Fri 1 Dec 06
Southgate Wins Merit Badge… in Whingeing
Boro’s unlicensed gaffer feels hard done by the EPL’s certification process:
“Something needs to be done - international players can’t get on the courses,” he told Football Focus.
“I had no opportunity because the only courses are during the summer and I spent 10 summers playing for England.”
Apparently football management is no longer a career path secured by diligence and skill but an entitlement to anyone who’s worn an England strip.
Said Southgate,
“The qualifications will teach me how to coach and the Pro Licence will be a great help to me in terms of management, but the last four months have probably taught me more than anything.”
Yes, nothing like life experience to teach you how to throw your dolly far enough out of your pram for the world to notice.
Paul Canniff
