Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinsonis an English former footballer and manager, and has recently stepped down as a non-executive Director at Sheffield Wednesday after previously relinquishing the chairman role to Milan Mandaric...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 November 1943
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The list of future England managers should not be left until one day after the current manager has disappeared. All of a sudden everyone's in panic, running round all over the place, sometimes not quite sure of what the credentials for the job are. It gets the next bloke off on a bad foot, and that is why the process should be more streamlined and easier than this - certainly it should be quicker.
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I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.
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If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.
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Managers are obsessed with the game. It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.
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We have drawn a line under it. Our position on the matter is that the unfortunate incident is now finished and that of prime importance is England's success next summer. The LMA, and all our managers, will be doing our best to support the England team and the FA in pursuit of success in the World Cup.
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I think it would be a popular decision, but I don't think in the long term it's a good decision for what's best for England and English football. I think in the long term it sends out the wrong message from the Football Association to English coaches and the ramifications will be seen in the years ahead.
two type managers
There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future