What Load Of Waffle Comes From Premiership Managers!
Last updated : 03 November 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor
The FA Cup draw ... every manager in the country says: "All we want is a home tie." It's as predictable as Xmas being held on December 25th.
The Top Four have their own little league going, and they can make entertaining coverage.
Sir Alex and Jose Mourinho often went for each other's throat, and Arsene Wenger likes to mix it with Man Utd every now and again.
But the rest? God forbid!
Yesterday we had Gary Megson praising under-fire boss Mark Hughes; and Mark Hughes saying Bolton should keep under-fire boss Gary Megson.
But EVERY interview is the same! Every manager back-slapping his counterpart.
How I'd love someone to say about Sir Alex Ferguson "I'd LOVE it if we beat them ... LOVE IT!"
But sadly those days are gone.
Today we had Joe Kinnear sending kisses to Martin O'Neill, and ...
Martin O'Neill: "Joe Kinnear has been an excellent manager.
"He conjured an excellent team spirit at Wimbledon which he really needed as they were playing games at Crystal Palace and didn't have a home of their own.
"If you were going to survive you had to have that spirit and if you were going to prosper, which they did, they had to have something a bit special.
"It was a big, big win for Joe when Newcastle beat West Bromwich Albion last week and you get the impression with Joe that he is desperate to get back into the game.
"This is a great opportunity for him and he has said this is the biggest club he has ever worked in.
"He wants to do his very best. He has got to win and I think there is a new-found spirit there.
"I thought their efforts against Manchester City, when they appeared to have been played off the pitch and then they found something from somewhere to hit back, was fantastic.
"For the last 10 minutes they were out on their feet but they put in a big effort into the game to get a draw. So, he has something going for him.
"He is at a great, great club and it is not me being sycophantic about it because they are a tremendous club.
"Someone said there were only 45,000 there the other night. Unbelievable. Only 45,000 and the crowd is dropping off!"
