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Sol Campbell
Been handed the managers job at Macc Town, bottom of league 2.
Re: Sol Campbell
I wouldnt be surprised if they win the Champions League this season. This guy is good, very good.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Premier League in 5 years.
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Re: Sol Campbell
He's one of the greatest minds in football you know!
Is Dwight going to be his assistant?
Is Dwight going to be his assistant?
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Re: Sol Campbell
The new Paul Ince.
Re: Sol Campbell
Good luck to him. Time to put his money where his mouth is.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Now we'll see just how good he really is...
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Re: Sol Campbell
Guess why he'll be sacked after a poor run of form... it won't be because of results - according to him.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Thers only 1 place for macc this season. Gone already for me
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Re: Sol Campbell
Wish we'd had a young Sol Campbell in our defence last night.
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Re: Sol Campbell
When the inevitable happens who will be first to speak about his sacking
Kick it out 5/4
Lord Ouseley 11/8
Troy Townsend 11/8
Paul Ince 4/1
Kick it out 5/4
Lord Ouseley 11/8
Troy Townsend 11/8
Paul Ince 4/1
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Re: Sol Campbell
Macclesfield play at Exeter City tonight but I can't find anywhere if Campbell will take charge, all it says on the Macc website is that he will be unveiled this Thursday.
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Re: Sol Campbell
"Unveiled this Thursday". Hen night??South West Claret. wrote:Macclesfield play at Exeter City tonight but I can't find anywhere if Campbell will take charge, all it says on the Macc website is that he will be unveiled this Thursday.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Addresses the imbalance now
Correction he isn't a woman
Correction he isn't a woman
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Re: Sol Campbell
I have now become solcampbellsmaccclaret.
Strange appointment, given that the uninterested chairman was upfront about not spending any money when they got promoted.
From Macclesfield's Sol Campbell's point of view, he can't fail. He can leave with no stain on his "reputation" when the apparently inevitable relegation happens.
Strange appointment, given that the uninterested chairman was upfront about not spending any money when they got promoted.
From Macclesfield's Sol Campbell's point of view, he can't fail. He can leave with no stain on his "reputation" when the apparently inevitable relegation happens.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Paul Ince did a great job at Macclesfield some years ago.
Surprised to see “but i am Sol Campbell” go to a team that low down.
Surprised to see “but i am Sol Campbell” go to a team that low down.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Very different set up at Macc when they had Ince and McIlroy.
Tough job now, even for Sol.
They're losing players to non-league now for an extra £20 a week and also because they only pay during the season. In those circumstances you need good connections in the non-league to find the right players. I suspect Sol won't count "money in the boot" players in his social circle.
Tough job now, even for Sol.
They're losing players to non-league now for an extra £20 a week and also because they only pay during the season. In those circumstances you need good connections in the non-league to find the right players. I suspect Sol won't count "money in the boot" players in his social circle.
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Re: Sol Campbell
I strongly suspect he'll be gone within 120 days, using some or all of the following phrases, " Impossible job " , " unrealistic expectations ", " hands tied behind my back ", " unable to sign players due to budget limitations ", " no backing ", " had no support from the Board " ... etc
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Re: Sol Campbell
Ideal start for Sol,1-0 victory at Exeter,still bottom though.
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Re: Sol Campbell
"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."
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Re: Sol Campbell
I think his press conference was everything you’d expect.
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Re: Sol Campbell
quoonbeatz wrote:"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."
Well, that's not going to bite him the arse one day, not at all.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Seems like he has chip on his shoulder, quite possibly the world's largest.quoonbeatz wrote:"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."
Does himself no favours, shame really as it would be interesting to see how well he does without all the negative crap he spouts.
Re: Sol Campbell
The exact kind of bellendery I expected from him.quoonbeatz wrote:"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."
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Re: Sol Campbell
In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.quoonbeatz wrote:"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."
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Re: Sol Campbell
Once a big head always a big head
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Re: Sol Campbell
Is a prick
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Re: Sol Campbell
And had it not been for a **** ref could possibly have been a WC winner.cricketfieldclarets wrote:In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.
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And a euro winnerGoobs wrote:And had it not been for a **** ref could possibly have been a WC winner.
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Wasn't even top 10cricketfieldclarets wrote:In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.
That doesn't mean he wasn't a good player, just happened to be around when some of the greatest defenders were.
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I know this is all opinion, but for me he was undoubtably one of the best central defenders in the world at the peak of his powers.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:Wasn't even top 10
That doesn't mean he wasn't a good player, just happened to be around when some of the greatest defenders were.
Pretty sure he was named in the teams of the tournaments at both World Cup 2002 and then the following Euro’s in 2004.
I’d be very surprised if you could easily name 10 central defenders who were better than him during that particular period!
Not sure how he will fair as a coach/manager though - but good luck to him!
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he was a top drawer centre half, no doubt about it all.cricketfieldclarets wrote:In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.
i remember him playing left back for spurs on the turf, proper gangly lad he was. quite surprising the transformation he made into a right solid big dog.
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Between 1998 and 2004 he was easily one of the best defenders in the world.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:Wasn't even top 10
That doesn't mean he wasn't a good player, just happened to be around when some of the greatest defenders were.
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He was indeed. Was first name on the sheet for England for years.AotearoaClaret wrote:I know this is all opinion, but for me he was undoubtably one of the best central defenders in the world at the peak of his powers.
Pretty sure he was named in the teams of the tournaments at both World Cup 2002 and then the following Euro’s in 2004.
I’d be very surprised if you could easily name 10 central defenders who were better than him during that particular period!
Not sure how he will fair as a coach/manager though - but good luck to him!
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I'll stand by my not in the top 10 comment.cricketfieldclarets wrote:Between 1998 and 2004 he was easily one of the best defenders in the world.
Certainly not top 10 defenders because you're opening the options up far to wide and I could easily pick any 10 defenders that were better than him during that era.
I'd probably struggle to place him top 10 centre backs too.
We will just have to disagree.
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name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:I could easily pick any 10 defenders that were better than him during that era.
I'd probably struggle to place him top 10 centre backs too.
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Re: Sol Campbell
Or just name five from each twitter account.
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Hope he does well as a coach tbhAotearoaClaret wrote:I know this is all opinion, but for me he was undoubtably one of the best central defenders in the world at the peak of his powers.
Pretty sure he was named in the teams of the tournaments at both World Cup 2002 and then the following Euro’s in 2004.
I’d be very surprised if you could easily name 10 central defenders who were better than him during that particular period!
Not sure how he will fair as a coach/manager though - but good luck to him!
He wasn't in the uefa team of the year at all from what I can see, Terry was though.
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Need a spoon to stir this with? :Lol:quoonbeatz wrote:name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.
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In an era of Cafu, R Carlos, Maldini, Nesta, Rio, Terry, Desailly, Leboeuf, Cannavaro, Blanc is easy to see why he may not be top 10.quoonbeatz wrote:name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.
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Chuck in the likes of Lothar Matthaus, Thuram etc
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thanks sidDyched wrote:In an era of Cafu, R Carlos, Maldini, Nesta, Rio, Terry, Desailly, Leboeuf, Cannavaro, Blanc is easy to see why he may not be top 10.
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quoonbeatz wrote:name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.
Blatherwick
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Re: Sol Campbell
He was a much better player than Terry in my opinion. Not many centre halves can combine pace and power the way Campbell did. Would certainly be in my top 5 from that era along with Maldini, Cannavaro, Nests.
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Lee, Steve or both?claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Blatherwick
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Rowls wrote:Lee, Steve or both?
You thinking of Howey ?
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Wether he was one of the best or not. It was a stupid thing to say. Not only bottom but now a scalp that teams will want more. A kinda “Welcome to our level Sol, not so easy eh?!”
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In your opinion of course. Which is wrong... of course.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: I could easily pick any 10 defenders that were better than him during that era.
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Dyched wrote:In an era of Cafu, R Carlos, Maldini, Nesta, Rio, Terry, Desailly, Leboeuf, Cannavaro, Blanc is easy to see why he may not be top 10.
Well Cafu and Carlos arent centre halves. Between 98 and 2006 he was definitely better than Terry and Probably Rio. And definitely better than Lebeouf.
Canavarro was class but his best years were around 2004 onwards. Nesta was world class but more fragile than Ledley King. Which leaves Desailly who I agree was easily one of the best in the world, Maldini even better and Blanc who was in the twighlight of his career when Campbell was at his peak.