RedHux Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 In the sun also To get him there they'd have to pay stupid man-city-esque wages. Can't blame them for trying though.
MC Prussian Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 That means Notts County will be back in the Premiership in four years time. Presuming there won't be another Eriksson payoff after one year... Great news for the club, though. Will attract more fans and even more sponsors...?
davieG Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 Either way any investment is bound to put a dent in the progress of Forest - there's no way Nottingham is big enough to support two averagely successful teams never mind top level.
Jon the Hat Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 Either way any investment is bound to put a dent in the progress of Forest - there's no way Nottingham is big enough to support two averagely successful teams never mind top level. Good point! I like it. This might also get more people calling them Notts Forest, which is always good
RedHux Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 Good point! I like it. This might also get more people calling them Notts Forest, which is always good :D
PAULCFC Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 Just been on radio 5 that Svens going to be their director of football.press conference tomorrow aparantly.
Jon the Hat Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 I wonder if they might see a certain Tord Grip as the manager if Sven is DOF..
haraven Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 - the Swede is at it again? Haven't we Norwegians warned you Brits about Swedes earlier? I hope Notts County is prepared to have a lot of cash for a parachute payment, Sven has had 3 now in the last couple of years hasn't he? This is silly season and too good to be true.
Asha Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 Sven Goran Eriksson at Notts County? :laugh: I really like County, always been my 'second team' as they say. Hope they do well next year.
purpleronnie Posted 21 July 2009 Posted 21 July 2009 Me too I have a soft spot for them I used to got regually in the late 80's and early 90's.
Wycombe Fox Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...nty/8162296.stm Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has joined Notts County as director of football. The club's website said Eriksson would be "joining his long-term assistant Tord Grip who will assume the role of general adviser." The club added that his remuneration would be determined by the success of the team on the pitch. Eriksson will take up his new role with immediate effect and will also be a shareholder in the club. The 61-year-old, who spent five years in charge of England, was sacked as coach of Mexico in April. Following his dismissal as Mexico manager he had been linked with a return to the Premier League with Portsmouth. Speaking prior to the appointment being made public, former Notts County player Craig Short said the news took him by surprise when it was broken to him on Tuesday. "I was absolutely shocked. I thought somebody was pulling my leg, to be honest," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. Signing the Swede is a massive coup for the League Two club because of his record of success across European football. Eriksson made a name for himself in his homeland with IFK Gothenburg before moving to Benfica where he won two Portuguese league titles, a Portuguese cup and the team finished runners-up in the Uefa Cup. A spell in Italy followed before he returned to Benfica, leading them to the final of the European Cup in 1990 where they lost 1-0 to AC Milan. It was at Italian side Lazio where he achieved arguably his greatest success, winning every major trophy in Italy - including the Serie A title in 2000 for only the second time in the Roman club's history - and the European Cup Winners Cup. The Swede became the first foreign manager to take charge of the English national side when he was appointed as Kevin Keegan's successor in 2001. He spent five years at the helm, leading England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, as well as a place in the last eight at the 2004 European Championships. Eriksson announced his decision to step down as England manager before the 2006 World Cup in Germany - two years before his contract was due to expire. A year out of the game followed before he joined Manchester City, where he spent only one season before being replaced by Mark Hughes. In June 2008 Eriksson replaced Hugo Sanchez in the Mexico job, the legendary striker having been sacked three months earlier, but he lasted less than a year.
markbsac Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 this great news good luck to county i rem when they nearly went under ans city fans were putting loads of dollar in the buckets around the walkers for them.......i think most fans have a soft spot for county...lets hope the red scum will soon live in there shadow....good luck and great news for county..i bet thre fans cant believe it.
Maybes Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 Notts County - biggest club in League Two. Sven = Hero
Ultra Posted 22 July 2009 Posted 22 July 2009 I hope he stays long enough to see them regain their former pinnacle as the premier club in Nottingham.
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