Comments on: Is the Deal Done? http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html World Cup 2010 - South Africa Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:47:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: daryl http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html/comment-page-1#comment-175 daryl Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:36:26 +0000 http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html#comment-175 Latest news is that Scolari's has <a href="http://www.soccer-weblog.com/50226711/scolari_knows_a_bad_thing_when_he_sees_it.php" rel="nofollow">turned it down</a>. This is what he said: "There have been 20 journalists camped outside my house since yesterday," he said today. "I don't like this pressure. It may be part of another culture, but it's not part of mine." "The FA has a list of names it will choose its next manager from, but mine isn't one of them because I am closing this matter now." "I am happy that they considered me but I don't want anything more to do with this because for two days my life has been invaded and my privacy destroyed." Latest news is that Scolari’s has turned it down. This is what he said:

“There have been 20 journalists camped outside my house since yesterday,” he said today. “I don’t like this pressure. It may be part of another culture, but it’s not part of mine.”

“The FA has a list of names it will choose its next manager from, but mine isn’t one of them because I am closing this matter now.”

“I am happy that they considered me but I don’t want anything more to do with this because for two days my life has been invaded and my privacy destroyed.”

]]> By: Euler http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html/comment-page-1#comment-174 Euler Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:49:09 +0000 http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html#comment-174 I heard he accepted. But they won't talk about it. I heard he accepted. But they won’t talk about it.

]]> By: Shawn http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html/comment-page-1#comment-173 Shawn Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:16:46 +0000 http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html#comment-173 So you really think an English club will win the FA Cup? I've got a wait-and-see attitude myself.... More seriously: Arsenal to beat Barcelona? That would impress me and the rest of the world. Finally: why so much focus on the coaching situation? What else to talk about? We don't have a squad yet, after all. Cheers, Shawn So you really think an English club will win the FA Cup? I’ve got a wait-and-see attitude myself….

More seriously: Arsenal to beat Barcelona? That would impress me and the rest of the world.

Finally: why so much focus on the coaching situation? What else to talk about? We don’t have a squad yet, after all.

Cheers,

Shawn

]]> By: Michael Shreeves http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html/comment-page-1#comment-172 Michael Shreeves Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:47:58 +0000 http://england.worldcupblog.org/1/is-the-deal-done.html#comment-172 Who cares will will be the official England boss come next season? Well, we all will, but what I'm essentially trying to say that just as my friends in Asia (like Stephen Thanabalan from Singapore) agree, the highlight is not going to be after, but rather at the World Cup in Germany. Even an Asian like Stephen Thanabalan predicts England is going to win the World Cup after 40 years, citing Germany as the perfect reversal with the signs there since the 5-1 result in 2001, with pretty much the same team nuclei. He also predicts that all English clubs will sweep the board this year from Liverpool in the FA Cup, Middlesbrough winning the UEFA Cup and Arsenal to beat Barcelona in the Champions League, and ultimately do English club football proud whilst the National Team wins the biggest prize a month later. He's won me lots of cash in the past with his accurate predictions (i.e. Man Utd in 1999, Liverpool in 2005). My only qualm as I said, is with the press and those negative fans, I mean, Why can't we English be as optimistic and focus on the tournaments and glory rather than worrying about a new coach after we're already world champions? Crikey, let's prioritise people. Who cares will will be the official England boss come next season? Well, we all will, but what I’m essentially trying to say that just as my friends in Asia (like Stephen Thanabalan from Singapore) agree, the highlight is not going to be after, but rather at the World Cup in Germany. Even an Asian like Stephen Thanabalan predicts England is going to win the World Cup after 40 years, citing Germany as the perfect reversal with the signs there since the 5-1 result in 2001, with pretty much the same team nuclei. He also predicts that all English clubs will sweep the board this year from Liverpool in the FA Cup, Middlesbrough winning the UEFA Cup and Arsenal to beat Barcelona in the Champions League, and ultimately do English club football proud whilst the National Team wins the biggest prize a month later. He’s won me lots of cash in the past with his accurate predictions (i.e. Man Utd in 1999, Liverpool in 2005). My only qualm as I said, is with the press and those negative fans, I mean, Why can’t we English be as optimistic and focus on the tournaments and glory rather than worrying about a new coach after we’re already world champions? Crikey, let’s prioritise people.

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