Football Daily | Steve McClaren and Jamaica? Steve McClaren and Jamaica!
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“Sometimes there’s a man … I won’t say a hero coz what’s a hero,” says the voiceover at the start of Big Lebowski. “Well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.” And though he wasn’t talking about football he could’ve been, because the same often applies to the beautiful game. Got a charismatic, hardarse and surprisingly sensitive Scot? Perfect for Manchester and Manchester United. Or maybe you know a socially conscious, lightly cheesy, and rabble-rousing exhibitionist with teeth; off to Liverpool he goes, with your local nerdy technocrat of implacable self-confidence sent straight to Arsenal.
Re: who would play supporting roles in the film of the Saipan set-to (Football Daily letters passim). Could I suggest Domhnall Gleeson (Steve Staunton), Paul Mescal (Robbie Keane) and, of course, Cillian Murphy as Niall Quinn? I’m not sure what their football skills are, but hey, it didn’t stop Michael Caine and Sly Stallone in Escape to Victory” – Phil Scarlett.
In terms of the idea of getting Steve Coogan to be England boss as long as he acts as Mick McCarthy, couldn’t we just get the real Mick McCar … no, wait, your idea is better” – Adam Smith.
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