may be letting my personal dislike of Neville get in the way of my usual objectivity...

sounds unlike you......

[herthab]

sounds unlike you......

I know. I've let myself down...

[Frigby Daser]

I think this thread goes to show quite how much Gary Neville's stcok has risen amongst your average football fan since Sky gave him the job, which in turn goes a long way to show quite how shite Andy Gray was at the job for donkeys years.