Phil Neville

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:35 pm

just been appointed manager of the English Ladies team

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:40 pm

Wish him well. Heard many a complementary comment about Phil during his time living in Rossendale, sounds to be a really nice genuine bloke. Hope it works out for all involved.

JimmyMac'sMate · Post by **JimmyMac'sMate** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:47 pm

This appointment stinks what does he know about women's football a complete joke all because he is sqeeky clean utc

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:05 pm

Wasn't he assistant to his brother at Valencia? That went well. Absolutely no experience of management at all and he ends up coaching a national side.Nothing like starting at the top. Wherever you look there's a Neville!

PaintYorkClaretnBlue · Post by **PaintYorkClaretnBlue** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:08 pm

His twitter feed could cost him this job already!!

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:13 pm

Just shows why SD doesnt allow players to use social media. One little slip and it can haunt you for years. He may be old fashioned in that but he is teaching our lads the right way and looking out for for them long after they leave our club

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:17 pm

PaintYorkClaretnBlue wrote:His twitter feed could cost him this job already!!

Looks like it’s being purged... what did it say...?

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Ahhh I see...

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PaintYorkClaretnBlue · Post by **PaintYorkClaretnBlue** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:20 pm

Something about the women should be making breakfast and sorting the kids out for school.

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:21 pm

Here it is

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:21 pm

Never held a managerial position in his life, and then gets the job managing the No.3 ranked team in the World ??

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:22 pm

Could be out of a job quicker than big sam

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:24 pm

Thats him finished

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:34 pm

A big girl's blouse.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:36 pm

Arse licker.....and a knob.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:46 pm

He wants sacking for saying "would of" instead of " would have " ..

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:50 pm

2 of Phil's comments about women

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TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:53 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:Wasn't he assistant to his brother at Valencia? That went well. Absolutely no experience of management at all and he ends up coaching a national side.Nothing like starting at the top. Wherever you look there's a Neville!

It might be a national side but let's be honest, it's the same level as managing Marsden Alers. Or Blackburn Rovers.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:56 pm

At least he's ugly enough not to be making an impression with any of the young ladies.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:56 pm

The tweet from July 2011, " Relax, I'm back chilled, just battered the wife, feeling better now " ...

Does this mean he'll get a four game ban, for historical social media comments ??

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:02 pm

conyoviejo wrote:He wants sacking for saying "would of" instead of " would have " ..

I don't think ex-footballers are hired for their intellect, unfortunately.

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:27 am

Stone him !

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:15 am

This says more about the F.A than it does about Neville.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:37 am

Some amusing comments on here about him dropping straight into a job with apparently little knowledge of womens football and about his lack of experience.

He knows about football, I'm sure the womens version isn't much different to the mens, and where does he need to start to get the experience to satisfy people on here?
From what I've seen Sampson had only been manager at 2 other places, one womens team (which from reports was a tad controversial) and a league of Wales team....
As a footballer he was only an amateur.

Why is it such an issue if Neville is 'clean' considering the mess that occurred under the old boss?
Won't the women respect him due to his lack of managerial experience or do you think they'll give him a chance due to his playing career?

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:22 am

If there is any follow up on the tweets the world is going to hell.
It's an obviously tongue in cheek reply to his sister. Because he wrote "men" and yet in every profession they want to be de-sexed,actors not actresses, firefighters not firemen etc.,
Good luck to him in the job. He's been lucky enough to take over a really good squad.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:55 am

The world's gone soft, everybody looking to take offence at any given opportunity. It's quite clearly a joke, in fact the better jokes are often jokes you shouldn't laugh at. Jimmy Carr is hilarious, he stands on stage joking about paedophilia. Does that make him a paedo? or mean he's a paedo sympathiser? Absolutely not, people are just so weird. Frankie Boyle's another great stand up comic, his gay jokes are great. Does he suddenly hate all gay people? Are his fans all homophobic?

It's almost like some people are pushing for law to be changed and everybody to live life by a script on what to say. Weird snowflakes

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:00 am

Phil Neville isn't going to fail at this job because he isn't a woman. Neither is he going to fail at this job because of his historical tweets. He's going to fail at this job because he is Phil Neville.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:09 am

Not really getting why there is so much dislike of Phil Neville on here. Not a fan of his whilst a player, but generally comes across really well as a pundit and is almost always complimentary about Burnley and Dyche.
Married long-term to a local girl, has a disabled daughter,and doesn't seem to be hiding any dark secrets. The tweets, though perhaps il-ladvised in the silly world we live in are so obviously tongue in cheek that they won't be investigated.

lancastrian · Post by **lancastrian** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:16 am

Regarding the remarks attributed to Phil Neville. Why can't these so called objectors grow up and smile instead of being all doom and gloom. What a sad life they must have. No one has died or been killed and there are worse things that happen than a few remarks said tongue in cheek.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:18 am

He's a little turd

Guich · Post by **Guich** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:07 am

I like Phil Neville; he's a top bloke.

And he's giving the womens' game a huge amount of credibility. But it's a risky move in some ways. It's an entirely different game; and I heard an interview with a player yesterday saying the appointment was wrong, because the womens' team is so good it doesn't need coaching, it just needs managing! She went on to say there should be a female coach who knows the game and, 'the issues around 'time of the month' and emotions'.

Women's football is so far behind the professional game we watch, and Neville knows about, and he has a gigantic learning curve. If he fails, it's back to punditry, if he succeeds he won't get a lot of credit.

Good on him, it's not only what happened to Sampson that means most ex footballers wouldn't touch this job with a bargepole.

I hope he does well.

edison · Post by **edison** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:30 am

Walking into a top international post as a first managerial job is not unheard of - as we know too well over here. I'm still trying to get over the whole Steve Staunton saga

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:41 pm

'But it's a risky move in some ways'

Not for him. Should be a 'doddle'. Win,win situation. Good to see him back in full time work though. Always worry when someone like him can't find regular work. It is regular work isn't it?

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:58 pm

The 'Libbers' won't be happy with any appointment, ever!

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:37 pm

They've just had someone on 5live and I'm not sure she knew why she was objecting to the appointment of Neville.

Accepts he's got plenty of playing experience, has worked for a top manager /mentor and has experience of winning as a player.

I think she's just complained for the sake of it, because out of the 6 shortlisted either 5 or all 6 backed out.
2/3 changed their minds when the FA said they needed to do a comprehensive background check

I'm not sure who they thought they'd attract to do the job.
I also wonder if she had the same complaints when Hope Powell took the job with no experience....

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:04 pm

FA to take no further action against Neville, just warned as to his future conduct. (BBC)

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:14 pm

These women have become man-haters. Where would they be without a bit of the old hampton?

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:37 pm

The selection process is pure comedy with most f em dropping out !
Ultimately PN has mega best of the best player experience schooled under Moyes after Fergie , also involved when Giggs briefly took the reins .That said women’s football is an unbelievable steaming pile with no fans and a horrible spectacle .Its been propped up by the FA and would collapse in an hour if they pulled funding.

The way the bbc report women’s football ( on a virtual equal footing) you’d think anyone bar a chip on shoulder
“We are wimmin” select group of professional snowflakes really cares

burnleypudding · Post by **burnleypudding** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:03 pm

Historic tweets got Andre Gray banned - where's the consistency?

Guich · Post by **Guich** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:11 pm

AlargeClaret wrote:The selection process is pure comedy with most f em dropping out !
Ultimately PN has mega best of the best player experience schooled under Moyes after Fergie , also involved when Giggs briefly took the reins .That said women’s football is an unbelievable steaming pile with no fans and a horrible spectacle .Its been propped up by the FA and would collapse in an hour if they pulled funding.

The way the bbc report women’s football ( on a virtual equal footing) you’d think anyone bar a chip on shoulder
“We are wimmin” select group of professional snowflakes really cares

You're not a fan of womens' football then?

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:22 pm

Sort of grew up with the Nevilles through football and cricket. He spent the best part of his final years at high school playing representative sport so not the best education. Most of this was probably spent in a male dominated environment with lads far his senior.

He was definitely the little kid amongst everyone, his twin sister was more like Gary and had him in his place.

His tweets sound like banter / private joke. Phil's crime is his own social media naivety. There's always someone out there these days who store these tweets up to keep the daily mail and talksport going.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:23 pm

Clarets4me wrote:The tweet from July 2011, " Relax, I'm back chilled, just battered the wife, feeling better now " ...

Does this mean he'll get a four game ban, for historical social media comments ??

I've met his wife, my father-in-law is a mate of her dads. He went to the wedding. Trust me, he wouldn't get away with battering her. This is just what it is, a joke, nothing more. People should stop being so damn precious about off-the-cuff comments made in jest. Political correctness is going to have us all having to apply for a licence to speak before long.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:55 pm

houseboy wrote:I've met his wife, my father-in-law is a mate of her dads. He went to the wedding. Trust me, he wouldn't get away with battering her. This is just what it is, a joke, nothing more. People should stop being so damn precious about off-the-cuff comments made in jest. Political correctness is going to have us all having to apply for a licence to speak before long.

Fully aware of the connection, and I've nothing against Phil Neville and I knew it was in jest... I'm just highlighting the double standards and incompetence of the FA. Fully agree with you on Political Correctness, it was interesting to hear Baroness Campbell state that they spoke to 147 possible Candidates in 30 Countries regarding the job but many didn't want to know, " Due to the spotlight that would inevitably fall on them, but more importantly, their families "...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42824232