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Strachan was on Sky on Sunday morning. He saw John Terry's goal and said he was impressed that Terry goes up expecting to score. He contrasted this to Claus Lundekvam the Saints central defender who goes up for every dead ball and never ever looks remotely like scoring. He said if there was a dead body lying in the penalty area the ball would hit it on the head several times a season which he said is more than Lundekvam can manage. He said referees should book Lundekvam for timewasting every time he goes up for a corner. When the co-commentator said if Lundekvam was watching Strachan was only joking. Strachan assured him he was deadly serious.

wodger of awabia wrote: Yes I agree,& I would guess that he would have plenty of contacts that would be able to give him advice if he needed it. K.P. is also a hard working player, so he would carry on from P.B. & maintain the work ethic that has played a large part in the teams recent success. I believe that he would get 20+ goals next year in L2, & it goes without saying that we would never be able to get a player of his ability & class down here. Additionaly, it would be very nice to see one or two premiership "starlets" down here on loan, gracing the hallowed turf of Brainmore. I would not be surprised if he put an extra 400 on the gate, & also attracted increased season ticket sales.

bc-gull wrote:I think he would cost a lot, but surely he will have some links with Birmingham City and others, maybe some loanees? Player manager would be amazing, although he will probably need an assistant manager(Hargreaves??) or am I just dreaming?

SuperNickyWroe wrote:peter taylor?? :no:

come on regiment do me a favour!

regiment wrote:much as the idea of super kev coming down to us for his big break in coaching/management is an appertising prospect, i fear like other posters here, he may get offers higher up. the main reason being, as you've pretty much all agreed, he still has a lot to offer ON the pitch. he could realistically do a job at swansea for example, in the way he's done at Brum, or maybe one of the Div1 promoted sides, or championship relegated clubs. i'm sure he won't be short of offers, but i don't think money would be a motivator for him, so you never know, he may see the TUFC project as a perfect place to start.

has anyone mentioned Peter Taylor ?? sorry if i missed it if anyone has discussed him. i don't even know what he's doing now to be honest, but could imagine him being interested. not saying he'd be my choice, as you never quite know what you're gonna get with him. he's had his fair share of failures, and i'm surprised he did so badly at Bradford, because i think he's tactically pretty good. i still remember him bouncing on the managerial scene with the england u-21s, and did a great job, and i think with our established squad, he could do something. like i said though, he seems to be either very good, or bloody awful, so would be a gamble. i think part of the bradford failure was due to him literally ripping apart what they had, making a few pricey signings, and never got it to gell. he wouldn't need to do that at TUFC, and shouldn't be an issue as he wouldn't be given the money to do so.

Richinns wrote:

allez mons wrote:I very much doubt the Phillips link. That said, I certain Mr Paul Ince (Man Utd, Inter Milan, Liverpool etc..) cut his managerial teeth - while doing a cracking job - at then bottom of League 2 Macclesfield, saving them from conference football...........