Hope Powell's Recent BBC Interview

[jen_oneill]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14636000.stm

Guess this is the best place to have this discussion before everyone moves on and Euro 2013 become the total focus...

[Calimero]

Not much on the WC failures themselves. It looks obvious that the "coward" comment was made off the record from what she says.
She doesn't says lessons will be learnt though which is a worry.

[jen_oneill]

It looks obvious that the "coward" comment was made off the record from what she says.

It 'looks' that way.

But yeah, it's about how things go from here. What has been learned etc.
Why did such a great group of players, with fantastic results heading into the tournie, not quite produce it when it mattered (though they DID remain unbeaten)?
If you knew the answer to that though, you would have the key to everything!

[numbersix]

It 'looks' that way.

But yeah, it's about how things go from here. What has been learned etc.
Why did such a great group of players, with fantastic results heading into the tournie, not quite produce it when it mattered (though they DID remain unbeaten)?
If you knew the answer to that though, you would have the key to everything!

I thought it was time for her to go after the last World Cup........

[Calimero]

It is difficult to understand why the FA did not want to brng somene with new and different ideas. I mean 13 years in the job is a long time.

[numbersix]

It is difficult to understand why the FA did not want to brng somene with new and different ideas. I mean 13 years in the job is a long time.

13 years and not being THE major force in World football...signals the time for a change....