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by **dawson99** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:39 pm

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson should be replaced by Latics boss Paul Jewell and Manchester City's Stuart Pearce.
Whelan's call for Football Association action comes after Eriksson's remarks to an undercover tabloid reporter.

He told the Manchester Evening News: "It's gross misconduct, he's got to go, if it was up to me I'd say goodbye.

"My automatic choice would be Paul and Stuart, the nation would get behind them and back them to the hilt."

Whelan's is the latest voice to level high-profile criticism at Eriksson.

Aston Villa boss David O'Leary has already reacted angrily to Eriksson for discussing a potential job at Aston Villa, while striker Michael Owen has been forced to issue a statement contradicting the England boss's belief that he is not happy at Newcastle.

Whelan tends to pass comment when it's none of his business, sacking Eriksson would be disastrous

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Whelan told the Manchester Evening News: "He's broken one of the game's golden rules. It's gross misconduct and he has to go.

"I've criticised him in the past but there should be no way back from this, this is an absolute scandal, a disgrace.

"You simply do not expect the England manager to openly discuss his future plans and to air his views about what he thinks about players in his squad.

"He has lost the confidence of the nation due to his actions. The whole thing is absolutely scandalous.

We wish to reiterate our total support and backing for England

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"The country and every football fan must feel sick about this whole issue. I know I certainly do, especially with the World Cup in Germany only months away.

"The FA, however, is not as strong as it should be in these kind of issues."

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Is it time for Eriksson to go?

Meanwhile the League Managers' Association has called for a line to be drawn under the affair.

An LMA statement said: "We wish to reiterate our total support and backing for England in this year's World Cup.

"Our managers will continue to give Sven and the FA their complete support and backing."

Genius i say. id back a jewell pearce combo more than erikson any day of the week. Sven is just bringing the name of football further into the gutter every day he stays (and yes, if he wns the world cup with england i will still say that)

by **stmichael** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:00 pm

it's obvious that whelan touts jewell for england because he wants sven at wigan

by **Sabre** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:09 pm

Yeh that interview with the Arab has wind up Spain aswell as he also mentions Beckham.

Anyway, that kind of journalism that lures that way to get info, stinks. Thumbs down.

by **dawson99** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:20 pm

dont care about the way the info was given. sven has proven himself to be an evil selfish man who just wants money. i want someone whos gonna manage my national team to have a lil bit of national pride, know what im saying?

by **JBG** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:45 pm

How the FA can persist with Erickson now is beyond me.

He has made a mockery of them over the years, gets paid loads of money to manage the best English players in more than a generation.

News just in: Erickson will not win the World Cup. The English players can win it with the right manager, so the FA should use this as an excuse to sack him and get a proper guy in for the World Cup.

by **Ciggy** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:06 pm

I think he's a :censored:

, never liked him since the minute he came.
He has no appeal what so ever, duno what them women see in him he knocks me bleedin sick :Oo:

by **Sabre** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:32 pm

I have one thing to be grateful to Eriksson. In Spain, you couldn't mention under any circunstances that the coach might be foreigner. Unthinkable. All the coaches of the Seleccion (squad) have been Spaniards. But apart from rivalry in Spain there has been always a respect to England as a nation (U.K. for that matter) and since Eriksson started to coach the english squad, the debate is also unavoidable in Spain.

Not that I rate Eriksson btw, but I'm grateful for that, as I do think a good foreign coach might do good to our football. Not because they're better (look Rafa) but because a foreigner that knows his football might spot our defects even better than a man of Spain, if you see what I mean.

by **laza** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:35 am

Im amazed he has lasted so long to even get to this farcial stage but i cant see him getting the bullet with WC so close now.

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