Howe would have been my first choice, but Sam is a close second. He is a good no nonsense man and manager and will deal with the players fairly but firmly. He has an excellent footballing brain and will make sensible decisions. Good luck to him, I am very happy with his appointment and will be more than happy to be reminded of these words in the future. That just leaves the question: how the **** do we get rid of Bruce?
Howe as England manager is a joke. Has he even been abroad? He's too young to impose himself on the big egos and big characters in the dressing room, which is why the FA have got sick of 'modern' managers and got Allardyce in. Key moment: when he ridiculed Chico Flores of Swansea.
It's a simple enough game - when your tidy, quick passing football Plan A isn't working at all, what's wrong with having a unit like Andy Carroll as your Plan B sat on the bench?
Please dont. It makes me sick, I just want to punch his face repeatedly when i see that. He's such a ****ing tool.
