Fri 5 May 06
McClaren’s our man
Steve McClaren has been confirmed as the new England manager and will take charge of The Three Lions after this summer’s World Cup finals.
McClaren has been working as Sven Goran Eriksson’s assistant since the Swede took the reins in 2001 and he always appeared to be a leading candidate.
The FA had hoped to appoint Luiz Felipe Scolari, but the Brazilian rejected the chance to manage England last week and McClaren was quickly thrust back into the spotlight.
Bolton boss Sam Allardyce had expressed a desire to take control, but The FA opted for McClaren - with his experience of the England set-up seemingly tipping the scales in his favour.
Not a bad choice, I guess, especially considering Boro’s performance in Europe this year. But I think the last thing we needed was someone already inside the organization.
In other manager news, it looks like Glenn Roeder won’t be allowed to take over the Newcastle job permanently until he gets the required licences.
Damian P.
