Paul Ince
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Incey: The Guv’nor of long-standing, disproportionate grudges
On Friday we looked at the Mirror’s new columnist Jermain Defoe, and lamented the use of a footballer to give opinions that were, if we are being kind, pretty dry, and if we were being less kind, barely worth the paper they were written on. If you’re to write something from the position of having [...]
Gordon Strachan - the ‘average’ manager
The first part of some bewildering logic from Stan Collymore today, who is frustrated by the appointment of Gordon Strachan to the Middlesbrough hotseat:
The constant loop of average managers like Gordon Strachan getting all the jobs really depresses me
Ouch! We’ll deal with that assessment in a moment, but let’s look at the substance of the piece:
Gordon Strachan is [...]
Jim Magilton - the appointment everyone saw coming
Congratulations to Jim Magilton for landing the QPR job. You might think it’s not much of an achievement given that loads of people have done it recently, but on the other hand, it’s impressive given the number of candidates apparently on the shortlist, sitting as the favourite, or in the frame for the post this [...]
Ince: Guv’nor of excuses
If Paul Ince learned one thing about management form Sir Alex Ferguson, it is surely the ability to make up fanciful excuses for failure. This is about the only area where he has truly distinguished himself so far this season at Blackburn.
The first sign that he was beginning to crack came last weekend when he blamed [...]