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Worst coach in sa

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Any thoughts?
I believe theres a few contenders.











The J'burg senior coach is my tip

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Beers before lunch.

I like your style Holbrook. 8)
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El Paso del Norte wrote:Beers before lunch.

I like your style Holbrook. 8)
Been called worse

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hurlcrook wrote:I believe
He'd be top of my list :P
Now, if you're lucky, you could hack through your ankle in five minutes.

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Mad_Max wrote:
hurlcrook wrote:I believe
He'd be top of my list :P
On a roll.

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Well, there use to be a coach called Venables.
He stuffed us up in a game once against Iran

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What defines a bad coach?

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chuck norris wrote:What defines a bad coach?
Yes, even I could do better :)

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Randoman wrote:Image
That's the one.
Time for some righteous indignation

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Stitch This wrote:
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That's the one.
That's a bus, a coach has a toilet

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Venables never lost a game in that World Cup qualifying series. In his 24 games as coach he helped Australia achieve a top 30 FIFA world ranking, which before then had never seen the Socceroos able to crack the top 50.

Just for the record, I remember his comment when asked why he didn't shut the game down " we are not good enough"

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Ibelieve wrote:Well, there use to be a coach called Venables.
He stuffed us up in a game once against Iran
Best coach australia has ever had.

One of the best England have had as well.
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Best coach australia has ever had.
except when it mattered most.....
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MegaBonus wrote:
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Best coach australia has ever had.
except when it mattered most.....
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yes...exactly what I was thinking about Venables
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MegaBonus wrote:yes...exactly what I was thinking about Venables
Won leagues and cups in many other countries. Got his nation to the semi final in 96 but he's cabernet because australia didn't qualify?

Have you considered that he did bloody well to even get close?
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doesn't make him the best coach Australia has ever had....

bottled in when it mattered most!!!! selections and tactics are his responsibility and against Iran he faaaaarked up!
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MegaBonus wrote:doesn't make him the best coach Australia has ever had....

bottled in when it mattered most!!!! selections and tactics are his responsibility and against Iran he faaaaarked up!
Yes, could handle a euro semi final but scared of a a game in australia. :lol:
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Don't know why you're continuing....he failed on both occasions.....
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MegaBonus wrote:Don't know why you're continuing....he failed on both occasions.....
Which coach has been successful with australia then? Was it Venables fault all the other years you were cabernet?
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i guess any coach that achieved what he was trying to.....qualify for the WC (with a less talented team) or any coach that lead them to a FIFA Championship
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MegaBonus wrote:i guess any coach that achieved what he was trying to.....qualify for the WC (with a less talented team) or any coach that lead them to a FIFA Championship
So, it's only about that qualification. Only twice in your history have you qualified through the route that Venables had to take. So many variables to compare through that route as well. My mum could coach australia to a world cup now that they decided they were asian and took the easy route.

Venables got a very poor australia side within a whisker of a world cup, something only one person had ever done before. Yet, it's all his fault. He's crap :lol:
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thanks for confirming that Venables is not Australia's best coach....since 1 other person achieved what he couldn't.....

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MegaBonus wrote:thanks for confirming that Venables is not Australia's best coach....since 1 other person achieved what he couldn't.....

end of....
Did he do it with the same team at the same time? If not, then you are making a rather silly point.
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