• Sol Campbell

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:37 pm**

Been handed the managers job at Macc Town, bottom of league 2.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:39 pm**

I wouldnt be surprised if they win the Champions League this season. This guy is good, very good.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:40 pm**

Premier League in 5 years.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:42 pm**

He's one of the greatest minds in football you know!
Is Dwight going to be his assistant?

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:49 pm**

The new Paul Ince.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:55 pm**

Good luck to him. Time to put his money where his mouth is.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:56 pm**

Now we'll see just how good he really is...

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:59 pm**

Guess why he'll be sacked after a poor run of form... it won't be because of results - according to him.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:06 pm**

Thers only 1 place for macc this season. Gone already for me

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:21 pm**

Wish we'd had a young Sol Campbell in our defence last night.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:47 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:02 pm**

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.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:07 pm**

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.

"Unveiled this Thursday". Hen night??

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:22 pm**

Addresses the imbalance now

Correction he isn't a woman

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:44 pm**

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.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:13 pm**

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.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:25 pm**

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.

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:35 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:40 pm**

Ideal start for Sol,1-0 victory at Exeter,still bottom though.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 4:42 pm**

"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:53 pm**

I think his press conference was everything you’d expect.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:14 pm**

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.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:25 pm**

quoonbeatz wrote:"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."

Seems like he has chip on his shoulder, quite possibly the world's largest.
Does himself no favours, shame really as it would be interesting to see how well he does without all the negative crap he spouts.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:28 pm**

quoonbeatz wrote:"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."

The exact kind of bellendery I expected from him.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:30 pm**

quoonbeatz wrote:"You've got an international footballer who has been one of the best footballers in the world coming to your club."

In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:51 pm**

Once a big head always a big head

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:58 pm**

Is a prick

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:37 pm**

cricketfieldclarets wrote:In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.

And had it not been for a **** ref could possibly have been a WC winner.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:35 pm**

Goobs wrote:And had it not been for a **** ref could possibly have been a WC winner.

And a euro winner

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:48 am**

cricketfieldclarets wrote:In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.

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.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:45 am**

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.

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!

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:13 am**

cricketfieldclarets wrote:In fairness, at his peak he was one of the best players in the world in his position.

he was a top drawer centre half, no doubt about it all.

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.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:28 am**

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.

Between 1998 and 2004 he was easily one of the best defenders in the world.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:29 am**

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!

He was indeed. Was first name on the sheet for England for years.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:50 pm**

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Between 1998 and 2004 he was easily one of the best defenders in the world.

I'll stand by my not in the top 10 comment.
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.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:56 pm**

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.

name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:01 pm**

Or just name five from each twitter account.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:01 pm**

Is he still at Macclesfield ?

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:04 pm**

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!

Hope he does well as a coach tbh
He wasn't in the uefa team of the year at all from what I can see, Terry was though.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:07 pm**

quoonbeatz wrote:name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.

Need a spoon to stir this with? :Lol:

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:11 pm**

quoonbeatz wrote:name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.

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.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:28 pm**

Chuck in the likes of Lothar Matthaus, Thuram etc

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:03 pm**

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.

thanks sid

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:04 pm**

quoonbeatz wrote:name them, sid. its friday, lets have a heated debate.

Blatherwick

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:12 pm**

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.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:14 pm**

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Blatherwick

Lee, Steve or both?

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:16 pm**

Rowls wrote:Lee, Steve or both?

You thinking of Howey ?

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:19 pm**

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?!”

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:24 pm**

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: I could easily pick any 10 defenders that were better than him during that era.

In your opinion of course. Which is wrong... of course.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:29 pm**

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.

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