Gareth Southgate

[Napper]

Actually bloody good as a pundit isn't he.

Certainly a massive improvement on his penalty and managerial skills

 

[Trigger]

Anyone who spunks millions of pounds on players like Afonso Alves is clearly in the wrong job, I think he's more at home in the studio.

 

[folkestonesgull]

like zola, too nice for management.

 

[Rookie]

The way he talks about what a manger should do when got sacked by Middlesbrough does my head in. When he keeps it general does a say a lot of sense though

 

[Easy 10]

Too many teeth.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Why the long face.

 

[Gully]

Just caught the end of the Ivory Coast and Portugal game on the radio, they had Robbie Savage as a pundit, have to say he was bloody hilarious. At half time he said that he wouldn't take his match fee because there hadn't been any football to pass comment on, at full-time he announced that he would donate it to charity. He also took the mickey, in a gentle way, out of his fellow commentator...a breath of fresh air, long may he continue!

 

[sam86]

The way he talks about what a manger should do when got sacked by Middlesbrough does my head in. When he keeps it general does a say a lot of sense though

Yes, but the reason he got sacked by Middlesbrough was utterly ridiculous.

 

[Rookie]

Yes, but the reason he got sacked by Middlesbrough was utterly ridiculous.

Not really got them relegated which should have been enough.

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

Wasn't he a candidate for our previous vacancy? I like him, he is articulate & knowledgable & a definate improvement on Andy bloody Townsend. The quality of pundits this tournament seems pretty shite overall with some requiring subtitles.

 

[jordanseagull]

Never liked him after that Pizza advert.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Ferguson bought berbatov or 3 times as
much as alvez, does that make him a bad manager? The guy had scored about 35 goals in holland. It wasn't a silly signing, so to say that's a sign of bad managemet is mad. He developed Adam Johnson but let's ignore that.

He had boro in second in the champ and was sacked. Strachan has spent millions and got them nowhere.

I think he will still succeed in management and is itvs best (of a bad bunch, mind)

 

[Foolg]

Ferguson bought berbatov or 3 times as
much as alvez, does that make him a bad manager? The guy had scored about 35 goals in holland. It wasn't a silly signing, so to say that's a sign of bad managemet is mad. He developed Adam Johnson but let's ignore that.

He had boro in second in the champ and was sacked. Strachan has spent millions and got them nowhere.

I think he will still succeed in management and is itvs best (of a bad bunch, mind)

Agree with every last word.
Alves was signed with a prolific record in Holland, better than that of Huntelaar (wanted by United, Arsenal, Spurs etc) and Kuyt, Babel etc. He has also played for Brazil 8 times, so was well worth a punt, and teams like Middlesborough are hardly capable of picking and choosing when it comes to top strikers. Was harshly dismissed at Middlesborough, and as you say, Strachan has spunked money and got them nowhere.

 

[SeagullSi]

Not really got them relegated which should have been enough.

Would have been a fair time to sack him after the relegation season but having kept him on it was a crazy decision to sack him during a strong showing in the championship

 

[Super Gus!]

was actually thinking the same thing earlier, probs the best thing about the itv coverage so far!

 

[Lush]

If anyone looks at their reflection in the back of a spoon, they see Gareth Southgate. FACT.

 

[FamilyGuy]

My wife knows his mum!

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Anyone who spunks millions of pounds on players like Afonso Alves is clearly in the wrong job, I think he's more at home in the studio.

Actually, their chairman (Steve Gibson isn't it?), admitted that he was the main instigator in the signing of Alves, not Southgate.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

I find him knowledgeable and entertaining. He also gives the impression that he is really at home and enjoying it.

I would guess that he would want far more to manage us than we would pay. Our job is a nice little number at the moment though, money to spend and several previous years of mediocrity. Let us see what Gus can put together for this coming season.

 

[crasher]

Agree with every last word.
Alves was signed with a prolific record in Holland, better than that of Huntelaar (wanted by United, Arsenal, Spurs etc) and Kuyt, Babel etc. He has also played for Brazil 8 times, so was well worth a punt, and teams like Middlesborough are hardly capable of picking and choosing when it comes to top strikers. Was harshly dismissed at Middlesborough, and as you say, Strachan has spunked money and got them nowhere.

Thing is though, scoring a lot of goals in the Dutch league often doesn't mean much. As Man City found when they bought Samaras. And that bloke Suarez of Uruguay who scored 48 or something ridiculous for Ajax this year - total crap the other night.