Turneep Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Why does this happen? I saw an opening for the English team Manager so I applied for it. Just after applying I was headhunted by the Spanish FA to Manage Spain and they offered me a job before the English FA gave me an answer. Spain being ranked no.2 and alot of my clubs youth players being Spanish I accepted. Then it was announced that England laughed off my interest. Same thing happened 10 years ago in game time when I applied for Manager of Man United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljwjones Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I have had this too it seem England do not want successful managers. I had won La Liga 3 times, champions league once, spanish cup 5 time and they laugh me off. I took up a role at Argentine instead. And just got knocked out in semi final of copa america, damn it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Is your FM nationality english? Perhaps its Spanish given where you've been managing? Generally this happens if they feel your FM reputation is too low to consider you for the manager role. Perhaps they expect some knowldege / experience of English football. I appreciate Cappello didn't but given his desire until recently to always try to pair Gerard with Lampard it appears he is somewhat behind the curve on what all armchair manager's already know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljwjones Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 First nationality is English second as spanish. My experience is full english, full spanish, 75%ish on brazil and 50% on Argentina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oi_oi_ginger_roy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 To save face "yeah we didn't want him anyway, Spain can have him" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimbobWWFC Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 My experience is full english Hmmm full english..... Sorry, I was about to contribute to this thread, but I have an empty stomach and lost concentration when I saw this quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hmmm full english.....Sorry, I was about to contribute to this thread, but I have an empty stomach and lost concentration when I saw this quote LOL that made me really laugh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turneep Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 Is your FM nationality english? Perhaps its Spanish given where you've been managing?Generally this happens if they feel your FM reputation is too low to consider you for the manager role. Perhaps they expect some knowldege / experience of English football. I appreciate Cappello didn't but given his desire until recently to always try to pair Gerard with Lampard it appears he is somewhat behind the curve on what all armchair manager's already know Irish Nationality. Too low? I have been playing for 12 years, won Serie A twice and Bundesliga 9 years in a row. 5 Champions Leagues and so many domestic cups I lost count. Plus the U23 Olympic medal with Spain after Pep Guardiola approached me for the job. So it cant be reputation. If its my nationality I just say pffffft what a load of balls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFury Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I had welsh nationality and continental reputation and Wales still laughed off my interest at a time where I was offered the United and Spurs job, Spurs being THE dominant team in England due to a tycoon takeover. Doesn't make sense. Nothing you can do but wait until the next manager is sacked, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizza Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Had a similar situation myself - playing in Iceland I'd won every game for nearly 3 years, held all domestic trophies and had taken KF to the Champions League for 4 years running. I applied for their national job and got laughed off and they appointed an unknown Icelandic manager instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Neil Brock Posted December 15, 2011 Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2011 Was this with the latest update? There was an issue in regards to this which was looked at, however if it does still happen then maybe it was only resolved for club management rather than international. Do let me know, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
singtelsux Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Obvioulsly, the in-game FA still think that England > Spain..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abengie Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think the case is applying two nations at the same time. I dont know may be a bug or may be England laugh off interest because you are acting inconsistently by applying two nations simultaneously.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusander Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yes it's still happening when applying for the national teams it seems. I got laughed off by both Germany and England (tried to apply them both at the same time as well as one at a time, there was no difference) and yet I got World Class reputation, I've won the English PL with Swindon three times in a row now and also played in the UCL semi-final and the final in past two seasons. Even if it's not enough to get the job, I still think I shouldn't be laughed off by applying for the job? World Class reputation seems to mean nothing as it is... And I also got German nationality... edit: Both jobs were filled with national reputation managers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredric Drum Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I applied to the Italy job on two occasions, got laughed off both times... then after firing their manager after a failed campaign they came crawling to me, begging me to turn their mangled wreck of a team into winners again. I want a Laugh off interest from Italy button. Seriously. If they can laugh, why can't I? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themodelcitizen Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Does the game reflect the "cycle" England seem to be having of foreign manager followed by a native? Keegan resigns, then Sven, media decides its time to go English to McClaren -- absolute disaster so back to the foreign manager in Capello, inevitably to be followed by Redknapp or another English manager... and the cycle continues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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