Critics and Pundits

Gorse Fox took a few minutes to look at the statistics regarding the England football manager. Sven-Goran Ericsson, who is being so widely villified in the press, is the 4th most successful of the last 50 years.

1. Sir Alf Ramsay - win rate 61.06% (over 113 games)
2. Glen Hoddle - win rate 60.71% (over 28 games)
3. Ron Greenwood - win rate 60% (over 55 games)
4. Sven-Goran Ericsson - win rate 59.7% (over 67 games)

and just to remind you that our knowledgeable pundits can't snipe from a very strong position...

• Sir Bobby Robson - win rate 49.47% (over 95 games)
• Graham Taylor - win rate 47.37% (over 38 games)

[File under: England Football]