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Only Alf Ramsey, Joe Mercer and Don Revie have led a club to the title (the last in 1974). If the FA are going to stick with a "foreign manager", they should try a successful Scotsman - Kenny Dalglish perhaps.

As well as. ............?

Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed he was twice offered the chance to manage England but turned down the "terrible" job because it is a poisoned chalice - especially for a Scot.

The Manchester United boss told a Canadian television station he was never interested in the job, but was approached on two occasions. He did not give details, but it is thought Ferguson was considered as a replacement for Terry Venables in 1996 and Glenn Hoddle three years later.

Ferguson said: "I was offered the chance to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but, of course, it was just out of the question. It's a poisoned chalice anyway. I think it's a terrible job, plus the fact that I would have had a tremendous handicap being Scottish; no matter which way you look it, that's important.''

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Not Alex Ferguson.

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I assume he was thinking of Steve McClaren.

When Nottm Forest play Leicester City on 20 August 2011, an East Midlands derby will be spiced up by the fact that both clubs are managed by former England managers.

It will surely be the first time that happens in the second tier.

On a separate note, several clubs have had two managers who managed England before or after managing the club:

• Ipswich Town - Alf Ramsey, Bobby Robson
• Newcastle United - Kevin Keegan, Bobby Robson
• Fulham - Bobby Robson, Kevin Keegan
• Tottenham Hotspur - Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle
• Wolverhampton Wanderers - Graham Taylor, Glenn Hoddle
• Manchester City - Kevin Keegan, Sven Goran Eriksson
• Leeds United - Don Revie, Terry Venables
• Middlesbrough - Terry Venables (co-manager with Bryan Robson), Steve McClaren
• Barcelona - Bobby Robson, Terry Venables
  

If you include caretaker England managers:

• Aston Villa - Joe Mercer, Graham Taylor
  
• Crystal Palace - Terry Venables, Peter Taylor
• Leicester City - Peter Taylor, Sven Goran Eriksson
• Notts County - Howard Wilkinson, Sven Goran Eriksson
  
• Manchester City have 3, with Joe Mercer added.
• Leeds United have 3, with Howard Wilkinson added.

That leaves only Ron Greenwood and Fabio Capello since 1963. If Brian Clough had been appointed England manager in 1974 (instead of Don Revie) or in 1977 (instead of Ron Greenwood), that would give us an addition pairing - Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough, Steve McClaren. Even if it were instead of Don Revie, and Brian Clough had never moved to Leeds United to replace him, Leeds United would still have had a pair (Terry Venables and Howard Wilkinson).

Only Alf Ramsey, Joe Mercer and Don Revie have led a club to the title (the last in 1974). If the FA are going to stick with a "foreign manager", they should try a successful Scotsman - Kenny Dalglish perhaps.

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In the case of Howard Wilkinson, Sunderland can be added to the list

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..., several clubs have had two managers who managed England before or after managing the club:

• Ipswich Town - Alf Ramsey, Bobby Robson
• Newcastle United - Kevin Keegan, Bobby Robson
• Fulham - Bobby Robson, Kevin Keegan
• Tottenham Hotspur - Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle
• Wolverhampton Wanderers - Graham Taylor, Glenn Hoddle
• Manchester City - Kevin Keegan, Sven Goran Eriksson
• Leeds United - Don Revie, Terry Venables
• Middlesbrough - Terry Venables (co-manager with Bryan Robson), Steve McClaren
• Barcelona - Bobby Robson, Terry Venables
  

If you include caretaker England managers:

• Aston Villa - Joe Mercer, Graham Taylor
  
• Crystal Palace - Terry Venables, Peter Taylor
• Leicester City - Peter Taylor, Sven Goran Eriksson
• Notts County - Howard Wilkinson, Sven Goran Eriksson
  
• Manchester City have 3, with Joe Mercer added.
• Leeds United have 3, with Howard Wilkinson added.

That leaves only Ron Greenwood and Fabio Capello since 1963. ....

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With Roy Hodgson, Fulham now have 3.

If you include caretaker England managers:

• Manchester City have 3, with Joe Mercer added.

But only Ipswich Have provided 2 managers directly - one with the championship the other with FA & UEFA cups on their recent CV.

[Of the other Englishmen only Revie & Venables (and caretaker Mercer) had major English trophies on their CV - though Clough wouldf have (but probably would actually have been a disaster)]

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Roma - Sven Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello

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Thanks. I thought there might be an Italian club connection somewhere. I went through the managers of a few Italian clubs, but not Roma.

So we now have:

Clubs managerially linked with 3 England managers:


... etc
That only leaves Ron Greenwood since 1963.