A smashing fella who was very kind to me many, many years ago. Top man and I wish him well. A gentleman.
Absolutely ties with my own experiences of the man. To add to that... A friend of mine was having a struggle, with anxiety and depression, among other health issues, and Chris was his favourite person in football. My friend would blog about the games he watched, about his struggles and other stuff too, as an outlet for expressing himself coherently - Chris was tipped off about the blog, went online himself and read it all and then actually handwrote letters and cards to the guy when he was down and struggling. He even invited him along to meet him, watch a game as his guest and then have another chat after the game had finished too. A really, really top person.
It's good to know about that sort of stuff. So many stories about mis-behaviour among sports people, not enough focus on this sort of thing which I suspect is more common than people realise. Jamie Carragher, for example, is a legend on Merseyside, and not just for his playing days. He is a hard working supporter of a range of good works. Nice post, both of you.
So Phil Neville's been appointing England women's team manager, despite no women's football experience and one game's managerial experience for Salford City. What a brilliant appointment by the FA!
Dreadful decision. Would the FA appoint an ex England international female player with no managerial experience for the mens team? No chance. So why's it acceptable for Neville to be appointed England women's manager. This decision is a perfect reminder of just how poorly the FA are run as an organization.
I am wondering what getting to the League Cup final proves to teams like Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham. Surely, their objective is to compete with the cream of Europe, which is very difficult if they have to play the final either 3/4 days before or after a European tie. For the likes of SFC, and the rest of the PL it is not a trophy to be sneered at, but I think for the elite teams, it would be better if they did not enter. They have nothing to prove by winning it.
Well it depends. If he was offered the job without considering anyone else then, yes, bad decision. If a number of people were interviewed and he was the stand out candidate then it doesn't say much about the standard of coaches in women's football
