Billy Bunter
Wednesday 26th June 2024 1:21pm [Edited]
The Sussex Coast
4,755 posts
Quote: lofthouse @ 26th June 2024, 10:45 AM
Wtf
His record for England is great
Better than Bobby Robson, Venables, Sven, Keegan
How many major finals did any of them reach?
None
Yes well, Alf's never been particularly happy when England managers have the temerity to have some success:
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 2nd August 2017, 11:06 PM
And Haynes in for Stiles, the comparison in class between these two is laughable. Only the charmless dullard Ramsey would have discarded a player like Haynes in the first place.
You could have had others in like Callaghan... ...more skilful than Peters. Or the assured Venables in for Ball.
Ramsey's simple running up and down game plan with little width or creativeness. It was all about fitness and a manly pride thing to show the Germans.