George Burley (Telegraph)
There is no shock that George Burley has been sacked as coach of the Scottish Football team. There is some surprise that it happened so quickly but on the other hand the Glasgow Mafia have wanted rid of him for some time. Already they are on Sky Sports putting forward Walter Smith as 'stand in manager.' How surprising is that? Nothing has been said by the OF journalists ( a word used with great care where they are concerned) regarding George Peat resigning however. The suits will always make sure they keep their jobs. So who is next? Big names will not take it, why should they leave comfortable EPL or Championship clubs where the potential is greater than that provided by being the whipping boy of an OF led press corps? Craig Levein, who would stand up to the press and sulky players, the man Clarke, working at West Ham, Eric Black I think was mentioned, but there again the list of probables is endless. Ah well, there will be no quick coronation, not until the money is sorted out anyway!
Watching the launch of the latest space shuttle I was less impressed with the machine reaching 2000 miles per hour in one and a half minutes than I was with the idea of actually seeing this happen live! We forget that the wonders of technology allow us to observe from a position on the outside of the craft as she heads towards the Mir space station. Cameras on the ground follow the craft as she reaches 13 miles high and we take this for granted, as a right, to see this! Just a few years ago I can remember the first 'Telstar' signal coming in from the US. A gray black & white picture on a rolling screen gave us an indication of the future and we were astounded. Today we watch similar on our PCs and complain only about the cost of the ISP. How lucky we are to live at such a time. However all the labour saving devices, all the technological marvels that make life so much better do not appear to make us any happier. There is more to life than possessions and the technological wonders around us, and how often we forget this and grumble.
I am just glad I am not one to complain.......
Watching the launch of the latest space shuttle I was less impressed with the machine reaching 2000 miles per hour in one and a half minutes than I was with the idea of actually seeing this happen live! We forget that the wonders of technology allow us to observe from a position on the outside of the craft as she heads towards the Mir space station. Cameras on the ground follow the craft as she reaches 13 miles high and we take this for granted, as a right, to see this! Just a few years ago I can remember the first 'Telstar' signal coming in from the US. A gray black & white picture on a rolling screen gave us an indication of the future and we were astounded. Today we watch similar on our PCs and complain only about the cost of the ISP. How lucky we are to live at such a time. However all the labour saving devices, all the technological marvels that make life so much better do not appear to make us any happier. There is more to life than possessions and the technological wonders around us, and how often we forget this and grumble.
I am just glad I am not one to complain.......
4 comments:
I'd be very surprised if the SFA turned to Craig Levein - a man who has given the suits so much grief over the years. My money's on Walter Smith...
I just hope they leave Billy Davies alone at Forest. We are just starting to fly under his wily stewardship.
I also hope they leave Davies at Forest...!
Walter appears to have withdrawn, so that is a step forward.
Davies may apply but will not get the job, unless others turn it down.
He is a Hun so that's in his favour.
Looks like Levein, but I still say Jeffries could do it.
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