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Brooking calls for changes

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Sir Trevor Brooking

Sir Trevor Brooking fears English football may fall further behind Europe if coaching qualifications are not made mandatory in the Premiership.

The FA's Development Director wants to meet football's professional bodies to enforce stricter rulings for coaches.

"It would be good to set a standard right at the top level because that sends a message," he told BBC Sport.

"We need to sit down with the professional game and try to get consistency right across the board."

Brooking's comments follow the Premier League's decision to allow Gareth Southgate to continue as Middlesbrough boss despite not having the necessary qualifications.

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posted Dec 2, 2006

Does it matter what badges they have?

Its how a manager actually works with the players and what success he brings to a club that counts.

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posted Dec 2, 2006

Badges? Badges? "We don't need no stinking badges!"

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posted Dec 2, 2006

lol, now for my next impression, Jesse Owens...

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posted Dec 2, 2006

Jesse Owens? He must be at least 113?

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posted Dec 2, 2006

i don't think it's a bad idea to encourage excellence in all aspects of the game. the best coaches should walk through the badge collecting excercise, so they shouldn't fear compulsory badges for top level jobs. what we need possibly even more than that though, is players who can actually play! by that i mean it would be helpful to have players who can keep hold of the ball, pass to a team-mate, and kick with both feet (just in case it comes to the 'wrong' one)!!! fast and exciting though our game is, the technique is embarassing for the most part.

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