Men and women van drivers compare England football managers
Proof that van drivers are just like everyone else comes with the news that, according to one van insurance company survey, van drivers would like to see Harry Redknapp as the next England football manager, above all other candidates.
My only wish is that the FA sits up and takes note, now. The reason I say this is because Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce has thrown his hat into the ring, saying he thinks that, as a former player at major tournaments and assistant to Capello during the last debacle, he has the experience and nous necessary to get us through a successful Euro 2012.
If by this he means throwing David James up front for the last minutes of an ignominious defeat to Ukraine and asking his defenders to aimlessly hoik the ball in the general direction of his head, then I worry that I may know what he’s talking about – many of you may well remember him doing this with David James during his ill-fated spell as Manchester City manager.
In fact, Pearce fared much better in the van insurance company survey when you compare how he polled against some of the other candidates. Pearce took 24% of the vote, compared to 12% for Alan Pardew and 52% for Harry Redknapp.
Maybe those 24% of van drivers are onto something – after all, who could forget “Psycho” stepping bravely and patriotically to the penalty spot during Euro 96. He was always passionate on the pitch, but whether this has translated into an ability to inspire passion during a management career that has encompassed spells at Nottingham Forest (caretaker), Manchester City and England Under-21s is a question which is very much open to debate.
Interestingly, the van insurance company surveyed female van drivers on the same question and comparing their answers with those of their male colleagues makes for some interesting reading. David Beckham, a man with no management experience whatsoever (Brooklyn, just email me if this needs correcting) is the leading choice for ladies, followed, perhaps unsurprisingly by the debonair Jose Mourinho.
My only wish is that the FA sits up and takes note, now. The reason I say this is because Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce has thrown his hat into the ring, saying he thinks that, as a former player at major tournaments and assistant to Capello during the last debacle, he has the experience and nous necessary to get us through a successful Euro 2012.If by this he means throwing David James up front for the last minutes of an ignominious defeat to Ukraine and asking his defenders to aimlessly hoik the ball in the general direction of his head, then I worry that I may know what he’s talking about – many of you may well remember him doing this with David James during his ill-fated spell as Manchester City manager.
In fact, Pearce fared much better in the van insurance company survey when you compare how he polled against some of the other candidates. Pearce took 24% of the vote, compared to 12% for Alan Pardew and 52% for Harry Redknapp.
Maybe those 24% of van drivers are onto something – after all, who could forget “Psycho” stepping bravely and patriotically to the penalty spot during Euro 96. He was always passionate on the pitch, but whether this has translated into an ability to inspire passion during a management career that has encompassed spells at Nottingham Forest (caretaker), Manchester City and England Under-21s is a question which is very much open to debate.
Interestingly, the van insurance company surveyed female van drivers on the same question and comparing their answers with those of their male colleagues makes for some interesting reading. David Beckham, a man with no management experience whatsoever (Brooklyn, just email me if this needs correcting) is the leading choice for ladies, followed, perhaps unsurprisingly by the debonair Jose Mourinho.
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