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Listed below are comments made by Man From Milan between Thursday, 10th September 2009 and Wednesday, 11th November 2009.

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What we can learn from Rooney, Dan Rooney 10:49pm on 11 Nov 2009 Not sure whether it means anything, but nobody's mentioned Carlton Palmer.
What we can learn from Rooney, Dan Rooney 00:11am on 11 Nov 2009 I think all the main rebuttals have been made, and I agree with most of them.

* looking at stats in itself is not enough - if you really are concerned go and interview potential managers who never made it, and find out from them if they feel they were never given a fair chance or not. For example, accounts like the one by Paul Canoville are truly shameful - we need more by people like him. Was it just a few bad clubs, or was it widespread?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1189328/REVEALED-The-shocking-revelations-Chelseas-black-player-Paul-Canoville.html

* why limit the article to black managers, and not asian, orientals, homosexuals...

* if you really want to use statistics, you need to be work out a more sophisticated formula than just looking at % of black players and coaches.
For a start, you need to take nationality into account (let's face it, Gauthier Mahoto is never going to apply for the Rushden and Diamonds job).
Then take age - how many players in Wenger / Ferguson's age bracket were black? If you plot the numbers on a graph perhaps you'll get more meaningful data
The add position - no goalkeepers, and not many strikers.
And finally add the level they played at - most decent coaches weren't from the top clubs.
So, we are looking at black, British ex-midfielders who played for Queen of the South or Carlisle in the 1960s. What was the percentage again?

Personally I think the numbers are low because of racism in the past, but times have changed. Rio, Ashley Cole, Wright-Philips, etc, any of them would be allowed to have a coaching career
Ancelotti ready for Man Utd challenge 11:55pm on 07 Nov 2009 What's the point of this blog entry, it doesn't say anything at all
The fight over a Blair presidency 6:43pm on 25 Oct 2009 Surely the man who refused to take Britain into the Euro cannot be leader of the EU. Or am I missing something?
Ferdinand must sharpen up 12:59pm on 11 Oct 2009 I agree with #96 - Green took a silly risk so early on in the game.

I believe Rio's fading, but if he gets his match fitness back he'll still be good enough for the next WC, and possibly the Euro's after that.

The reason England will not win the WC is not because of the defenders, or strikers, but simply the lack of a world class keeper. Look at the holders of the European Cup, World Cup, and Copa América - Spain (Casillas), Italy (Buffon), Brazil (J. Cesar). The world's best three keepers. Coincidence?
Ferdinand must sharpen up 10:06pm on 10 Oct 2009 I agree with keanesleftnipple. Lack of concentration AND loss of fitnesss surely must mean he must become second choice for England.
Map of the Week: Cheese 8:53pm on 02 Oct 2009 I come from the mainland, love cheese, but besides Stilton I found British cheeses to be boring and tasteless. People always go on about "oh you must try a PROPER Cheddar, not the stuff they sell at the supermarket" but I never managed to get hold of this mythical item.
The ramifications of the Singapore race fixing verdict 7:24pm on 21 Sep 2009 Mosley's revenge, nothing more.
Adebayor madness mars Man City win 7:30pm on 13 Sep 2009 What??? I wrote a comment saying there was racist chanting and it is under review by the moderators for breaking the house rules? What's that all about?
Capello can plot World Cup glory 10:35am on 10 Sep 2009 Well done. Spain and Brazil are still a step above, due to them having outstanding keepers. But England are definitively up there amongst the serious contenders.

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