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sparkmaster.
19 Jan 10 11:48
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OK, it's not the Premiership, but this is a bit like someone taking Falkirk to the top of the Scottish Premiership. Steve McLaren's done a remarkable job there, just as he did in dragging Middlesboro to the UEFA Cup Final.

Yet he, and for that matter Graham Taylor (another manager who did a lot with a little at club level) were unsuccessful as England managers. It seems it takes a different set of skills to manager our star players, or that and that we expect too much.

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Capt__F
When: 19 Jan 10 11:50
Wally with the brolly turns trash into Hash
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RoyClaytonsTash
When: 19 Jan 10 11:50
Yesh Shhteve hash done good shuuure
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canaryboy
When: 19 Jan 10 11:51
taylor had some awful players at his disposal

well either awful or past it
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HRH The Lager Khan
When: 19 Jan 10 11:54
"Carlton! Carlton! Can we not knock it?"
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The Magic Flea
When: 19 Jan 10 11:56
Twente have been in the top 4 many times. Hardly a falkirk
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Desmond Orchard
When: 19 Jan 10 11:57
I'll start off by pointing out that I'm a boro fan.

We were exceedingly lucky to reach the UEFA cup final and only really got there thru dint of McClaren having, thru being way behind, to throw off the shackles of his innate conservatism and adopt a 'kitchen-sink' approach. Which came off.

All in all, he didn't do a great job at Boro, he**ed a lot of Gibsons money away on dross. But that said, at least he kept us in the top flight and gave us some pretty fantastic nights. Will we ever get the chance to beat Lazio again?

His skills lay in coaching and getting the best out of average players, not necessarily man management.

My brother used to play with him back in the day and he only lived round the corner from us in York, so I know him on a personal level and he is a very nice bloke. Which I think was his downfall in the England job, he didn't have it in him to crack down on the w4nk3rs he had to manage, particularly as he had become very chummy with them as Svens coach.

I've no doubt he will come back and do a reasonable job in the premiership again, with another small-town club.
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STEPTOES YARD
When: 19 Jan 10 12:00
Football wasnt always great to watch at boro under him but

a 7th place finish, a carling cup win and a UFEA cup final appearence was pretty special
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Barry Conway
When: 19 Jan 10 12:03
He had good players. Just didn't pick them. Ian Wright in particular.
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Barry Conway
When: 19 Jan 10 12:03
Graham Taylor that is.
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