So we fail miserably in the World Cup and the manager or coach, whatever you want to call him still has his job!  This is England and no disrespect to Mr Capello, but we need an English coach and it’s not that we don’t have the talent.  Although I have criticized the players for their attitude, the buck stops with the coach and I cannot see any reason why he should still be there.  There has always been controversy and politics in selecting the England coach and many good managers have been sidestepped over the years and for me, why we never had the late Brian Clough, one of the most talented coaches in the history of English football, remains a mystery.

I have an idea – let’s take a vote and I mean a Natinal vote, after all, it is the fans who provide the income for the players wages, managers salaries etc, so let’s create regional voting centers and work our way up to a National decision. I am totally serious about this as appointing the English coach is probably as important as appointing the Prime Minister theses days!  Also, what about the players themselves?  Can they not have some kind of say?

There is too much power in the hands of bureaucrats everywhere and the arrogance of the FA and FIFA is unbelievable.  I have already talked about the lack of use of technology in the World Cup and the arrogant head of FIFA, has now said he will”look into” the use of technology.  How very kind of him!  Does he not realize that without the fans, there is no FIFA and to all of those England fans who saved long and hard to travel to South Africa and watch Frank Lampard put the ball about two feet behind the line only to have the goal disallowed.  So what should have happened – as the referee and linesmen were so far away, any decision is questionable and to then see the evidence before our eyes on TV means the goal should be IMMEDIATELY awarded and the score adjusted.  SImple as that.

So a message to FIFA and the FA – think what would happen if every fan in European soccer boycotted just one match – how much revenue would be lost?  How much confidence would be lost from the sposors who put millions into the sport? What about TV?  You see, we need to listen to the people who really pay the wages.

I promise this is the last rant about soccer!

~Neil