Comments on: Can Sven-Goran Eriksson Bring Notts County To The Premier League?

By: CA_backpacker

CA_backpacker — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:57:14 +0000

I’m dying to see them make fun of this on Special1 TV (assuming it survives Setanta’s implosion). What was the joke? “Q: What is the difference between Sven and the Swine Flu A: The swine flu had an impact in Mexico”

I wish him the best of luck, but jeesh, talk about a self-imposed exile to Siberia!

By: David

David — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:23:27 +0000

It is purely speculation on my part (since I’ve seen nothing written about it), but I have to assume Sven has been offered a share of the team in addition to his salary. Hypothetically, this creates a risk-free shot at a financial windfall. Under this theory he still gets to collect a pretty substantial salary, but if he can get the team to the premiership he generates a tremendous back-end bonus. I’m not sure about the value of a promoted club with the history of Notts, nor can I do anything but guess at what percentage of the club he’s been offered, but is it unreasonable to suggest the value of the team could rise to 150M and that he can get 20%? A 30M option would put this project more in line with his previous wages. As for the owners, I think it still makes sense. They share both the risk and the reward, while financially incentivizing Sven to be successful.

By: Paul (No1Fan)

Paul (No1Fan) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:23:23 +0000

Sven has clearly gone snooker loopy nuts!

By: Pompey Canuck

Pompey Canuck — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:17:42 +0000

Notts County will have no problems getting to the championship. Because Sven is there players that are better than a league two level will want to play for Sven (I know he is not the manager) and I think they will be promoted this year and next year. Once they reach the championship that is where the challenge is, especially if they were promoted twice in two years if they spend a few seasons in the mid table championship, will they give up on Sven?

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:13:31 +0000

Why people still spend this sort of silly money hiring Sven is beyond me. If he sticks it longer than a year (which I doubt), Notts County might eventually go somewhere, but it ain’t gonna be year on promotions.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:21:08 +0000

I like this although I feel like if they are actually given money to buy some players sven can get them to the championship with some ease, couldn’t he just have hoped on when they got to the championship? That is a difficult enough task.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:26:10 +0000

Is Notts Co the next Oxford? Hopefully the new owners won’t fall off a boat.

By: Lyle

Lyle — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:07:24 +0000

Thank God Sven is back! Love the guy. Peter Trumbling seems like smart guy as well. I bet they do it. I hope they do it… just not at the expense of Fulham dropping down a league.

England ain’t the same without Sven.

By: Kartik Krishnaiyer

Kartik Krishnaiyer — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:33:22 +0000

He was so obsessed with playing young guys and below the radar players with Mexico, I guess he was preparing for this job by searching for players where no one else would look- no previous Mexican national team coach nor any journalist in Mexico who covers the national team. Sven made so many odd selections, even I who watches 3-5 FMF games every weekend was searching Wikipedia to find out who some of these guys were.

Sven likes to prove to journalists and critics that he knows more than we do by picking players no one thinks about. Sometimes it works like with Martin Petrov. Sometimes it doesn’t like with Theo Walcott. And in Mexico it totally blew up in his face.

By: Raatzie

Raatzie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:19:51 +0000

In the words of an immortal 21st century philosopher:

“Blue Square Premier, Sven. Mark my words.”