Hodgson - The Smart Choice
Finally, the FA has appointed the next England manager; Roy Hodgson. Vastly experienced and erudite, by English football standards, he was chosen ahead of Harry Redknapp, the football media’s choice, and by extension, the ‘people’s choice’. Whilst the selection process appears to be a bit of a mystery, it seems that Redknapp didn’t even appear to be in the running. Of course, rumours abound about the enmity between him and Sir Trevor Brooking costing him any chance of a successful appointment to the post.
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Gary Neville Is Our Mate
Following the appointment of Roy Hodgson, some of the media immediately laid bare their disappointment by poking fun at Hodgson’s rhotacism (yes RTG had to look it up also) – “Bwing on the Euwos”, screamed the Sun.
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UEFA Fair Play Rules Update
In June 2010, RTG wrote a piece about UEFA’s impending Fair Play Rules. Further details have since come to light which have clarified some of the rules. Firstly, we bemoaned the fact that the ‘carpet baggers’ like the Glazers, Hicks and Gillettes of this world, would still be allowed to continue to undertake highly leveraged buy-outs of football clubs. We now understand that this is not the case.
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Olympic Sponsors Pick the GB Team?
Adidas are one the major sponsors of the summer 2012 Olympics. It has embarked on a major ad campaign featuring David Beckham as its ‘main man’. Some of the ads seem to have it as a given that David Beckham would feature in the GB football team.
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