I'll raise your whiff with a big stench of old school tie mentality.dasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 8:22 am Remains the big, unanswered question IMO. How much influence the FA has over team & squad selection. There's always been a whiff of "our sponsors would really appreciate it if you picked player X for the squad".
I really believe that most of them over the years wouldn't know the shape of the ball, let alone anything else football related. The quicker this "Old boys network" is replaced with personnel that have played the game and/or understand it, the better.