It seems as though Stuart Pearce is to be the new England U21 manager. Good. Alongside Martin O'Neill, Pearce is one up the few incorruptible managers in the English game and the culture at Manchester City has progressed in leaps and bounds since he became manager replacing the duplicitous Kevin Keegan. He was even astute enough to get rid of David "Liability" James.
Our Trading Team is fortunate to have a "spy" in the Sky empire and the choice of Pearce has really pissed off the Sky people.
Sky operates as a publicity machine for managers who are in their pay but are currently redundant - Hoddle, Wilkins, Souness, Reid and the like. Sky were strongly pushing to exert a control over the England U21 set up at a managerial level. The U21 games are featured on Sky Television and it is almost impossible for Sky to gain control of the young players in the squad (unlike at a senior level).
The England U21's have reached the finals of the European Championships this summer and, with the selection of Pearce, actually have a reasonable chance of winning it.
This is good for English football and bad for Sky and the bookmakers.
Wow! Good news if you are English.
