yep - never understood why people think great players will make good managers

especially in this country, where footballers are typically mind-numbingly thick.

You can be thick and a great footballer, if you have excellent talent and quick instincts. But that won't get you far as a manager. Stuart Pearce is another example - yes he is passionate and a decent bloke, but you only need to hear him interviewed to realise he ain't too bright. Fans might love fist-pumping but they'd be better served by smart tactics etc

Interestingly. the managers of the Prem's Big Four all had pretty (or very) undistinguished playing careers.

Posted By: mr carra on May 21st 2007 at 09:40:25

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Why do it? (part II) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 21, 09:00:32
- Dave Bassett & Peter Reid Were Also In Running! (Other Football) - Martin Peters, May 21, 09:12:04
  - Robson didn't get promoted with West Brom (Other Football) - mr carra, May 21, 09:13:51
    - Thankyou-I Stand Corrected... (Other Football) - Martin Peters, May 21, 09:26:05
      - also led Bradford to relegation... (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, May 21, 09:43:34
      - Just be grateful we didn't go for Megson (Other Football) - Cree Scratch Osote, May 21, 09:28:43
      - Bryan Robson..... (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, May 21, 09:28:30
        
        yep - never understood why people think great players will make good managers (Other Football) - mr carra, May 21, 09:40:25
        
        Generally speaking the reverse is true (Other Football) - Cree Scratch Osote, May 21, 09:55:01
        
        but then johnny foreigner are much better...Johan Cryuff, (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, May 21, 10:02:21
        
        but then foreign players usually seem, er, brighter than their English counterparts (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, May 21, 10:17:37
        
        bit of a sweeping statement but (Other Football) - megson, May 21, 10:31:58
        
        i have to agree with that, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, May 21, 10:35:32
        
        You not been scouted to play for Barca or Espanyol then? :o) (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, May 21, 11:27:50
        
        How about (Other Football) - Cree Scratch Osote, May 21, 09:29:29
        
        A manager living on past glories (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, May 21, 09:37:34
        
        So what are (Other Football) - Cree Scratch Osote, May 21, 09:40:25
        
        and what are Venables'????? (Other Football) - mr carra, May 21, 09:42:04
        
        Pleat (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, May 21, 10:32:25
- there is, sadly, many who feel (Other Football) - megson, May 21, 09:09:33

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