From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.26 :: NO.01 :: Jan. 04 - 10, 2003 Home Contents KICKING AROUND What price Winterbottom? BRIAN GLANVILLE RECENTLY, a memorial service was held for the late Sir Walter Winterbottom. There were sincere eulogies, not least from Sir Bobby Robson, himself, like Walter, an England team manager. How heartily I agree with Sir Bobby that it was a great shame that in 1962 Walter did not succeed his mentor, Sir Stanley Rous, as the Secretary of the Football Association. It would surely have been an ideal role for him, but more of that later. But let us concentrate first on his joint Football Association roles as England team manager and Director of Coaching of which, very significantly, he once told me he thought the latter the more important. Bobby, perhaps, was somewhat carried away in his oration. As the Romans said, de mortuis nil nisi bonum | |
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