The wally with the brolly
So, the Wally with the brolly is back in the English game as a manager. Steve McClaren has been appointed as the new boss at Championship side Nottingham Forest. Former manager Billy Davies was sacked yesterday after leading the club to two consecutive play-off campaigns ending in failure.
Rumoured
It had been rumoured that McClaren may have been first choice for Aston Villa but that fan unrest had led them to look elsewhere. I m afraid that McClaren s pitiful spell in charge of the England national team has left his position as a manager as untenable to a large group of English football fans.
Of course, that is hugely unfair. McClaren enjoyed great success as a coach at Derby and alongside Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. …