You know, I think he might go after this (or at contract end). He doesn't look comfortable in the role any more.
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I think there's increasing talk of a need to bin extra time and go straight to penalties. I'd be for that. Or as a happy medium, reduce extra time to 2 x 10 mins.
That aside, yes I'm a Scot, however with us out, my support is now behind England. Perhaps not to the same extent as it was with Scotland
but it's there nevertheless 
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I think he has done well. Got us from also rans to serious top level, if not winning contenders.
But i think he has reached his level and we need somebody who can take us to the very top step.
He can go with his head held high though
I think managing a national team is very different to managing a top club side. I would say that the international game is slower and less technical. What makes a good national manager is still a mystery to me. I don't really understand how we have done so well under Southgate. Are the current players actually that good? Saka and Kane are/were top class, but the rest don't seem particularly special. I don't yet understand why Bellingham is so highly rated, but I know he must be good because lots of very experienced pundits keep saying so. We had some wonderful players under Sven and he never got the best out of them. It's so confusing!
I propose that a Scot commentator be the one in the hot seat when England plays next.I think there's increasing talk of a need to bin extra time and go straight to penalties. I'd be for that. Or as a happy medium, reduce extra time to 2 x 10 mins.
That aside, yes I'm a Scot, however with us out, my support is now behind England. Perhaps not to the same extent as it was with Scotland
I turned the sound off in the final stages as the English commentators could read the future as lips were moving- was a better watch
Tbh with sport in general, I wish there was a button to mute the commentators whilst still hearing the sound within the venue of whatever sport is being watched. I'm not saying I'd never listen to them, however sometimes I just think 'shut up! and yes, I know that's what they're paid to do.
Like in snooker ...
So what he'll do now is try to screw back for the second red above the black. From there he'll be looking to stun through for the pink that's found itself on the cushion. And from there he'll ...
Just shut the feck up and let me watch what happens next!!!
Ok, mini rant over
Funnily enough, snooker is one of the sports where I most appreciate the commentary because it's so technical.
Gums flapping?
Yeah I can see that pov and understand where you're coming from. I think I'd prefer a bit of anticipation. After watching snooker for 40ish years I don't really need to know what <insert commentator name here> thinks
You're crazy! Ally McCoist rocks.
You can hear him raise his tone whenever a striker takes a chance, like an old warrior recalling old battles, he knows how to put the ball in the net. Or when an easy chance is missed, the disappointment is palpable. Best co-commenter by a country mile.
My idea of hell is hearing Jonathan Pearce and Martin Keown squeak and squawk through a match. Unbearable.
Yeah must admit I don't mind McCoist.You're crazy! Ally McCoist rocks.
You can hear him raise his tone whenever a striker takes a chance, like an old warrior recalling old battles, he knows how to put the ball in the net. Or when an easy chance is missed, the disappointment is palpable. Best co-commenter by a country mile.
My idea of hell is hearing Jonathan Pearce and Martin Keown squeak and squawk through a match. Unbearable.
You're crazy! Ally McCoist rocks.
You can hear him raise his tone whenever a striker takes a chance, like an old warrior recalling old battles, he knows how to put the ball in the net. Or when an easy chance is missed, the disappointment is palpable. Best co-commenter by a country mile.
My idea of hell is hearing Jonathan Pearce and Martin Keown squeak and squawk through a match. Unbearable.
My problem with Ally McCoist is that he thinks he is a lot more interesting than he actually is. He will make a banal observation which he thinks is really important, but gets no response from the co-commentator. And then he goes on to repeat exactly the same observation three or four more times over the next couple of minutes. He can't let it go.
I'm probably in a minority, as I've just read he's won Pundit of the Year.
Then again, I also don't like Gary Neville as an analyst. Whereas I think Gary Lineker is brilliant. He is so good at explaining complex stuff very simply. It probably helps that he's also very engaging and likeable.
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