SaintPowelly wrote:Mike will be throwing a street party.
mikesiva wrote:SaintPowelly wrote:Mike will be throwing a street party.
Three out of 90-odd is just not good enough....
Time to implement the Rooney Rule:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29464078
'A key architect of the NFL's 'Rooney Rule' believes British football "has nothing to lose" by adopting a similar regulation. The rule requires teams to interview at least one black or minority ethnic candidate for a head coach vacancy. There are only two black managers in the Premier League and Football League. Dan Rooney, 82, told BBC Radio 5 live: "I would tell British clubs that if they would look at this openly they will find this is a positive thing." Rooney, owner of Pittsburgh Steelers and chairman of the NFL's Workplace Diversity Committee, which proposed the regulation in 2002, says it would open doors for clubs when looking at additional candidates for a job. "The plus side of this is you're increasing your list of people to look at and it would really work. I couldn't recommend it enough for the teams in Britain," he said. "It may take a little bit of work. But it would be a plus to the teams, to the league itself. When you think about it they have nothing to lose."'
I met Michael Johnson the other day, and I was surprised to hear a footballer express such intelligent views on subjects other than football. He was also saying exactly what he says here:
'Former Birmingham and Derby defender Michael Johnson made more than 550 Premier League and Football League appearances in an 18-year playing career. But he told BBC Radio 5 live that since retiring in 2009, and despite having all the necessary qualifications, he had found it impossible to get a job in management. "I'm a pro license qualified coach," he said. "I've gone through a governance course. I'm on the LMA diploma in football management. I can't get any more qualified. "But I've been out of football work in a full-time capacity for three years. "I've sent over 30 CV's of and got two interviews. For me, there's something wrong there."'
budgetmeansbudget wrote:There's always a possibility that Michael Johnson's CV doesn't fit the criteria for alot of the appointments he applies for and there's always the possibility that he doesn't interview very well, and there's always the possibility that there are white guys with exactly the same qualifications as him getting the same number of rejections as him.
Dr Robert wrote:It looks like he has followed McClaren around a bit.
Good luck to him, though not too much, as Burton are not too far behind Wycombe.
mikesiva wrote:"Chris Hughton is the new manager of Brighton after agreeing a three-and-a-half-year deal to replace Sami Hyypia. The Sky Bet Championship strugglers announced the appointment on Twitter on Wednesday morning. The 56-year-old had been out of work since being relieved of his duties by Norwich in April with the club 17th in the Barclays Premier League."
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