I honestly believe that the skill required in being a good manager is very minimal. It is the great coaches, motivators and organisers that get my respect. Managers simply get the job because they are either: 1) Good at any one (or more) of the above 2) A previous player at a half decent level. What can Sven offer in terms of tactics that someone like yourself, myself or any other member of this board can't??? Football supporters are often blind to this fact. At the end of the day, if you have decent football players around, and you know a thing or two about tactics, surely it is all down to players on the day? Club football management is different however because it is down to you to sign the players, who are more than likely to sign for you depending on solely the reputation of you or the club. Like I said before, how hard is it to pick the best 23 English players? Not very. Other than that 'major' task, what else is there to do? o) Sven does not have to coach the players because they get this day in day out at their clubs o) Sven does not have to motivate the players because surely the fact that you are playing for your country and on say £30k a week should motivate you enough o) Sven does not have to explain to the players where he wants them tactic-wise on the pitch because it is well-documented on how Sven is NOT a coach and leaves this aspect to his Coaches (namely Steve McClaren or Peter Taylor both of whom, incidentally, I would rather see in Sven's position.

Ok MK so what does Errikson do that is actually close to warranting £4MILLION a YEAR?!? The previous poster was correct when saying that anybody with the faintest of football knowledge could pick the team - and most would probably come out with roughly the same crop of players! So all he has to do is go to the likes of Highbury, Old Trafford and Anfield twice a month, have a pint with Tord and talk a bit of footie, go home and ###### the missus (chosen at random of course), and then come out every three months and announce a squad that has practically already been picked for you in the national press! Maybe throw a couple of surprises in there to make you look like you have actually done something that someone else couldn't and there you go. Four million pounds please Mr Palios. Now this would be bad enough if it was an Englishman. But a Swede. Come on now let's please get a grip. Steve McClaren, Steve Bruce, Alan Curbishley, Glen Hoddle to name but a few - I don't think ALL of these candidates are top class but at least they are English, they have at least the same talent as Sven, would all surely be interested, AND MOST OF ALL THEY KEEP THEIR MINDS ON THE JOB INSTEAD OF SHOWING THE PLAYERS A BAD EXAMPLE. Sack the foreign, money-grabbing waste of space.

That'd work if a) Neill could actually defend, and If Emerton were a defender. If he were stuck in defence he wouldn't be able to go on one of his magical runs, culminating in a goal for Gally. Neill is actually a good defender in my opinion. Emerton also started many a game a right full back for Feyenoord.

Spoil sport

I'VE GOT THE SOLUTION!!! Right you play De Pedro on the left, Bazza in the middle with Toogs, and Thommo on the RIGHT. So where do you fit Emerton in I hear you ask? Well you play Emerton at right back alongside Gray, Amoruso and Matteo. Neill on the bench to cover any defensive position, which leaves the possibility of having two midfielders and a striker on the bench, or in fact one midfielder and two strikers. One midfielder could be Douglas, but we CAN afford to have another midfielder in the matchday squad, maybe a hot prospect from a lower division. Move over Graeme.

Who the ####, Who the ####, Who the #### are Duff and Dunn?

He's fat, he's round, He's taking Wankies down, Big FAT Kev, Big FAT Kev. YOU FAT @#/? YOU FAT @#/? YOU FAT @#/? What a waste of money, What a waste of money, What a waste of money! Oh Wanky Wanky, Wanky Wanky Wanky Wanky Wanderers Lancashire Na Na Na Lancashire Na Na Na Lancashire Na Na Na Plus the usual.