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Author Topic: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...  (Read 6925 times)

Online Legion

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The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« on: January 31, 2011, 01:00:15 PM »
...Gareth Southgate.
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Offline flybo

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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2011, 01:02:36 PM »
How the hell did that happen
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Offline The Left Side

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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 01:04:28 PM »
What will he be doing, it is an impressive title but what does it all mean?
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 01:05:30 PM »
good god...
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 01:42:52 PM »
Quote from: The Left Side on January 31, 2011, 01:04:28 PM
What will he be doing, it is an impressive title but what does it all mean?

I can only assume it's related to working with the reserve teams of the country. In time, we'll all have "elite squads".
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2011, 02:15:37 PM »
So he's back in football in his new capacity of Head of Elite Development?
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2011, 02:18:56 PM »
Southgate is a very intelligent fella when you see him being a pundit, and this is the sort of role I would have thought ideal for him. Kind of non de script that he can appear to talk a good game in.
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2011, 02:42:17 PM »
Couldnt Pizza Hut given him a job instead?



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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 02:42:59 PM »
The new F.A Head of Health and Nutrition:   step forward Mr Paul Gascoine.
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2011, 02:45:27 PM »
Intelligent bloke, good luck to him.
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2011, 02:47:52 PM »
Don't see what the problem is.
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2011, 02:48:49 PM »
Pity he was such a shit manager
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2011, 02:50:19 PM »
Quote from: pablopicasso_10 on January 31, 2011, 01:05:30 PM
good god...

No, that's another ex-centre half of ours.
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2011, 02:51:40 PM »
Isn't that a bit like what Houllier used to do for the French Football Federation?
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Re: The new F.A. Head of Elite Development is...
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2011, 03:03:48 PM »
Who are the 'elite' that Gareth will be developing?

Can I have names please.
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