After listening to SAF terrify the press again today it reminded me of an ongoing spirited discussion with my Scottish mate Bob.
Me. "Scotland are crap"
Him. " Well, with so many Scottish managers in the English leagues what does that make you?"
And so I developed the following theory.
Is it purely an aggressive authoritarian accent and not some superior tactical nouse from North of the border that gets most of these Scotsmen jobs in management.
It reminds of a little Glaswegian I used to work with that ran the warehouse, he used to terrify the shop floor girls whenever he spoke.
The same gruff voices can be heard throughout football but never do you hear "get stuck in lad" or "get down that wing son" shouted in some effete Etonian type dialect.
Do Scot's have superior managerial skills? Is there some kind of Scottish total fitba philosophy?
Absolutely not.
In fact they come from largely the same background as their English counterparts, from a country that is woefully short of good players and teams, so why the disproportionate numbers in coaching?
Is it the illusion of some sergeant major type sounding like they know what they are doing and if you don't listen you might get a slap?
Could it be some insurgent plot to bring English football down to their standards?
In order to counteract this invasion of mediocre imposters* I suggest the FA coaching school develop there own loud brash coaches with homegrown accents.
The Geordie - More Brian Johnson from AC/DC than Alan Shearer.
The Northerner - More David Seamen than Compo.
The Cockney - More Ray Winstone than Rodney Trotter.
Certainly something to think about after complaints about a lack of English coaches.
*exemptions given to Sir Alex, Shankly, Dean, Dalglish, Moyes, Coyle.....oh crap
In jest.....kinda.
onederer.
I'm wondering how much of it is down to Sir Alex himself. When you think of how long he's been on the job at MUFC, you realize that, at the time he was hired, Scottish football was extremely highly regarded in England. In fact, throughout the 70s, the British national team to beat was Scotland NOT England. Ever since his hiring and subsequent unparalleled success, every other team has been trying to emulate that appointment, even down to copying the nationality and accent.
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