Comments on: The poor performance of the English soccer team http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/03/26/the-poor-performance-of-the-english-soccer-team/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ed http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/03/26/the-poor-performance-of-the-english-soccer-team/#comment-21083 Ed Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:34:53 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=174#comment-21083 Unfortunately I think politics should not interfere with sports too much, especially with many politicians not having a clue how to improve things in the area in the first place. What could the government have done at that time which everyone else in the world would have known already (get rid of the manager then). One thing they could have helped with though is to put things in place to pump more resources into the development of the game. :) Unfortunately I think politics should not interfere with sports too much, especially with many politicians not having a clue how to improve things in the area in the first place. What could the government have done at that time which everyone else in the world would have known already (get rid of the manager then). One thing they could have helped with though is to put things in place to pump more resources into the development of the game. :)

]]> By: DLT http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/03/26/the-poor-performance-of-the-english-soccer-team/#comment-18713 DLT Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:02:52 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=174#comment-18713 I think football has a critical part to play in the English culture so it is right that politicians should get involved at a high level but maybe not the playing side. Unless they know a bit about the game of course! On the subject of soccer... ...a guy at work told me about this toolbar and it is really useful for the latest football and sports news - if you're interested then there is a free download currently available at http://www.freefootballlinks.com/ Highly recommended by all! I think football has a critical part to play in the English culture so it is right that politicians should get involved at a high level but maybe not the playing side. Unless they know a bit about the game of course!

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]]> By: billy http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/03/26/the-poor-performance-of-the-english-soccer-team/#comment-1298 billy Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:21:28 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=174#comment-1298 I'd have to agree with most of the comments above, John, unless you are a football supporter. I've supported Arsenal since 1959 and there were times that you may have been forgiven for thinking that they were an Irish side, likewise the Wolves. If English players are any good they can play abroad - Hargreaves, Beckham. etc. The problem is the manager - that will be coach by your soccer terminology - third choice and third rate. He is starting to make Sven look a genius. I’d have to agree with most of the comments above, John, unless you are a football supporter.
I’ve supported Arsenal since 1959 and there were times that you may have been forgiven for thinking that they were an Irish side, likewise the Wolves.
If English players are any good they can play abroad - Hargreaves, Beckham. etc.
The problem is the manager - that will be coach by your soccer terminology - third choice and third rate. He is starting to make Sven look a genius.

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]]> By: Gammarama http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/03/26/the-poor-performance-of-the-english-soccer-team/#comment-1288 Gammarama Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:39:09 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=174#comment-1288 It's 'football', not soccer! It’s ‘football’, not soccer!

]]> By: apl http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/03/26/the-poor-performance-of-the-english-soccer-team/#comment-1287 apl Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:26:01 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=174#comment-1287 "The English soccer team ..." With respect Mr Redwood, no subject for a politican to be bothering about. We should leave the selection of the English soccer team to the England selection board. If England looses at soccer in the World championships, too bad. The department of Culture, Media and Sport should drop Sport from its portfolio, then Media and finally Culture. One less minister on the governments Parliamentary payroll, that minister can go back to representing his constituents. You do realise how totalitarian the whole buisness of government involvement in sport is, don't you? Don't even get me started with the government health 'advertisments'. They have totally inverted the whole purpose of the Health service, we are now to look after our health for the benefit of the tottering NHS. Government involvement, has posioned Health Care provision and posioned Sport. Increasing the number of MPs on the government payrol has pretty much destroyed democracy too. By and large, government is a bad thing, that is why we should have a little of it as possble. “The English soccer team …”

With respect Mr Redwood, no subject for a politican to be bothering about. We should leave the selection of the English soccer team to the England selection board. If England looses at soccer in the World championships, too bad. The department of Culture, Media and Sport should drop Sport from its portfolio, then Media and finally Culture. One less minister on the governments Parliamentary payroll, that minister can go back to representing his constituents.

You do realise how totalitarian the whole buisness of government involvement in sport is, don’t you?
Don’t even get me started with the government health ‘advertisments’. They have totally inverted the whole purpose of the Health service, we are now to look after our health for the benefit of the tottering NHS.

Government involvement, has posioned Health Care provision and posioned Sport. Increasing the number of MPs on the government payrol has pretty much destroyed democracy too. By and large, government is a bad thing, that is why we should have a little of it as possble.

]]> By: Kit http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/03/26/the-poor-performance-of-the-english-soccer-team/#comment-1286 Kit Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:21:25 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=174#comment-1286 Please God, keep politicians away from football. Feel free to screw-up welfare, health, and defence but please leave football alone. It never ceases to amaze me that politicians believe they can fix anything even when the all the evidence points in the opposite direction. Please God, keep politicians away from football. Feel free to screw-up welfare, health, and defence but please leave football alone. It never ceases to amaze me that politicians believe they can fix anything even when the all the evidence points in the opposite direction.

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