‘An Overwhelmingly Positive Impact’
The Football Life And Times Of Les Wilson
For what he did in taking a small football country to the World Cup finals, there’s a bit of Jack Charlton or even Mick McCarthy. For the way he later used his coaching talents when adopting a measured and highly respected overview, he is seen as a sort of Stateside Trevor Brooking. And when offered the job as CONCACAF deputy secretary in 1999, he did what Roy Keane would no doubt love to do again and told the federation’s outspoken president Jack Warner to sling his hook.
Bobby On The Airwaves Again
Gould Goes Radio Ga Ga!
Bobby Gould is set for another appearance on 5 Live next weekend before getting ready to pack his bags for a winter Down Under. The former Wolves striker, who is currently covering games for Talk Sport and reported on Arsenal’s crushing win at Blackburn yesterday, switches to the Beeb when he makes his latest outing on their Fighting Talk radio show on Saturday morning.