Phil Neville | Portland Timbers head coach | In sexist row

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No young up and coming manager would prefer goin to the MLS. It's the same for players, you want to try your luck first in europe. Do you think Carrick and McKenna don't fancy themselves managing in the premier league in the next few years? It's easier to tempt old experienced managers imo, and unlike old players who go there past their prime, old managers can still do a great job imo, and they'd add more to the league than has been players.
It certainly wouldn't be a bad option. Nuno for example is experienced (though not old) but coaching a Saudi team I think. If you could afford to release him from whatever contract he has there and he were interested then I'm sure he'd do very well.
 

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phil neville looks like a vegan.
 

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Tbf they're tweets from over a decade ago and the second one was directed as a joke towards his sister, for context.

I don't know what "the torrent of sexism & misogyny that has plagued the Portland Timbers & Thorns (& roiled their diehard fanbase)" is referring to, and maybe it's enough to make hiring Neville a fair issue, but in isolation pointing to those tweets from 10 years ago as cause for not hiring him seems a bit of a stretch.
 

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The tweets are over 10 years old and this has all been dealt with when he managed the England women's team. Move on people.
 

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Forget the sexism, look at that grammar in the second tweet. Disgusting.
It was my first thought. There is no way he didn't commit several crimes against humanity. Isn't the english language protected by UNESCO?
 

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Dragging up Tweets from a decade ago is a total waste of time

Far more important is to question how Phil Neville manages to get another managerial job despite having such a crap track record

Must have the same super agent as Lampard
 

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Dragging up Tweets from a decade ago is a total waste of time

Far more important is to question how Phil Neville manages to get another managerial job despite having such a crap track record

Must have the same super agent as Lampard
Have some fecking respect









Sorry what was the question?
 

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Dragging up Tweets from a decade ago is a total waste of time

Far more important is to question how Phil Neville manages to get another managerial job despite having such a crap track record

Must have the same super agent as Lampard
Lampard managed PL clubs, Neville's managing MLS teams - no way does he have the same agent!
 

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